We’re in a deep freeze here lately in the northeast–It’s been cold, cold, cold here for weeks. I’m a pretty up beat person, but this crazy weather can wear anyone down! We did have a tease on Sunday though–40 degrees and it felt like a Spring day, but now we’re back to the frigid teens. Boo hoo.
In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. -Albert Camus
Well played, Albert. This too, shall pass and the warmth of summer will be back.
With the cold winter comes some beautiful views too. I mean, really? Sometimes I feel like Snow White in my own enchanted forest when I look out the back window and see this:
This isn’t a great picture, but I feel like this duo-selfie captured the moment perfectly–me and my Valentine went out for a romantic dinner together on the 14th. We had such a great time checking out the Biergarten for a pre-dinner drink and then heading to Moonstruck for an amazing feast. Swoon.
On the art front, this is another girl coming to life. I love watching the process progress through pictures, it gives me a different perspective on the whole thing.
And here’s a peek inside my tweaking process with the color of the prints. Since I have my own fine art printer, I needed to figure out the process so I can create a print I’m proud of. I also wanted to make sure I was consistent, too, because there are so many different ways to create a print.
Along my journey, I’ve realized I just have to figure out the combination that I like best. Have the printer control the color? Have Photoshop control color? There are a lot of combinations that can change how the print looks and it took me awhile to figure out which to use. And even though the whole color management process can make me ca-razy with all of the adjustments, I’ve learned a ton along the way and I’m happy for my pages + pages of mistakes.
Here’s the final result of my tweaking. I gave this sweet girl away for my Valentine’s giveaway. Congratulations Felicia!
And, oh yeah–I’m also in the middle of planning my wedding. Holy moley, it feels like it’s taking over my life right now! And it is, but that’s ok. I dodged a major invitation debacle this weekend (the time was printed wrong!) so I feel like I got my one bad thing out of the way. Smooth sailing from now on…
