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Friday Finds: From the Cutting Room Floor

December 5, 2014 by Barb 13 Comments

In my parts, the “window” to capture photos while it’s still light outside is dwindling (pun intended). Then, if I have to leave the house to run errands, and later, other stuff gets in the way, I’m not left with a lot of time to play. Therefore, for Friday Finds today, I’m pulling a couple photos from the cutting room floor.

I took these images when I was baking my zucchini loaves back in September and today I used the kk_film-ish preset I found in the Start to Finish downloads. I love the soft tones it created, especially in the egg yolks which can be a bit too colourful for my liking.

Friday Finds

Friday Finds

I also found the watermark feature in Lightroom to be kind of interesting. I used it on my photos today … what do you think? OK? Annoying? Distracting? If I’m going to continue to use one, I’ll tweak it a bit, but LR sure makes it easy to apply one. I copyright my photos by adding a notice to the Metadata, but a watermark is obviously more noticeable. Does it take away from the “art” of the image?

Friday Finds

So, short and sweet today. I’ve got lots to do (as I’m sure everyone does) and I had better get going. Have a wonderful day!

I have a little give-away going on … if you want to check it out go here.

Friday Finds at kimklassen.com

 

Filed Under: Still Life Tagged With: friday finds, lightroom

Comments

  1. TexWisGirl says

    December 5, 2014 at 8:47 am

    the watermark is fine. :)

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  2. Rese says

    December 5, 2014 at 8:48 am

    Thus begins the Silly Season! It is just crazy around here too! No time for much of anything . . . but loads getting done, how is that??

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  3. Melinda says

    December 5, 2014 at 9:01 am

    Watermark? I have used one for so long that I forget it’s there (added automatically by LR). I don’t know- I guess it could be distracting. It is just one layer of protection against images being stolen. Of course, people with the know-how can strip it off in Photoshop. But over the years I’ve had several requests from people asking permission to use an image and would I remove the watermark, which I did. Otherwise, I’m sure they would have just taken them.

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  4. Sarah C says

    December 5, 2014 at 9:26 am

    Oh the watermark conundrum. I really dislike them however I feel compelled to use one…just in case. When they are low in a corner I do feel they are less distracting. :)

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  5. Michelle B says

    December 5, 2014 at 9:41 am

    Zucchini bread sounds delicious! Did you freeze any loaves to enjoy later? I hope you did. :)
    I don’t use a watermark any more, laziness on my part. When I did use a watermark I made the opacity in PS low so it blended in better. The watermark does seem to declare ownership, maybe I need to start using one again…

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  6. Susan W says

    December 5, 2014 at 9:51 am

    Great set of photos. Your watermark isn’t distracting at all. I’ve quit using one, just posting my photos in a very small size and low resolution.

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  7. Louisette says

    December 5, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    Great fotos, wonderfull banner, greeting from Belgium

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  8. Deanna Swauger says

    December 5, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    Lovely still life photos, Barb, you have such a fantastic way of presentation. Love it!! And the watermark did not bother me at all, I didn’t notice it until you mentioned it in your post.

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  9. Cathy H. says

    December 5, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    Love your baking shots! The bubble in the eggs is fantastic!

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  10. Carola Bartz says

    December 5, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    The watermark is fine, not annoying, not distracting. I use the LR watermark all the time, I love it. LR makes it really easy to apply. I love your photos – beautiful still lives.

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  11. Dotti says

    December 6, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    You have been baking up a storm and I haven’t even sorted out ideas much less started the process. Your process looks beautiful. Mine always looks messy. I may need some lessons from you.

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  12. Roxi says

    December 6, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Great left overs. I want to know if you really used those spices and how you turned them to powder.

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  13. Donna Hopkins says

    December 8, 2014 at 9:15 am

    Of course, I love your photos -every one. But even more so, I love your attitude of doing what you can and then moving on. During this holiday season, it seems more important than ever to give ourselves permission to focus on what feels right rather than what is perfect. So, leftover or extra pictures are just fine. Your watermark is not distracting at all. I don’ t use one – and now you’ve got me thinking that perhaps I should. Something to think on . . .

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