Tag Archives: companion

Nov 14 2014
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NaBloPoMo – My Cats and Photo Apps

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NaBloPoMo – My Cats and Photo Apps

As you may have already guessed, I’m only posting photos taken and processed on my phone for NaBloPoMo 2014. I’ve had some great feedback on the processing! My favourite app is Google Photos that comes with Google +. There are lots of styles and presets, many of which can be modified, as well as manual tonal adjustments, HDR, Drama, B&W, Vignettes and Frames. Personally I find this the most versatile and comprehensive free app for artistic processing.

I’ve just added the Adobe Photoshop Express App and Adobe Photoshop Touch. I think they both give some good quality, basic adjustments. PS Touch has some really great features, akin to Photoshop CC or CS6, that I think I need to investigate further. They should be brilliant for my abstract work! Whoever would have thought that you could create layers in a phone app!!! Images that are processed in Touch are saved to Creative Cloud so I can download them as needed. The PS Elements app comes with free basic adjustments but you pay for their “premium” filters. Worth it just for the noise reduction! I paid for PS Touch app as I really think I can have a lot of fun with it on-the-go. I think it would work much better on a tablet than the smartphone but we shall have to see what I can create with it!

For today I’ve photographed our two cats and processed a version in both Google Photos and PS Touch to see what you think of the quality and artistic enhancements.

Juno – Original, Google Photos, PS Touch

Luna – Original, Google Photos, PS Touch

May 13 2014
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Monochrome Madness: Best Friends

Monochrome Madness: Best Friends

Monochrome Madness: Best Friends

This is Mylie with their family dog, Samui. Taking this photograph transported me to my childhood, reminding me of the relationship my siblings and I had with our first family pet, William. I thought it would be a great entry for Monochrome Madness.

Monochrome Madness is a weekly challenge set up by blogging friends, Leanne Cole and Laura Macky. I love both of their blogs! Lots of inspiration, advice and wonderful images.

Dec 27 2013
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One Cosy Cat

One Cosy Cat

Weekly Photo Challenge: One

We skirted today’s storms and arrived safely in Shropshire to a warm welcome from family and the wood-burner!

Pebbles is one of Heather and Julian’s cats and he loves to claim the warmest, most cosy spot right in front of the fire 🙂

Nov 22 2013
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The Cats’ Whiskers

The Cats' Whiskers

Juno is wonderful company but completely impossible when you’re trying to get any work done at all! I shall post this as quick as I can before she decides to leap on my laptop again.

She’s currently being thoroughly distracted by Simon attempting to play pin-ball on his laptop. Yes, that’s right, she’s trying to catch the “ball”!

Nov 14 2013
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Catnap

Catnap

Little Juno has been a bit poorly with sinusitis. She had a big adventure today as we went out to see the vet so she could have some medicine!

She was ever so well behaved and we’re sure she’ll be better soon. I wasn’t at all surprised that she fell sound asleep when we got home! Well, after her dinner of course 😉

Nov 8 2013
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Bored Now!

Bored Now!

This is Luna’s way of telling me that she’s bored with the length of time I’ve spent on the laptop and she wants some attention!

In actual fact the two kittens have hardly let me have any computer time at all so I’m now falling way behind with my book.

They’ll play together happily for ages but I think they get jealous of the laptop. The moment I start work the only place they want to sit is on the keyboard!

Nov 6 2013
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Wordless Wednesday: Getting To Know Them

Wordless Wednesday: Getting To Know Them

Wordless Wednesday: Getting To Know Them