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Post by cats4jan on Aug 8, 2017 12:18:46 GMT
Certain photos just work for this application (such as this 'no brainer'), but be inventive and try whatever favorite photo you have I find I look at things with the idea of using it as background - and I look at things and think 'that would look great on a scrapbook page' - my how this hobby has taken over my life  word art by Sonja from Just Art
photos by cats4jan
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Post by Lillias on Aug 8, 2017 21:14:12 GMT
Love your page Janice. Great LO and fun idea.
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Post by hmca on Aug 9, 2017 4:40:50 GMT
That works well as a background...like the swirly ribbons......
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Post by Sydney on Aug 9, 2017 9:24:19 GMT
Very nicely put together Jan. Nice touch with the palm tree and 'Fun in the Sun' type (I really like the font for this).
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Post by cats4jan on Aug 9, 2017 11:57:45 GMT
Don't know the font, but I agree - it's a fun font. word art, including the palm tree, was created by Sonja over at Just Art. I'll drop by and ask her what font she used.
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Post by cats4jan on Aug 9, 2017 18:03:55 GMT
I contacted Sonja and she said the font is "Antelope" - but if you google "Antelope" it's not the same font. However, if you google Antelope Script or Modern Calligraphy font, you will find it - but it is not free. creativemarket.com/Polem/1017886-Antelope |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 16, 2017 12:23:11 GMT
Pics from pixabay and pexels...  |
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Post by hmca on Aug 16, 2017 13:17:14 GMT
Janis and Lillias, both of your pages would be wonderful for a destination page. I wish I would have thought of that for a book that I made for a family trip. I guess I haven't learned to think like a scrapper. However, I'll try to put a page together in the next day or two to share.
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Post by hmca on Aug 16, 2017 20:03:44 GMT
OK....so I tried on our family trip but wasn't happy with the results. Here's one from earlier in the summer. You two always make this look so simple....until I try it.....then I find that different exposures/white balance don't match up and the results are a "miss". These images were all taken on the same day, all within a 2-3 hour time frame. u.cubeupload.com/HMCA/dc5DF8A7280Composite.jpg |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 16, 2017 22:04:56 GMT
I guess I haven't learned to think like a scrapper. I guess I don’t think like a photographer so I don’t even think about different exposures/white balance etc: lol. These photos are lovely, sharp and clear and give an interesting flavour of the area. If I could make one suggestion – the left hand side of the middle of the three smaller photos sort of lines up with the black corner of the tower building and my eye is drawn up that line every time I look at it. If you could move that small photo a tad either to the left or to the right just so that line is broken up I think it would look better. But that’s just my personal opinion. |
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Post by hmca on Aug 17, 2017 1:00:02 GMT
You are absolutely right, Lillias....and the photographer's eye should have noticed this!!!!!
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Post by cats4jan on Aug 17, 2017 12:27:19 GMT
then I find that different exposures/white balance don't match up and the results are a "miss". That's when I use a framing technique to isolate the photos from the background. I use actual scrapbooking frames or a simple outline of the photo. I have resorted to turning photos sepia or b/w when I really wanted to use this technique and I couldn't stand the photos color differences on my projects. I so agree with you on this. Although this isn't an example of using a background photo, my small photo was too clear and didn't seem to go with the large photo, so I added the frame and the lines to make the photo appear softer. Plus I added a layer style 'glow' to the photo. (Seems I'm doing a lot of 'glowing' lately. Almost all my layout photos are getting a glow.)   |
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Post by cats4jan on Aug 17, 2017 12:31:02 GMT
Here's one where the color differences really bothered me, but the simple outline seemed to have done the trick. Plus the water seemed too clear, so I added those blotches of sandy color. This layout was done in answer to a challenge called "Chasing the Sun" The outline of the layout is 'glowing'  |
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Post by hmca on Aug 17, 2017 13:11:53 GMT
Thanks, Janice. I really like both of your pages. I especially like the mask you used on the brown book.....realize that doesn't address what we're talking about.....but had to mention it anyway. In one of my attempts I did try to use glow around the edges but see where using an actual frame, rather than stroke might have helped. (One of the Bahamas layouts). Here's a question for you and Lillias.....what settings do you use to create a drop shadow.....lately I haven't been happy with my results.
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Post by Lillias on Aug 17, 2017 15:13:33 GMT
Shadows are an interesting subject all on their own Helen. The beauty of a scrapbook page is, normally speaking, you can decide for yourself where the light is coming from. I tend to always start with the drop shadow named ‘low’ and tweak it from there by going into the drop shadow settings. There I can choose the opacity, softness and distance to suit. I have provided three examples on the page here. The bottom example is the best if you want to be more true to life. For this one I duplicated the flower and desaturated the duplicate turned it near black. As it’s on its own layer I can move it wherever I want and if I hold down the ctrl key + the left mouse button I can warp the shape to something more realistic then reduce the opacity if needed. It’s not a perfect example but it’s the best I can come up with just now. You might be interested in this link below showing another method for separating a shadow onto its own layer so that you can work with it on its own. Drop Shadows |
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