During this past summer I saw that the very talented Susan Tuttle was going to offer an online workshop called “Visual Poetry” in which she was going to share her photoshop techniques to enhance your own photographs. I have always been in awe of her photos and jumped on the chance to learn from her. I have used Photoshop for years to edit my photos, but I knew that I was only using 1% of its capabilities. Probably less! I highly recommend this workshop if you have ever wondered about how to enhance your photos with all those mysterious Photoshop tools. You can work at your own pace, which was vital for me. And Susan created a great web site that includes written instructions as well as video tutorials.
Last night I finished the last of her 4-week lessons and wanted to share some of the photos that I created in her class. I have more over at my Flickr in my “Photos” Set.
week 1
Mendenhall glacier, Alaska, 2005
took this photo on a hike during our honeymoon
week1
photo of tree taken in Illinois, 2009
week1 Vintage/Retro Technique 2
Poppy from my garden in Seattle
week 1, vintage/retro technique1 + rounded corners
me and noah (1 week old), 2007
week2 Diffused Light
Orcas Island, WA 2007
week 2
Assateague Island, Maryland 1994
week 3, black and white technique
bees
Nature Center, Chicago, IL
October 2009
week 3, black and white technique
Noah, 5 months with Grandma
June 2007
week3, sepia technique
Nature Center
Chicago, IL, October 2009
week3, black and white technique
week3 black and white technique
noah, 7 months
august 2007
seattle, wa
week 4 Texture technique
photo of tree in Maryland I took in 2005 with Susan’s texture image of a book cover.
week 4 texture technique: faux Ttv shot
week 4 texture technique: faux Ttv shot
me, Orcas Island, WA
2006
Here is a direct link to the workshop offered by Susan.
These are about the most striking piece’s I’ve yet seen on a blog. Thank You.
these are marvelous as a collection!!! and I agree…it makes so much sense to learn how to use a bit more than the less than 1% that most of know!
I was also so pleasantly surprised that we both visited Orcas Island in 2006…I spent the better partof the summer at Four Winds Camp as artist in res…such a paradise.
Wow! Cool. Love them.
Amazing effects. You must be glad you took the course!
Well done, Bridgette!! What a glorious collection of photographs!
xo
That does it–I have to learn photoshop. Even then I don’t think I could produce such beautiful photographs. The one of the baby’s and grandmother’s hands took my breath away. Lovely, just lovely.
WOW. What great pictures! I’m hoping to get into the next session of her class….
crazy gorgeous pics well done!
hmmm. might be tempted muself , thanks for the info!!
Beautiful! I was so bummed that I missed the class, I intended to take it and somehow time just got away from me, but it’ll never happen again. She is so inspiring. Your photos are absolutely lovely.
These are all incredible. Each and everyone is so dynamic!
Thank you for posting your pictures. I Registered for the second class Susan is offering after reading about her here.
Very cool series of pics, think I’ll play with some of my shots right now and try and do some similar techniques:)
Thanks everyone!
Sherena- i hope you enjoy it