Compliments
The Idea
So I got a little carried away. I have been impressed with Sister Esplin's willingness to recognize the students, so I decided to try and explain the power behind the bright idea award.
Preparation
I went to Idaho Falls and bought a bulb from Porters and jelly beans from Winco. Next I set up my photo shoot, I had my roommate hold a hidden flash light to illuminate the bulb and then I started the 5 hour process of editing in photoshop.
1) I blacked out the background
2) I individually wrote on each jelly bean
3) I sized and morphed the font to look realistic
4) I changed opacity on words to get them to blend
5) Created a glow by feathering, expanding and filling with light
6) We resized the bulb and brought in noise to make it look realistic
7) Put in final outline text
8) Created a black boarder
9) Made the green pin strip to match a jelly bean
Zoo of Love
This is a quilt my mom designed and quilted. I had to take some pictures of it for her so I decided I would use one.

I used a Flexible Brushed-on Effect, you can find it in the book No. 11.
I liked this one, I am aware that it looks incomplete because it doesn't have a boarder but I wanted it to look that way. I feel this is a really good effect for a blog.
Wait for It
This picture I took because of the light that bursted through the trees. I couldn't find a good boarder or effect that worked well with this picture so I just used No. 13 Burned Border effect. I even put a small pin strip the same color as the sun.
The reason why I left this boarder is because it is evident on the bottom and seems to fade into the sky.
The Color Red
This photo has a painted effect place on it. It also has No.10 in the book called a Brushed-on Effect.
I like the composition of this peace of art. The boarder looks good, the pin strip draws you in and the different opacities helped give us a more painted brushed feel.
1. Complements- Feb 12 2011, 9:26 a.m. Rexburg ID, f/2 1/6 Cannon Powershot S90
2. Zoo of Love- Feb 10, 2011, 7p.m. Rexburg ID, f/4 1/60 Cannon Powershot S90
3. Wait for it- Feb 12, 2010 4:45p.m. Rexburg ID, f/4.5 1/400 Cannon Powershot S90
4. The Color Red- Feb 3, 2011 6p.m. Rexburg ID, f/2 1/20 Powershot S90