a sprinkle of faith

Tag: photo manipulation

  • Fragility

    Fragility

    “Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved.” —Søren Kierkegaard Before I talk about the image, I want to say something. For those of you who know what it’s like to have an addiction… be it the drink, the drug, food, or some kind of behavior… you might be able…

  • Waiting for a Sign

    Waiting for a Sign

    This particular photo “upcycle” literally made my day.  While playing around in GIMP, I discovered a huge set of image manipulations in the G’MIC plugin that I wasn’t aware of – and this neon effect was perfect. Of course, it’s not what I had intended to do, but random is so much better! I actually…

  • The Big One

    The Big One

    “Big waves are not measured in feet, but in increments of fear.” -Buzzy Trent This little project of ‘upcycling’ old images is turning out to be pretty simple considering the number of manipulations that are available to me with my new free programs. I used an old photo of the sea, taken from a ferry…

  • Illuminated

    Illuminated

    No one regrets having changed a light bulb. Gretchen Rubin Well, I was experimenting with a light bulb and there’s good news and bad news. I’m happy with what I learned about layers, but given the fact that I really love how the lake came out inside of the bulb… now I wish I would have chosen a better…

  • Reaching Out

    Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Pablo Picasso Somewhere in there lives a tree!

  • Imaginary Blockades

    Imaginary Blockades

    We must remember that everything in this world has God’s fingerprints on it—and that alone makes it special. Our inability to see beauty doesn’t suggest in the slightest that beauty is not there. Rather, it suggests that we are not looking carefully enough or with broad enough perspective to see the beauty. When your life…