When I looked through my photos from this day, I almost dumped this one. Its pretty blurred. But there was something about it that I still liked, so I edited it a bit, grayed the image and kept it. It seems to capture little Sparkle's sweetness.
The same with this one. There just wasn't enough light for a non-photographer like me to get a good photo with no flash on. But it was such a sweet picture of the littlest fairy baby.
It makes me think about how many things I love that are flawed, but still beautiful in my eyes. Vintage, pre-loved, chipped, distressed, all are adjectives that make me happy.
Perfection is over rated!
This photo, too, was blurred. I used "soften" and a black and white tint, then a faded white matt on the edges. The photo itself might be blurry, but the faces of my girls are so happy, that I had to save this picture too.
Sometimes, using soften and toning down the colors makes a blurred photo have an "I meant to do that" attitude.
When this posts, I'll still be out of town, and won't be answering emails.
But please do leave a comment, it will enter you in the drawing for either a free online dress form class, or a kit to make the dress form if you've already paid for the $15 class.
Packages will be shipped after I return, but if you order the dress form class, I can send the password to you on my Ipad, from Indiana.
Karla those photos are beautiful. I like the slight blurry look sometimes as it adds a bit of mystery and dreamy-ness. Becs
Posted by: Becs | August 09, 2011 at 03:24 AM
I love the soft pictures. To think they may have been lost. The girl's mother is a beauty!
Hope you are having a great trip and please enter me in the drawing!!!
Hugs,
Suz
Posted by: Susan Reaney | August 09, 2011 at 05:39 AM
Love those blurred photos on how the soften the feel up. I think I need to rethink my blurred photos.
Posted by: Sheila R | August 09, 2011 at 06:39 AM
The pics are gorgeous, you are so right, perfect is overrated!
Posted by: Lisette | August 09, 2011 at 07:42 AM
I happen to love blurry photos...maybe 'cause that's how I view life.
Love the fairy baby's photo...very B.P.Gutmann.
Deb
Posted by: debbie york | August 09, 2011 at 07:54 AM
I like the dreamy quality of the photos. It is our flaws that make us uniquely beautiful.
Posted by: Marian | August 09, 2011 at 09:20 AM
Lovely Photos, your are right flawed is just as beautiful and in some cases even more so because of it's flaws.
Posted by: JenW!~ | August 09, 2011 at 09:39 AM
I think the pictures all look great- I love the soft look of them, so dreamy!
Posted by: RamSam | August 09, 2011 at 09:57 AM
I think the photos are picture perfect!
Posted by: JoAnne | August 09, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Love the dreamy quality of the photos! It doesn't hurt one bit that the subjects are all such beauties!
Hope you're having fun!
Jane-Jacksonville
Posted by: Jane | August 09, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Hope you are havin FUN!!!! You are right about those photos... Sooooooooooo great! Thanks for the hints on how to change a photo that may not be perfect for post but, perfect for our heart! HUGS!
Charlene
Posted by: Charlene | August 09, 2011 at 01:00 PM
Just because something is flawed doesn't mean that we can't love it, does it? I love the slightly blurred photos. No everything I do is perfect. I'm so thankful that the Lord loves us anyway!
Posted by: Rita | August 09, 2011 at 06:36 PM
Your photos are stunning! I will certainly think twice before deleting a photo next time around:)
xo,
Abby
Posted by: abby | August 09, 2011 at 08:15 PM
All the girls in your life are so beautiful!
Posted by: Laurie | August 09, 2011 at 09:56 PM
Love Love Love your photos!
Posted by: september | August 09, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Love the photos and so glad you didn't throw that one out!
I've been so MIA lately and on the road a lot, working when I'm not. So I've missed a good deal, far more than I can catch up on. But I was thrilled when my tag book was waiting for me as I returned home! Made me smile all over -- your cover is beautiful, love how you wrapped it, everything. Thank you for taking all the time to do that.
Posted by: jeanie | August 10, 2011 at 01:54 PM
I think both pics are precious. When I first looked at the pic (ALWAYS before I read any commentary,) I thought they were really pretty art pics and wanted to know how you got the effect. LOL they were MISTAKES???? Oh well just goes to show ART REALLY IS WHERE EVER YOU FIND IT!! My final comment ~ just keep making such pretty mistakes.
Hugs
Mary
Posted by: Mary Albrethsen | August 10, 2011 at 05:27 PM
This is a great way to salvage wonderful photos. Very clever of you my dear. I have been told that there are NO mistakes in art and I believe that to be true.
Oh Yes, please enter me in your drawing for the class. Thank you and safe travels...
Posted by: Saucy Chick Sherry | August 10, 2011 at 09:46 PM