Most people have probably seen Gustav Klimt's famous painting The Kiss. I think it's a beautiful painting and love the vibrant use of color. But my favorite is actually this beautiful rendering of mother and child, a closeup from the Three Ages of Woman painting. So much tenderness...
The Artwork of Gustav Klimt
1984 and Animal Farm
Stitching a Panorama with Photomerge
Photoshop's Photomerge feature has completely automated the process of stitching together a panorama. It works even for non-tripod held panorama photos, like this one from my hike in the Swiss Alps.
The Photomerge feature works best if you use the panorama feature on your camera to assist you. If your camera doesn't have that feature, just remember to capture plenty of image overlap and try to keep the horizon in the same place in each photo. The steps:
- In Photoshop, open all of the image files you'd like to use in the panorama. (Photoshop requires at least 2 images.)
- Choose File > Automate > Photomerge
- In the Photomerge dialog box, choose Auto and click on the Add Open Files button. Make sure Blend Images Together is checked. Click OK.
- Crop, apply Curves and clone as necessary to achieve your final image.
This 5 photo panorama was taken on the Blumen (flower) trail from Bachalpsee to Waldspitz in the Swiss Alps.
Details on/in Wood
The same point of view can get boring in photography so I try to both take in the entire scene and be attentive to any details that catch my eye. I found the door handle and the unique toilet door sign in Belgium. The flower-like cutout is on a pedestrian bridge in the Swiss Alps.
My Work: Mandala Card
Right before I left for vacation, I designed this card for a friend of mine. I was inspired by the second character in the Florals2 font (free from dafont.com) to create this warm and rich mandala design. I love the way alternating colors and simple Photoshop effects can create a complete design from very few elements.
I'm back
I'm back from vacation. Europe was wonderful. We visited Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden and even had a half-day in Amsterdam. Over the next week or so I'll be sharing photos and design I noticed on my trip.
I'm off
The time has finally come—I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow. I will start blogging again when I get back (mid-August). So goodbye for a while... vaarwel, Auf Wiedersehen, and farväl.
Gardens of Water
This book cover stands out for its beautiful simplicity. I like the elegant and slightly battered title and the white on white photography.
Fairfield
I'm getting ready for my vacation and this quote made me laugh. It's especially true with the current value of the US dollar compared to the Euro or Swedish kronor.
Fairfield is a serif font with variety! Light, medium, bold, heavy, italics, small caps, and swash. There's even a caption version which I used for second sentence (I liked the rounded 'a's and flowing serifs). For large blocks of text, Fairfield Light is a little too thin and Fairfield Medium a little too heavy but it works well for headers, call outs and the like.
My Work: Simple Baby Shower Card
I made this simple and modern card for a friend's baby shower. I didn't have a whole lot of time to spend on it but it was still fun. I used a green and white color scheme to match the little hooded towel I bought for her baby. Font used: Helvetica.
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