Living Doll

My photo word for the day was Selfie so instead of doing a plain one i decided to take one that was influenced by the article that i read the other day about girls dressing & looking like living dolls. My favorite doll growing up had green hair which has influenced me with the colour (or should i say, colours) of my own hair. She always seemed to have more fun than the other dolls ;) So this is my take on it. Mind you i was pretty ill today so a lot of photoshop was used & when i say a lot i mean A LOT!
 Here are the final images & how i got to them in editing (Photoshop CS5)

 I colour corrected the photo first then added the "Cooler" action (you can download them here, yes. They are free)& flattened the image.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2010/03/actions-update-2/

I used my "Reduce Reds" action & flattened the image.

I used the "Bring on the Eyes" action at 75% to the eyes then the "Sharpen This" action at 50% to the eyes, nose & mouth.

Then i used the glamour skin glow technique (you can watch this here)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-23bvHi3Q

I used -100 in Vibrance. Then used the history brush on the freckles only & flattened the image.

I enhanced the colour of the lips my selecting them & using levels.

I selected the eyes & made a new layer in which i sharpened the eyes with "Smart Sharpen" found in filters then coloured the eyes with "Colour Balance". I cleaned up the colour around with the eraser, then once again flattened the image.

I once again used the "Cooler" action to eliminate any additional red tones, flattened & Voila - DONE!

Happy to say that this photo made it to the Popular page on the 365 Project website - Super Excited!

Early Morning Walks

I am so not a morning  person but now having 2 children i really don't have an option anymore if want a little quiet so i'm up at 5am to feed my baby, then breakfast then off for a walk down at Black Wattle Bay. First day i did this (only a week ago) i couldn't get over how beautiful it is at that time of morning.
 It's a bit of an internal struggle, i am a night person. I love staying up late & pottering around or painting or whatever i feel like when everyone is sound asleep but experiencing such beauty so early in the morn might flip me to the opposite. Maybe in 17 years time i can go back to being a night owl, i wish i could be both & get the right amount of sleep - pity it's not possible.

From Below Inspirations

what i wore

  Soot-ii Hothersall Bridget Dress
Available for purchase at:

www.sootiihothersall.bigcartel.com

 Bracelets from Diva

Vintage Boots from St Vincent De Paul, Calgary 2003


Images from the Kick Out The Jams Look Book

From Above Final Shots

My version of the theme of "from above".

 http://365project.org/megsyq/365/2013-03-25

From Above Inspirations

Inspirations for photo for "from up high" photo

 Photo by: Andre Sanchez

 Photo by J Rayner

 Photo by Ken Zaret

 Photo by Nick Vivian

 Photo by A Nerino

Photo by Pajamacat

 Photo by Paul Dudley

 Photo by Chuck Maceda

 Photo by Gabsta

Photo by Kirsten Mary

Mondo Guerra

I am a MASSIVE fan of Project Runway (USA)! It's like my religion & i have never missed a season (All-Stars included). 

My favorite designer that has come from this show was season 8's Mondo Guerra. His designs are innovative, vibrant, & full of life. I love the way he mixes prints as well as how he styles his looks & pulls them together with a punch.
His point of view is so quirky and i love it!
Unfortunately he didn't win his season but he was brought back in the All-Stars season in January 2012 in which he rocked it & won.

Check out his runway show from El Paso Fashion Week 2013
http://www.fashionweekelpaseo.com/galleries/2013/project-runway/mondo-guerra/index.html

 

All Photo's from Mondo Guerra's Website

Project Runway Photo's courtesy of Lifetime Television via Mondo Guerra's website

http://www.mondoguerra.com/

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