Melissa Beach Photography

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Turning Vintage

I am taking a Photoshop class this quarter.  It is drop in, no grades but I am so happy that I have to opportunity to pick an expert Photoshopper's mind!  Here is something I have been working on.  They are also available in my photo shop.

These are my color photos that I changed into black and white.  Then I added a couple of filters and frames to add that vintage look to them.  My dad had a box of old photos that his dad took when they were children.  They were all square and had a frame like these ones.  I loved the feeling of age and memory that the photos evoked in me, even though my father was a child in those pictures.  Knowing that they were part of my ancestry almost made the memories mine too.  I was hoping to get that feeling from these photos.

Ocean Play- This was meant to remind the viewer of old summer days.

Farm and Fields- This one needs to be seen close up to see all of the details.  I love how the orchards follow the curves in the railroad tracks and the road.  There is so much movement in this picture!

Out to Pasture- Cows are truly happy in these hills.  The light adds a fantastical feeling like you are looking through a magic mirror and the cows are far in another place.