Wedding Season Experiments

It's here. Wedding Season. It's going to be our biggest season yet with weddings almost every week. The first wedding of the season was two weeks ago, and thanks to our new computer and Adobe Lightroom, I'm nearly done editing.

However, as I have looked through the vast amount of photos we've taken, I wanted to take some time to do something different. Here are four different experiments using Photoshop to alter the look and feel of the photos.

Some might not like them at all - but I think they add something special to the overall look of the wedding day, and gives us some options to show people our Photoshop skills. I have some aged effects, some color shifts with curves adjustments, borders, and a high-key effect. All are new experiments, but I think I like the way they are turning out. I would never do an entire wedding edited this way, but it's fun to get creative.

Blurred

As of yesterday, this is what the world looked like to me. If you don't know why, all you have to really know right now is that I was almost suspended and my principal was almost fired, all because my newspaper students published articles that a few people didn't want published.

Last night was the first real night of sleep I've had in weeks - or so it seems. I was even an hour late to parent-teacher conferences because I was walking around in a fog, not really knowing what time or day it was.

Yet - yesterday was one of the most productive days I've had in a long time, and I'm feeling back on track. I'm invigorated by the way my students acted in the face of harsh criticism, and I'm reminded constantly that I have many good friends around me. My wife, through all of this, has been the most supportive person on Earth. If you haven't read her blog, www.poemfish.typepad.com , then you need to. Her blog not only describes the situation I found myself in, but as you read the archives, you will not find any more honest, intelligent, well-written thoughts anywhere else. In the few minutes that I thought I actually might lose my job, it was a surreal experience to realize that everything would be OK - because I had her in my life.

The Omaha Project

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Editors

These are my two yearbook editors this year. They call the shots and make the decisions. It's probaby the first year that the student editors have made ALL the decisions regarding the yearbook.


They are both seniors - and will be missed.