Tippy Toes

My sister had her ballet recital..

and, well, I just had to..

So here are the results:

The getting ready part..

What I wanted was really dark pinkish silhouettes 

but, Miss Judy, wanted really fluffy pink ones..

(here words :p)

so while I was editing I kept her preference in mind

The one on the left is what I wanted, 

the one on the right is what she wants..

yes, most pictures I had to edit twice for her, :p

I like how the sun here barely lights her nose..

A little something light and airy..

A Change in Location..

I love these next two..

the light was just perfect in each..

Have a wonderful day !

PeanutButter, ChocolateChip, & Nutella Muffins..

Hello lovely people C=

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This a recipe I created for 

PeanutButter, ChocolateChip, & Nutella Muffins..

and a couple of people wanted it, so I decided to share C=

*This is just a homemade recipe, so it isn't really perfected and tested 100 times

this has only been made once, so this is the first time its been made*

These can also be made into cookies, I'll show you how..

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking powder (1/2 teaspoon baking soda if you want cookies)

1/3 cup soft brown sugar (you may use white but I prefer brown - especially if they were cookies)

1 cup chocolate chips 

(here I used chopped galaxy, 

you may use whatever you like 

and in the amount you see fit)

1 egg

1 cup peanut butter

60 grams butter (1 stick of butter is 100 grams, so a little over the center)

3/4 cup milk (a little more "1 cup" if you are using chunky peanut butter)

Nutella - as needed

Nuts and raisins as to your liking - or you may skip them :)

Mix the flour, sugar, chocolate (& nuts if using) and baking powder 

(or baking soda for cookies) in a bowl..

Then in a separate bowl

(I use a liquid measuring cup for this one, 

makes it easier to transfer)

Mix the peanutbutter

egg

milk

and butter

Make a well in the flour mixture, and add the liquids.

Mix well, but do NOT overmix

Finally add them into cupcake trays,

(I made them really thin, cause its extremely heavy)

if you would like to add the Nutella in the center 

just make a well and put in around 1/4 of a tablespoon in each cup

Then close it up..

(because everyone deserves a happy surprise in life)

for muffins:

Bake at 180*C for 20-25mins

for cookies:

Bake at 180*C for 10-15mins..

just make sure to take them out when they are still soft.

Makes around 

12-15 Muffins

32 Cookies

Don't forget to share !!

Custom Bokeh

I did this picture:

And a friend of mine (whom the picture was inspired by)

asked me how I did it..

so this tutorial, is basically for her..

Enjoy:

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First of all.. you have to understand how this happens..

bokeh (the blurry blobs in a picture) 

manifest from the aperture shape.

This is why when you have a smaller aperture

f/8 or f/10, you get geometric shapes,

these are the aperture blades integrating.

wikipedia.

click for reference.

I Think this diagram describes it very well..

the bigger the aperture (f/1.2 or f/1.4)

the more circular the bokeh will be..

the smaller (f/10 or f/15)

 the more sharp edges you will get.

For these images I am using a 

50mm f/1.4

The digital picture

click for reference.

which is really nifty and big enough to do this

because what we want to do is:

create an aperture shape smaller than the lens's.

So here we go:

For the previous picture I used this:

I didn't use a puncture because I didn't want it to be perfect

I wanted some wonkiness to it.

Here is what you will need:

construction paper (Black or white) - I am using red because I wanted a red tint.

pen

scissors

tape - using electrical because I think is more flexible and I prefer it to regular tape, you can just use whatever you like.

puncture / or a carving knife - or scissors would do.

Flip your lens on the paper and draw around it.

Cut it out

Fit the cutout on your lens,

some lenses have a little lip with rings all around..

if your lens has that, you may be able to fit it on your lens like this:

(Sorry these are dark.. they are all SOOC, 

and I can't be bothered lighting them up..

well, you get the point)

if that fits skip this and go down..

if not:

draw over the lens again, but then draw a larger circle

cutout the larger circle and cut out a long strip 

that is equal in diameter and hight to your lens

Cut some strips along the outside

Fold them in

then cut the shape you want in the center 

and start taping the cutouts to the long strip

making a cap

IF THE PAPER FIT INTO YOUR LENS START HERE:

Make a hole (or cut it out)

I'm using a foot cause my little sister asked me to :)

It should look something like this:

And some test shots:

and you could chose any shape you want:

Clouds Jar.

A tutorial for how I did my Clouds Jar picture.

This image is a composite of 21 separate images..

the fluffy white thing is gauze bandage.

So here is my base image.

First I cleaned up the image, removing the distractions on the sides

Then I added the gauze in the first jar and the ladder

Some cleaning up..

Then the gauze in all the jars..

Then the clouds..

Crop

Alittle editing:

light.

Contrast/desaturation:

B&W Gradient map set to multiply.

Duplication of previous step

Texture

Curves / Colour balance

Desaturation

Lightning..

And there you have it..

your own little

Clouds Jar.

Thanks for making it this far

xx