The start of a new year seemed a good time to translate this site from its old table-based layout to a presentation which relies instead on Cascading Style Sheets (along with a winter color scheme).
The display in Netscape 4.x will be a bit different than in newer, more standards-compliant browsers, such as: Netscape 6, Opera 6, and Internet Explorer 6 (PC) or Internet Explorer 5 (Mac). (Links will open in new windows.)
01/08/2002 @ 05:10 p.m. CDT [1 Comment]
Incorporating Harold Goldstein's excellent technique, Changing Two Frames at Once w/Nesting, I've updated the markup for the Bungalow Garden Flagstone Terrace and Southwest Room. The result no longer depends on Javascript to function, and will be much easier to maintain.
12/15/2001 @ 12:37 p.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
Still Life (link will open a popup window): apropos of absolutely nothing except for two perfect fruits in the kitchen which caught my eye. I scanned them individually, covered with a black shirt to block stray light, and began to play in Photoshop.
View the process.
12/12/2001 @ 11:49 a.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
Try a Photoshop Levels adjustment technique that's been part of my arsenal for years.
11/25/2001 @ 06:06 p.m. CDT [1 Comment]
A Monarch butterfly has been added to the Bungalow Garden. (Links will open a new window.)
11/23/2001 @ 05:36 p.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
Another room has been added to the Bungalow Garden (first posted 11/18/01): the Flagstone Terrace includes photographs of a Pagoda Dogwood, Yellow Stonecrop, and Chives along with a recipe for Chive Blossom Butter. (The link will open a new window.)
11/23/2001 @ 03:21 p.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
The Bungalow Garden is a website work in progress. (The link will open a new window.)
In developing this personal site, I decided to sacrifice some download speed for the visuals. Therefore, it's best viewed with a fast connection.
11/18/2001 @ 11:18 a.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
Autumn: another experiment with sandwiched exposures and Gaussian blur overlays (see previous entries). This time a mortise cut into the image reveals more depth of field from the original photograph layered below.
11/06/2001 @ 04:32 p.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
Chicago Conservatory Gardens, photographed at the height of summer.
These images were enhanced using a combination of Gaussian blur overlays and sandwiched exposures, much like the Doorways series posted 10/31. View a sample image before and after modification.
11/01/2001 @ 07:33 p.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
On “Hitting Resistance” from the book Photographic Possibilities by Robert Hirsch:
“When hand-altering work, do not be afraid to push and pull the materials until you meet resistance. Go to the limit, push against the wall of familiarity…. When you hit resistance to new ideas and methods, it means you are entering uncharted waters. There are no guides, instructions, or maps to offer advice. You are on your own. …
“There are far fewer rules and standards in hand-altered work than in conventional photographic methods. So how do you find satisfaction and success? Your mind will quit circling and say yes to what you have created.”
11/01/2001 @ 11:45 a.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
Doorways of row houses lining the narrow streets in Florence, Italy, except the final image which is the front door of a winery in Castlello Volpaia.
To bring out their personality and enhance the sense of mystery, Gaussian blur overlays were used in Photoshop. View the procedure.
10/31/2001 @ 04:14 p.m. CDT [Add a Comment]
Villa a Sesta: photos of a small village in Tuscany, population 60, which boasts a fabulous Michelin-star restaurant, cooking school, their own olive oil and Chianti wine.
While it was nearly impossible to take a bad photo in this picturesque town, they did benefit from contrast masking in Photoshop.
10/26/2001 @ 03:35 p.m. CDT [2 Comments]
Rudbeckia in our garden, surrounded by Japanese Fountain Grass. View a description of how the image was photographed and processed in Photoshop 6.
10/21/2001 @ 11:52 a.m. CDT [Add a Comment]