Earlier this week, I posted a picture I took of Kitty Paw laying in the sun. I thought for my Pixel Perfect entry, that I’d share my editing steps with you. I’ve also been asked to share a little insight into how I select and apply textures.ISO 200, 60mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, spot metering on Kitty PawAs I’ve said before, I shoot in full manual…RAW, so it requires that I send every photo through Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) – I guess technically, you could make the argument that the SOOC above is not a true SOOC, but it’s the JPG converted version, so there....

This week’s POTW challenge was GREEN. I have a confession…I used a photo taken prior to this week, but it was part of a set that was only partially processed, so it felt like a brand new photo when I opened it up in PSE7 yesterday. Each week, the POTW and Scavenger Hunt Sunday items will be connected (meaning that one of the scavenger hunt items will be the same as the POTW). One of the newest rules with the scavenger hunt is that you may only use one “archive” photo. Technically, the photo below would count as an archived photo. Therefore, to be fair, I actually...

The moment I walked in the door tonight, I felt like I was catching up…and I’m still not caught up. However, in the past few days, I have not had my camera on me (at least not my DSLR), so I was excited to snap away (meanwhile, I haven’t unpacked, started laundry, etc). I first started fulfilling my Scavenger Hunt Sunday items and then saw Kitty Paw mesmerized by a bug. I love the shot below…the look on her face…the concentration…the ambition. Of course, she didn’t get the bug (it was outside and she was clearly inside), but she made quite an effort...