I decided to reformat parts of my blog. You’ll now find pages (at the top of the page) instead of a side bar to allow for larger images. My previous ramblings and categories can be found at the bottom of the page. I am hoping to create a separate page with my “Before & After” posts for easier access. If you know how to do this, contact me…otherwise, I’ll continue searching the web for the right html code. As a result of the reformat, I’ve gone into my last two pages of blog postings to reformat the images. I don’t know exactly how this works, but...

Last night, I came home…checked my email…signed on the Bump Photography Board…and there it was, an editing challenge. I’m like pavlov’s dog when it comes to editing challenges, so I had to jump in. Unfortunately, a few of the other girls had already mastered the edit using Lightroom, Photoshop (using Portraiture) and Noiseware. I thought that I’d try to reproduce the edit in Photoshop Elements, but I felt that my initial edit came up short. Let me tell you, I was discouraged! FYI: My goal with “before and after” challenges is to demonstrate...