It feels so good to be sitting down and speaking with you
for a bit! I had a wonderful
Thanksgiving, and for those of you who celebrated the day, I hope you did
too. It was a whirlwind of
cooking, eating, and activity though, so this down time is definitely needed. Fortunately, with 4 days of truly
unseasonable temperatures in the 60s, and lots of brilliant sunshine, I was
able to work off all of that pumpkin pie I ate, with lots of time outside. Little secret? I am not real fond of turkey, but I
wait all year for my pumpkin pie.
Soooooo love it!!
Today’s post is for the most part informative, so if you
don’t like informative, I apologize in advance, but it is needed from time to
time.
First of all, MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
1. I will be
hosting a giveaway for Kat from Kat Eye Studio in The Creative Exchange post
next Monday, December 5th.
You do not need to link up at The Creative Exchange, or be a follower,
etc. to take part in the giveaway, but you will have to stop by next week to
let me know you’d like to take part.
2. The Creative
Exchange will be taking a Christmas Break during the week of December 26th.
3. On Monday,
January 2nd, when The Creative Exchange resumes, it will be a bit
different for that week only. During that week, I would love it if
you linked up with your favorite photograph of 2011. This is not by
any means mandatory. You may simply link up as you usually do, with your photographs taken with your
hearts. I know it may seem like a
long way away, but I wanted you to have plenty of time to think about it, and
to select a photograph if you chose to do so. I think I already know what mine will be, and it’s not a
flower!!
Finally, you may have noticed the “Photo Tech” page here at
the top. At some point soon (I
hope!), it will be joined by a “Photo Edit” page. As my time permits, I will periodically post information
here at The Creative Exchange that may be of interest and/or help to you. The initial post will be on the
homepage here. Once it scrolls off
the homepage, it will be “retired” to either “Photo Tech,” or “Photo Edit,” and
you will then be able to find it there.
In the “Photo Tech” section, you will find posts related to the
technical side of photography, and in “Photo Edit” you will find posts related
to photo editing and Photoshop/Elements/Lightroom, etc.
Once again, if you would like to guest post to either of the
pages, or if you have another topic that you wish to write about (no
restrictions, other than family friendly), simply e-mail me your ideas, and
we’ll make it happen.
Have a wonderful Monday, and I’ll see you soon!
47 comments:
Lisa, I'm in awe of all you do...don't you also have a full time job? What's your secret? Your photo edit feature sounds great. Thank you for all you do.
p.s. I love that delicate white flower!
Yes, I agree with Gina:
How DO you do it all?
Looking forward to the new features you are planning. And happy that your weather cooperated for your festive week.
very beautiful white flower. I am looking forward to waiting The Creative Exchange on Januar 2nd.
A beautiful and delicate flower. Gorgeous shot.
Looking forward to January 2nd and your new features
I'm glad you enjoyed your Thanksgiving weekend and your mild weather - that's always a bonus.
Your picture is beautiful as usual. :)
I'm looking forward to your new features - I'm learning as I go along so any help is gratefully accepted. :))
Sounds like you have some wonderful plans in store here....can't wait! And - yes - I have to agree. What a stunning flower!!
lovely flower ♥
Woof Lisa!
I'm getting woofy confused with all my drooly schedules! But dontcha worry 'cause whatever it is I will surely be there!
I agree with Gina too.
Beautiful white flower.
Have a great day.
A wonderful and interesting edit Lisa, I'm glad you had good pie! :)
nice treatment you gave this flower. .)
Glad you enjoyed your pumpkin pie & thanksgiving in general.
LOve your flower-beautiful texture.
A lovely macro capture, Lisa -- nice to see some soft light purple this time of year.
Happy you enjoyed your holiday. xoxo
Hi Lisa! Look forward to reading your photo-tech info; enjoyed your pic for today. I didn't play with my pics this week, the banksias seem to make their own statement I didn't want to alter.
I love pumpkin pie, too! And you know when I love to eat pumpkin pie the best? The Friday morning after Thanksgiving with my morning coffee. I think its because I can really enjoy it then since I'm not already overstuffed. :) I'm marking my calendar and will be thinking of my favorite of 2011 for the new year!
