Earlier today, Faith posted an image of her and her new son, Eli. After about 25 minutes of trying to edit the image herself, she thought it might be better to let her readers give it a try. Well I have happy to oblige…especially since I’d already planned to do a little editing for Branson’s Edit Me challenge later today (and my post for good to WOW is already complete). Here’s what I came up with:So, there’s a couple of directions I think this photo could go: a soft clean color edit or timeless black and white. I started both edits in Lightroom 3 and finished in...

I absolutely love still life photography. So, when I saw Branson, Courtney K., and Courtney N.‘s new challenge, “Still Life Standouts,” I got a bit excited. My only dilemma…selecting my favorite still life shot from the month of July. Ultimately, I chose the above image because it’s a little different from my typical processing and presentation. In my opinion, it “stands out!” For more still life standouts, be sure to check out the other entries at: