I have decided to make Fridays "Foto Friday". That's where I show you how to do your photos like mine :D Sometimes, its just by sheer luck that I get a photo the way I want it, other times it's more deliberate. Today, I will show all of you how to make something (like an instrument or person or other object) POP!
I'm going to use this photo: (it is also seen in this post)
***Note: I am using Picnik for this. I do not know how to do it anywhere else!***
You can do this with any photo, and of course you can experiment after step 6. :)
You can also click any photo on the post here and it will just pop up and will be alot bigger. It will not open in another tab unless you right-click on it and open it up another tab.
I just realized that I didn't post last night! :O I remember what I was going to post about, but I guess I never posted it...
Well, last night, the Eagle Rock Junior High and Skyline Highschool Orchestras had their first concert! :D Unfortunately, I was not apart of it... Things just didn't work out with online school this year. :/ I did go to the concert though, and they all did GREAT! :D My camera decided to be a pain last night though... I got a few different photos, but I only video taped 2 of the songs. My camera wanted me to reformat my card like 5 times... and then the battery over-heated... then it needed to be reformatted again... I swear that whenever I want to video tape a orchestra concert, it goes on the fritz! xP Gah! Well, anyway, I want to show you a cool photo I got and then edited once I got home.
The Skyline Orchestra!
Don't they look awesome? It's because they are! They are amazing and they did so great at the concert last night! :D Makes me really reallyREALLY sad that I'm not with them this year... :/ If they had a party to celebrate, they all totally deserve it :D (And Orch Dorks always have an orchestra party after a successful concert! It's tradition!) :)
Well, hopefully I can get the 2 videos up soon for all of you to see. :) Maybe I'll put a second post up later tonight. Well, I gotta run! Have a great day and don't forget your camera! :)
Hey it's my 4th post IN A ROW!! :D *Virtual high-five to whoever is reading this* haha :) Soooooooo.... I'm stumped... Hey I know! You know my favorite artist, Steven Sharp Nelson? Well he came out with this FANTASTIC and AWESOME video of "Nearer My God to Thee" for 9 CELLOS. Let me repeat, 9 CELLOS!!!!!! Now how cool is THAT? :D Though, if you wanted to play it in sacrament meeting, how would you fit all 9 Cellists up there? O.o haha I'm sure I would find a way! :) And because I love you all SOOOOOO much, I will put the link right here. I'll even embed it in here, so you have no excuses for not watching it. :D
So, as you know, I play the Cello. I've gotten to meet a few amazing Cellists as well.One of them is Steven Sharp Nelson! (I would link you to his site, but it's been compromised again. :/ If you are willing to go though, it is http://www.stevensharpnelson.com) I first got his Sacred Cello CD in Christmas 2009 I believe. I got it at the Deseret Book store in my area. I got it because I haven't been able to find very many LDS Cello CDs. I immediately fell in love with his music! As I have gotten more familiar with his music, he has become more of a star in the eyes of the world. He has recently teamed up with ThePianoGuys. ThePianoGuys is a music dealer in St. George, Utah. They decided to combine their video-making skills with the amazing artists who were coming though their store. You might recognize their name because they won YouTube's on-the-rise channel contest last month. Steven is just one of the many.
Moonlight! It just came out this week! :D
I first got to meet Steven a few months ago up in Rexburg where he was playing with Paul Cardall. Before hand, I had just really met him online though email, you tube, and Facebook. Let me tell you, when I met him in person, I was so excited my hands were shaking! I was like a little girl meeting one of those Disney stars... I even brought my camera! But I was so excited I forgot to get a picture! (I think that can tell you how excited I was, because, you know me, a complete shutter bug!) It was a great concert though! :D It was mainly about Paul, but he let Steven and Marshal McDonald play for a few minutes. Let me tell you, I was in laughing fits the entire time! XD Let me write a portion of what I wrote for my journal entry that day:
