Jubilation, June 2012

Best of British
Zoë Bull

I hope everyone had a fantastic Jubilee Weekend.
It is not often that a monach will reign for 60 years and I felt that celebrating the Queen bought everyone together. Many villages, towns and cities all over the country had street parties and tea parties with bunting hanging from building to building and even on homes. My family had a discussion about this said and agreed that it was like a massive Christmas, New Year, Village Fete, Last Night of the Proms celebration that was all about being British and feeling proud to have a monarch like the Queen. I particularly enjoyed the concert, though I know others may have enjoyed the boat pageant or when the red arrows zoomed across Buckingham Palace as the Queen smiled.  There was something for pretty much everyone to enjoy.

I took some pictures over the weekend that signify what being British means to me, in addition to developing my Lightroom Skills.

Best of British
Zoë Bull

Best of British
Zoë Bull

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My Introduction to Lightroom (the 30 day trial)

Pre-Regatta: Henley-on-Thames

Lightroom.
I am currently on a 30 day trial for Lightroom 4. I have heard a great deal about this alternate processor from photographers and lecturers. They say it is better than Photoshop. I can't make a judgement to that yet, seeing as I am only on day 2, however I know it is complimentary to RAW processing and great for creating an effective workflow. I have also been intrigued by the dramatic skies and tones, particularly found in Landscape. I find that these effects, add some dimension to average photo of some hills and some sky.

It is all about experimenting really.



This is what I shall be working on for the next month, dipping in and out of the features and hope to find some light and some purpose that could help me delve deep into the photographic industry. I'm sure everyone wants to try this but I think you can still create unique images, even if this is a popular piece of software. Every Photoshop image isn't identical. I am going to strive to make my images different or at least add my own touch to them.

I am quite pleased with my first edit, but it is not until you use the Before/After mode that you can see what a difference is really made. And that is another thing that Photoshop doesn't have, unless you do it manually and as a plus, the original photo is left untouched, meaning you could create as many edits as you so wish without destroying the image.

Lightroom certainly has a promising start.

Want to visit my Flickr photostream with the featured photos in my blog and more then click the following link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brown_eyed_dreamer/