Fun with Photoshop - Artist Julie Deans

Playing with Photoshop settings to make images look "vintage". It's a whole heck of a process, and I haven't got it quite set the way I want, but I had to showcase these two results.

Above, of course, is the little dog in all her glory, with toy in hand, uh, I mean mouth.

And below, well, I just had to share this because of the artist value and hilarity of the photo. Little E is a wonderful, entertaining subject.

(No babies were harmed in the creation of this photo, and all safety precautions were taken with the little fella during the shoot)

Featured on MAFE - Julie Deans, Artist

Look for my bio and business to be featured on MAFE this Monday!

Milton Area Female Entrepreneurs is an email networking group dedicated to featuring and supporting female entrepreneurs from Milton and the surrounding area.

Sandy Hatzis, a real estate agent with RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage, is the founder of this group, and does a bang up job of getting all the members information out there for others to view and connect with.

For information about joining, please email Sandy at sandyhatzis@remax.net or join the Facebook Group Milton Area Female Entrepreneurs (MAFE).

The Salmon Are Here - By Artist Julie Deans

Photo courtesy of Mel who joined the little dog, child, and I on day one.

I finally did it! I made it to Lowville Park in time for the salmon run ... so very proud of myself. Yes, I suppose that's kind of sad, but small things amuse ... well, you know. Be warned, this post is picture heavy, so I won't bore you with too many words, just visions of salmon spawning (love is in the air, or water actually) and fall images taken over the course of two days. Enjoy!

Little dog and child who joined me on day two.

The salmon swimming upstream to spawn.

The inevitable death after the spawn - what an odd way to live.

One of a few mysterious Lowville Woods Teepees.

Portraits of a Child - Julie Deans, Artist

Perhaps I need to start calling this blog, Dogz n' Art and One Child.

It's tough to get out for the fall foliage photos with a one month old, but it's really the rain that's holding me back this year. Stupid weather people - they gave me the impression that it was suppose to be a warm, dry fall ... HA! wrong again! Hubby and I did manage to get out on the weekend to walk in the woods with the dogs and child in tow, without camera though, hence the lack of outdoor photos. And of course, the big dog flushed a couple pheasants, though they would have been too far away for a good shot, we always see wildlife when we don't have a camera.

When the darn rain lets up, I plan on making the yearly fall trip to Lowville Park for fall pictures, and I'm hoping this year to finally catch the salmon running, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. Every year I try, and every year I miss the spawn. I have no idea what my problem is.

So, in the mean time, I'm loving the black and white photography, especially of the little guy. I did thrown in some colour though ... the outfit was too cute to feature in black and white only.

And stay tuned for some upcoming portraits that I will be featuring.

Always adorable when asleep

The look

Milo with his Portrait - Julie Deans, Artist

This is something I don't very often get to enjoy, but I love to see. Mr. Milo's owner was good enough to send me some images of the handsome model and his portrait. What a gorgeous boy he is!!