Photoshop Creative

Last weekend as I was collecting husband points by taking my wife to a bead show, I thought it might be a fun topic. It should certainly be colorful!! This week's theme is beads.



I've put a link to the theme on the Village site as well ...

Bill

The fine print:
Everyone is invited to participate.
Because the purpose of the weekly theme is to get us more familiar with our cameras and to sharpen our photographic skills, entries should be taken during the week of the theme. Photoshopping is allowed.
To make this thread more manageable to view, please post only your entries in this thread. Post your comments in the accompanying 'comment' thread.
Be creative and have fun!

I used to make these crosses out of beads.

Here you are - a selection of my bead collection, although the photo doesn't really show off their beautiful irridescence. This is my first time posting an image in the body of the messge. I hope it works!



Bayla

EDIT: It works, it works!! - thank you Kim for your instructions

Seeing as how my house is devoid of beads and it rained last night, I did this

I have this old coin purse hanging on the wall with real small beads. I don't use it anymore due to the size of it; a penny doesn't go as far as it used to.

My choice of beads:

I found more beads! A friend made this multi material piece and I got it a few years back. Glass beads were used, as was paint, fabric, ribbon and plaster.

Here's my attempt ... I tried to play with the depth of field a bit to blur them as they trailed out of the frame. Honest.

Bill

Great subject, Bill,
Why? - because I wanted to use my brand new lens in a "macro setting" for the first time.



Except to resize for posting, it's untouched except for Unsharp Mask - no cropping.

Rusty

These bags and wallet are a bit bigger so, Steven you are welcome to borrow them anytime, especially because I love your avatar.