I'm glad you enjoyed Thanksgiving pie! Me too. I looked forward to your technical posts as I have so much to learn!
Would love some tech info...glad you enjoyed Thanksgiving!
Lovely as always Lisa!
Soft, ethereal flower - lovely!
Soft dreamy image Lisa. Thanks for the credit and link.
Favorite photo of the year...that is really the hard one. I can't even choose top 6 of the year:)
Photo edit tips and all, you are really going to work on this, wow you are so hard working girl:)
Have a nice week
Lisa - thank you so much for all you do to support this online community. And I can't wait to see your favorite photo of 2011. I'll be searching for my own fav - what a great way to look back on the year that has passed.
Yay, can't wait for the giveaway next week! I'll have to be thinking about my favorite photo of 2011. That will be hard!!
your photographic voice is so soft, it fills me with wonder. it's pure joy to see it - and the sound is amazing! thanks for hosting TCE every week, and I'm glad you didn't explode from eating too much pumpkin pie. I almost wish I would have - that might have given me some relief from my food coma. happy week to you Lisa.
Hey Lisa-
Another beautiful textured image. I don't know how you continue to make flowers look so amazing week after week.
I too at some pumpkin pie, and since I made it I got to bring home the leftovers. Please note that the final slice should be eaten straight out of the pie plate by the baker.
Fave of 2011-that's bending my mind right now. Perhaps it will come to me. There are a few candidates that I can think of, but wow. Thanks for the head's up.
Happy day-and do note that it is Monday that I've arrived here. Miracles occasionally happen.
So glad you had a good Thanksgiving, Lisa! We are having some wonderful warm weather here too, and I love it! :)
Lovely photo Lisa. I have been delinquent in visiting this post; guess I've forgotten it has it's on page!
Re the the link for the Greeting Cards I sent you, I found the designer's link, complete with demonstrations and you can see in the actions panel the sizes available.
Have a great week! Betty
Lisa, this is an exquisite macro with incredible gentleness and soft light.
I am looking forward for your new things and I am glad that you had a nice Thanksgiving.
Have a beautiful and happy week and creative!
Soft and beautiful photo. Love it. Have a lovely week to you.
I'm so glad you had a great thanksgiving Lisa :)
I love the texture you have applied here. So wonderfully soft!
Oh yes, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving, glad you did too! Wow, some great informative news Lisa . . . and a very beautiful photo!
Happy Monday to you!!
Lisa, It is so good to have a flower to share this time of year! Thanks for sharing this exchange with us novice photographers (well, at least I am a novice ;) Blessings to you and your household!!
i always make chicken for thanksgiving, i just think it tastes better!!
it was 73 here today at the jersey shore. we rode the bikes instead of decorating the house for christmas!! i took enough pictures for weeks of blog entries.....it was a very good day!!
your photo is beautiful and so are all the others here!! i always feel so humbled when i participate!!
Wonderful flower, love, with a light exquisite and delicious texture. Greetings.
What a beautiful flower in soft tones. So lovely, Lisa.
Have a nice and sunny day.
Beautiful flower, so emotional photo.
You do such beautiful work. And I want to thank you for hosting this wonderful link up. I get so inspired looking at everyones' work.
Kathy
Lisa, flowers are my favorite thing to photography.. yours is a true beauty.
You are so amazingly good to us! I wish I had more time to participate....maybe next year? :-) But I always love coming here to see what stunning shots you share.
You are so creative... Thanks for hosting and I'm sorry... yet ANOTHER horse photo! :)
Beautiful image, look forward to the giveaway, I'll be thinking about my favorite photo of 2011 and thank you for your editing information!!! Oh, and I look forward to my pumpkin pie all year too - I ate mine before the turkey, just in case I was too full to enjoy it!
It all sounds like such fun! You are so creative and amazes me how you do it all!
I love the softness and detail in this photo. Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous Lisa. Love the texture.
All wonderful ideas & you're so kind & helpful!
truly gorgeous shot!
happy thursday!
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