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Chateau St Jean Winery

Ben Brouse — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:06:02 +0000

We recently took a trip to Sonoma, CA. The grounds of Chateau St. Jean winery are stunning.

A Veterans Day Photo Retouch

Ben Brouse — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:34:44 +0000

I have an old photo of my dad in the US Army. This photo predates me but I thought it would be interesting if I could try to restore and colorize the photo. All the work was completed in Photoshop. Here is the before and after.

Thanks to all vets for their service to our country.

Oregon Central Coast

Ben Brouse — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:08:22 +0000

Here is a photo that I recently processed and edited. I really enjoy the contrast and “old-timey” feel of this photo.

Orioles Game

Ben Brouse — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:48:05 +0000

A week or so ago, we went to see the Orioles vs the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. I’ve been to many games at this ballpark, its a great place to see a ball game. The O’s lost but Mustard won! (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I always cheer for mustard in this race) Anyways, shot this pic with the point and shoot camera and dressed it up with a little image tweaking in Photoshop. Enjoy.

Oregon Central Coast Painting

Ben Brouse — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:38:19 +0000

I don’t know what to call the style I’ve been dabbling in over the past weeks. I realize its not realism but I never said I was trying to achieve that either. I’ve often had a problem where I remember things more vividly and saturated that they really were. So I try to get the picture to look like what I remember.

In this before/after sequence you can see what I started with and how it ended up. Note: All the editing was done in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Got comments? I’d love to hear them on this one.

The beautiful model is my wife.

Ocean City Sunrise

Ben Brouse — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:16:32 +0000

Another one from a few weeks back when I got up for the sunrise. Enjoy.

Hilton Head Island Sunset

Ben Brouse — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:39:34 +0000

My friend (Matt) visited Hilton Head Island last fall and snapped a great sunset picture. I reframed the photo, processed in Lightroom, and then edited in Photoshop. Then I turned it into a gallery print. Enjoy.

Ocean City MD Sunrise

Ben Brouse — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:15:07 +0000

Here is another photo that I was able to process. The weather was perfect. Beachfront @ 142nd St.

Sunrise at the Beach

Ben Brouse — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:13:28 +0000

Got up way too early after a Saturday night in Ocean City, MD and took some pics with Chris. Enjoy.

Spring Dogwood Blossoms

Ben Brouse — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:53:58 +0000

Shot this one a while back but had never got around to processing. The colors are a little pushed and I dampened the fill light to look more like a studio shot. Enjoy.