May’s Topic of the Month – Painterly Effects
The photo project for the month was painterly effects, and I really enjoyed getting to play around with impressionist and watercolour effects to some of my images. I think my favourite was my post from May 27th that showcased elephants.
What’s new this month
Photographically I had a few things going on in May. I finally invested in the Fuji 100-400mm (and a 1.4x teleconverter) and I am really looking forward to getting out and getting the feel for a new lens. I’ve really been lacking in the actual photo taking the last few months, concentrating more on editing what I have already shot, and that is a trend I definitely want to change.
I also said goodbye to my Adobe Creative Cloud membership this month. I moved away from Lightroom some time ago, and wasn’t using Photoshop enough to justify the monthly expense. I use On1 Photo Raw as my main editing suite, and also have Skylum Luminar and the Topaz Suite. It is interesting to play around with new combinations of software; my editing may take longer in some cases, but I am thinking about things a lot more and how I want to create my image.
Five favourites from this month
What’s coming up next?
For June I have decided to concentrate on bird photography. Our weather has warmed up and we have some summertime visitors, plus I have the new lens I want to work with. I am really looking forward to getting out and capturing some bird images to share. I’m not looking forward to battling the mosquitos, but that’s just part of life in Prince George in the spring and summer.