Happy Feets

I am playing with a new program I have found for editing pictures. It's not up to the par of Photshop, but it is certianly fun. :D

Where does love end and obsession begin?

I am completely crazy... about Kristin Chenoweth.
When I am having a hard day and just need time to myself to cheer up or unwind. I go onto http://www.youtube.com/ and search out all the Kristchen  I can find. Then that leads me to Idina Mendzel, so of course I have to listen to as much of her as I can too. They are so amazingly talented and inspirational. 
I dream of seeing Wicked. Tickets to it (it is coming to my town next spring) are all I really want for Christmas. Every time I think about it I get all "verklempt" (2.31). My only concern is that seeing it without Kristin and Idina, it may not quite live up to my expectations. But the music alone is so my passion that I will be thrilled to see it with whomever is in it. Oh, but wouldn't it be AMAZING to see it in NY on Broadway with them!!!! *sigh*
          "Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity... and you can't bring me down."
Anyways, back to Kristin. So, there is a video of her last performance on Broadway singing "Popular" and she is the cutest, most adorable person I have seen. And don't even get me started on "Taylor the Latte Boy" OMG, it is so adorable. And "14G". Point is... GO, look her up and be prepared to enjoy.
Let us also not forget Idina. She is so amazing in Wicked, and also in Rent. I advise listening to "Take me or Leave Me".  WOW! and so fun.
A few other things you can find them in is Glee, Pushing Daisies (Kristin sings little songs all through the series), and Idina was even in Enchanted (although she didn't sing :() which is sad.)
So now, even though it is long past time for bed, I am off to get my music fix from my favorite ladies.
~Night~

Photoshop edits

Person to add

He was not in this pic

Also completely added to this one

Every person in this group (last pic) was either looking the wrong way, talking or frowning. This is faces from at least 6 other pics.

The Devil in the Machine! or I HATE Photoshop!!!!!

I have been working with Photoshop for several years now. I usually had older versions, like Photoshop2 or whatever it was. I was feeling pretty comfortable with them, and very excited when we upgraded to CS4. Now, I know it has been a few years, and so I am a bit out of practice.. but this is INSANE! I can't figure out how to make these pics look right.
I am pretty decent at merging an extra person into a pic. It is a lot of work, but it looks good. Well, the lines do anyway. It is the COLOR that I fight with. It is so complicated to make the skin tones match up, or to something as simple as softening the one person to match the rest of the pic. It should be simple, it should be fast, it should be DONE by now. But, it is not.
I am reading Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book, and Photoshop CS4 for Photographers right now. But they are both intense class room style book. I am excited about them, and am sure in the future they will have been a great aid to me. However, they are most definitely NOT a quick how-to reference guide. My dear Husband think I should be able to just sit down, read them in a few days and boom know what I am doing.  Now, he may have some text book super memory brain, but I do not. I need to spend quite a bit of time studying the book, highlighting things, trying them, reading it again, and really digging in. It will most likely be a 5 or 6 month endeavor.    Oh, and my SIL gave me the books so I wouldn't have to buy them (ya expensive) saying I could return then someday when I was was done. Then I hear yesterday she needs them back by December now. DECEMBER! What the crud am I supposed to do with them for only 1 month????
So, the point of all this is I have some photos I am working on for a job I did. I am happy with the pictures, but one family member was missing on picture day so I am adding him in. I have done this before, and was not worried. The family wants the pics in time for the Holidays (of course), and all I do is fight with this stinkin' Photoshop.  Whhhew.

Here, I will post a few of the pics, please let me know what you think, and if you have any suggestions. Thanks.

A little bit rock and roll

It has been quite a while since I put much effort into anything I am/was passionate about. This its changing. I am reading some very wonderful books (which I will talk more about later) that are helping me remember too find the joy in life. I am studying photoshop in depth to make my photos even better, I am setting goals, and I am finding joy in what I do. One of the things I live to do is play my guitars. I'm not especially good at it, but it makes me happy. That is what counts, and besides... I am getting better. I also like to write songs, and have not even tried to in a long time. So, that is my newest goal, to write a song. Too make sure I accomplish this goal, I plan to share it in here when it is written. It may not be great, but it will be from me!

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