Picture 399

So…. Ummmm…
Hi.
This week, I wanted to tell a story.

It’s not really a story, I just felt like being creative.
Here recently, I’ve been….thinking.
Every night instead of sleeping, I’m outside….. thinking.
What am I thinking about?
………………..
Why are kittens so cute?
Why is anything in baby form adorable?
Why are there ten hot dogs, but only eight buns?
Why would a chicken cross a road?
Why isn’t it a cat… or a …racoon?
HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTIE POP!??!?!
I know is not three.
I have a strange mind.
I’m not going to actually say what I think about.
It’s nothing serious.
I’m through with that phase.
…………
……..
I didn’t say that.
MOVING ON!!
I made this little short video part that was going to be an extra part in the BTS video.
Then do my normal picture stuff.
But I said that the picture influences the week.
So, if that segment was going to be the weekly wrap up then a needed a picture to go with it.
It would have been too different.
Having that gloomy segment and then a cheery picture.
I didn’t want to hide stuff.
I wanted to tell a story about my other side.
I have done that a few times in the past.
Plus, I liked the look of the video that I made.
So, I made a picture out of it!
Now, here’s the thing…
I didn’t get any BTS videos.
I wanted to purely focus on the picture and the… other video.
I was just going to have the segment with the matches.
But, I wanted more.
I wanted to tell a story of what on my mind.
And since the other me is in the picture, it had to involve him.
The picture shows us, in a way, coming to terms.
He’s my negative side.
We all have one.
Here recently, he’s been creeping up on me.
I don’t want to think any negative thoughts anymore.
I SHALL BE POSITIVE.
So, I needed to find a way to calm the other me down.
That’s what the video is about.
We are friends now.
:-)
NOW! Before we get to the video, let’s compare the picture editing.
I still saved the originals any what not.
Here are the two main ones…

COMPARE!!!

Hover your mouse (the computer one :-P) over the original picture to see the after editing one.
If you're on a touchscreen device, just tap on the picture. You may have to tap more than once.

That was the Photoshop part, now compare the Lightroom part!

NOW COMPARE EVERYTHING!!!

AMAZING!!
Just what I wanted!
Let's try the Image Slider.
Here's how it works...
There's a blue bar in the middle of the picture.
That's the slider.
The slider will disappear when you move your mouse off of the image.
I did that so you can really see the split.
But, it'll come back when you hover over it again.
You can CLICK on it and DRAG it around to get our own split image.
Or, you can use these presets.
Before FULL, After FULL, 50/50, Before a QUARTER, or After a QUARTER.

Before

After

ALRIGHT!!
Now, it’s time for the video.
It got a bit long, but that’s ok.
You can CLICK HERE to see the video or watch it below.

Did you like it?
NOW! I did have something special.
I made an extra video full of bloopers and extra bits from the making of the main video.
It’s not actually a BTS video.
There’s not picture editing or anything.
Just, extra parts from the main video…
Like I said….
SO!!!!
You can CLICK HERE to see the video or watch it below.

OKOKOKOKOK!!
That’s all.
I’m done.
Thanks for listening to my story.
Even though, I didn’t really say what I was.
I never will!
COME BACK NEXT WEEK!!!