visual poetry

During this past summer I saw that the very talented Susan Tuttle was going to offer an online workshop called "Visual Poetry" in which she was going to share her photoshop techniques to enhance your own photographs. I have always been in awe of her photos and jumped on the chance to learn from her. I have used Photoshop for years to edit my photos, but I knew that I was only using 1% of its capabilities. Probably less! I highly recommend this workshop if you have ever wondered about how to enhance your photos with all those mysterious Photoshop tools. You can work at your own pace, which was vital for me. And Susan created a great web site that includes written instructions as well as video tutorials.

Last night I finished the last of her 4-week lessons and wanted to share some of the photos that I created in her class. I have more over at my Flickr in my "Photos" Set.



week 1
Mendenhall glacier, Alaska, 2005
took this photo on a hike during our honeymoon



week1
photo of tree taken in Illinois, 2009


week1 Vintage/Retro Technique 2
Poppy from my garden in Seattle


week 1, vintage/retro technique1 + rounded corners
me and noah (1 week old), 2007


week2 Diffused Light
Orcas Island, WA 2007


week 2
Assateague Island, Maryland 1994


week 3, black and white technique
bees
Nature Center, Chicago, IL
October 2009


week 3, black and white technique
Noah, 5 months with Grandma
June 2007


week3, sepia technique
Nature Center
Chicago, IL, October 2009


week3, black and white technique


week3 black and white technique
noah, 7 months
august 2007
seattle, wa


week 4 Texture technique
photo of tree in Maryland I took in 2005 with Susan's texture image of a book cover.


week 4 texture technique: faux Ttv shot


week 4 texture technique: faux Ttv shot
me, Orcas Island, WA
2006


Here is a direct link to the workshop offered by Susan.