Beam of Light

“The love of knowledge is a kind of madness.”  ~ C.S. Lewis

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Yesterday I tinkered a little with Photoshop and it’s not a program I am eager to learn to use. Personally, I find it such a difficult program to understand even with all the hundreds of tutorials online that I can view.  It’s just not an activity I envision utilizing some of my free time doing. However, I can’t help being fascinated by some of the effects I see on pictures and wondering how it’s done.  

I might have mentioned in one of my past posts that I pretty much use PicMonkey to touch up photos.  It’s simple, easy and fast and truth be told I like instant gratification and on to the next thing.

Here are my results.  The cropped picture above was done strictly using PicMonkey and the two pictures below are the outcome of my lesson in inserting a beam of light into my photo using Photoshop.

The before.

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The after.

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I’m quite happy with the way it turned out that I just might play with it again. 🙂

Credits:

Hair – Epoque – Pristine in Black @ The Chapter Four
Lipstick – BlackLiquid – Pinot Gloss
Glasses – Sorgo – Issa/Tort @ The Chapter Four
Dress – Kiwi – Shelle Mesh Felt Coat Black @ 60L Weekend
Necklace – Lazuri – Esme Necklace (Group Gift)
Earrings – Kunglers – TDRF #030 @ The Dressing Room Fusion
Shoes – JD – New Lux Single Silver @ The Dressing Room Fusion {requires tiptoe feet}
Poses: Framed 43 and The Wall 18 by DeePosed
Scene:
Shrub Large Green by We’re Closed
Sculpted Marble Arch by Hare Couture

Dreamlife…

I’m feeling a little thoughtful this morning.

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First, I’m smiling thoughtfully as I wonder what to write today and I’m sitting here saying good morning to my in-world sis, where it’s evening for her.  I always know her time just by adding two hours and reversing the AM to PM.  It’s the only way I’ve ever been able to keep up with this dreadful time zone difference between us.

I am a bit tired, and that’s after having at minimum six hours of sleep.  Though I was having a complex agitating type of dream, one that leaves you wondering where did that come from.  When I awake from a dream I generally feel more exhausted than when I sent to sleep.  Over time I have adjusted.  I’m a dreamer and always have been.  I’ve worked out or rather concluded after considerable amount of paying attention that if I can remember the dream than it’s a dream of importance and it’s meaningful to me in some way and if I can’t remember than it’s usually just one of those random ones.

This one is so not random and did I say I’m tired?

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Credits:

Hair – Iren – Stockholm Dark_03
Sweater – TokiD – Juliana Sweater Mustard @ TDR
Skirt – B.C.C. – Petite Baby Skirts Orange @ TDR
Socks – Maitreya – Prim Sock Brown {modified}
Boots – Kiwi – Rimma Mesh Leather Boots Brown

Scene:

Spruce Trees – 3D Trees
Forest Creeping Cinquefoil – 3D Trees
Short Grass*Dried Meadow*Flat Square – Kidd
Grazing Horse – McLean Horse’s

Pose – Manifeste {modified with Animare HUD} *no longer available*

The mind wanders…

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No words today, just sharing a picture as my mind starts to flow with the to do list for the day.   Happy Tuesday everyone.

Credits:

Hair – Truth – Audrey Night
Sweater – Drift – Cold Shoulder Top Changing Leaves @ TDR

Scene:

Mansfield Converted Barn {re-textured} – Barnesworth Anubis @ Collabor88

Ivory & Green Distressed Italian Console & Mesh Silver Candle & Candlestick- La Galleria 
Native Giraffe Whimsy Brown & Grey Statue – Storax Tree
Roxanne Flower Bowl, Books on Table, Printed Jute Rug & Lola Bowl Teal – The Loft 
Wood Chair – Step Inside
Poker Set Rare – Second Spaces {previous arcade, can still grab at store}

The remaining items are all from the Floria Living Room Set – Bazar