Giveaway Winners & Congrats Mikabeth!

Wow, what a response! With almost 200 comments, I decided to choose three winners rather than one! So I used Random.org to choose the winner and then added the two comments next to it... Congrats Kate, Amy, & Kristi (click the image to the right to see the winners)! Please email me at florabellacollection@gmail.com to let me know if you prefer the textures or the actions!

A big congrats to Mikabeth Edwards who is now one of the 4 finalists in the Matilda Jane PhotoLove contest (thanks to everyone who voted)! Now the company will choose the final winner... good luck Mikabeth!!

Also, thank you to everyone for your kind words... they mean so much! ♥ The new texture set will be out next month just in time for me to be the Guest Photographer Judge on I♥Faces! (So excited for this- it should be lots of fun!)... :)

Mikabeth, Matilda Jane & Giveaway!

Here, Mikabeth Edwards used Florabella Milk & Honey II action...
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This gorgeous photo by the exceptionally talented Mikabeth Edwards was chosen as a finalist in the Matilda Jane PhotoLove Contest. Not only is Mikabeth one of my very favorite photographers, but she used Florabella Milk & Honey II here (and I love that!)... The contest ends tomorrow, so go vote now! It's super easy... just click on the photo and "add it to your bag" to cast your vote. Oh, and when you hit Submit, a confirmation page appears asking you to double check everything. You must hit Submit one more time on this page for your vote to count.

Then, come back here and leave a comment on this blog post to be automatically entered to win either all three sets of Florabella Actions or Florabella Textures Set II (released next month)! And if you Twitter or Facebook with a link to this post, you can leave a 2nd comment to have a double chance of winning. I will use Random.org to choose a winner on Thursday!

So go vote now! ♥

Florabella Actions!

Florabella Vintage Actions

The Vintage Set includes: Vintage Summer, Vintage Wine, Classic Vintage, Vintage Haze, Sweet Vintage, Retro Vintage, and Retro Lollipop. The set also comes with extra actions: Sweet Light, Sheer Haze, Lighten/Brighten, Sharpen/Defog & Vignette.
Discounted packages are available. Click here to purchase.

Florabella Color & Haze Actions

The Color & Haze set includes: Milk & Honey, Milk & Honey II, Sweet Color, Sweet Haze, Soft Color Pop, Spring Haze, Cosmopolitan, Soft Urban, and Pastel Tints & Hazes. The set also comes with extra actions: Sweet Light, Sheer Haze, Lighten/Brighten, Sharpen/Defog & Vignette. Discounted packages are available. Click here to purchase.

Florabella B&W Actions

The B&W Collection includes: B&W Platinum, B&W Champagne, B&W Champagne Haze, B&W Vintage Chocolate, B&W Vanilla, B&W Rich Vintage, B&W Vintage Buttercup, Basic B&W (base), and B&W Tints & Hazes. The set also comes with extra actions: Sweet Light, Sheer Haze, Lighten/Brighten, Sharpen/Defog & Vignette.
Discounted packages are available. Click here to purchase.

Interview & Giveaway on Citrus Hearts Blog!

New Giveaway & Interview on the beautiful Citrus Hearts blog! Most of us know Bree (CitrusHearts) from Flickr... her photos are so gorgeous and inspiring... well now she has a new blog that I am in love with (so much inspiration). She features photographers she loves, daily polaroids, beautiful finds, interviews, and... giveaways. Today, she has posted an interview with me and a giveaway for the actions or textures. If you already have the actions/textures, you can win some for a friend- or you can have the new textures when they come out. Either way, though please visit her beautiful blog and leave a comment there to enter. Also, try not to laugh at my scary/funny photoshoot experience. Like my husband says... I'm "Lucille Ball" with a camera...lol! (Karl Jochen and Carrie Richardson are the winners of the Fanpage contest!)

Florabella Actions & Facebook Fanpage Contest!

I have been away working so hard for the release of all three sets of Florabella Actions: Vintage, Color & Haze, and B&W.... They will be available this Tuesday, November 10th! I'll be posting a gallery of photos for each set on FlorabellaCollection.com and before/after slideshows here on the blog.

And I finally joined Facebook (finally!)... so please become a "fan". I will randomly choosing a fan who will win all three actions sets. I will announce the winner on Tuesday!

Become a Fan... Florabella Facebook Fanpage :)

B L O O M

Florabella Textures: Pure Milk & Ginger Overlay (and also one of the new actions).... Sorry I haven't been posting much- I am working so hard on the PS / PSE actions and new textures! The actions should be out by the end of next week (hopefully)! There will be three sets: Vintage, Color & Haze, and B/W. There will be special introductory promotions (especially for those who already purchased Textures Set I)... so watch for an email from Florabella Collection! ♥

J E W E L S

Processed with "Vintage Summer" action (coming soon for PS and PSE), "Pure Milk" overlay, and "Ginger" overlay...

Sterling Roses

Ginger Overlay (screen) 30%... New textures and actions coming soon!

Giveaway & Tutorial on I ♥ Faces!

"J E W E L S"

Florabella Collection is featured on I ♥ Faces today! If you don't already know this amazing photography site, you just have to check it out... tons of inspiration, resources & giveaways... and weekly photography contests! There is a Florabella Textures giveaway HERE, and a texture tutorial written by Rita of Coffeeshop here. ♥

R O S E S by Shana Rae

S U N R I S E by Shana Rae

Florabella Textures: "Milk & Honey" and "Vignette"...

By the Seashore (Shana Rae)

Florabella Textures: Ginger Overlay 30% (overlay) & Vignette 35% (overlay)

Before & After Examples

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Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: 85mm
Mode: Manual
Exposure: 1/2000
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal length: 85mm
ISO: 320

Post Processed in Photoshop CS4: After cropping the photo, I duplicated the background layer and used the clone stamp tool even out the background. Then I used my Florabella Textures: "Bombay" at 29% (overlay blending mode),"Ginger" at 11% (linear burn), "Ginger" again but at 21% (screen), and "Milk & Honey" 15% (screen). On the Bombay layer, I used a layer mask at opacity 35% to lightly erase the textures from the focal point areas. Basically, just cropping & textures! :)
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Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: 85mm
Mode: Manual
Exposure: 1/1600
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal length: 85mm
ISO: 320

Post Processed in Photoshop CS4: First I duplicated the background layer and used the clone stamp tool to fill in missing parts of the background. Then I duplicated the layer again and desaturated a bit to make the colors less bright. I duplicated the layer yet again and changed the blending mode to "screen" and changed the opacity to 60%. Then I used my Florabella Textures: "Patina" at 18% (linear light blending mode), "White Linen" at 16% (screen), and "Milk & Honey" 35% (normal). On the Patina and White Linen layers, I used a layer mask at opacity 35% to lightly erase the textures from the focal point areas. Voila! :)

B L O S S O M II

Florabella Overlay: Pure Milk 30% (screen)...

"First Dance" by Tami Curtis

This gorgeous wedding portrait is by the exceptionally talented Tami Curtis (Jane's Attic). I just love her vintage antique stye... If you are looking for a wedding photographer in/around London, I highly recommend her! Here Tami used Antique (screen) at 23%, Bombay (screen) 17%, and Memory (linear burn) at 36% (all warm tones.) She also desaturated her previously processed image so it wouldnt be overhwhelming. Thank you for sharing this, Tami!