Keeping Busy During the Pandemic
In spring of 2020, I stepped down from the Board of Directors for Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad (WESO). I had been a member for about five years. I "retired" a little before the end of April - I was planning to leave after our May tournament, but COVID-19 caused us to cancel it.
I had promised myself that I was going to spend some time learning Lightroom and Photoshop in my post-WESO life. Many photographers learn and use both to enhance their images.
Over the course of the year, I took several online training classes, and the boys bought me a "how to restore old photos" book for Father's Day. Below are some of the projects I worked on.
The Home Office "Hamilton" Poster
I imagine this is what the poster would look like if Lin-Manuel Miranda had written a musical about cats, dogs, and using your own bathroom during work hours.
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| Home Office: An American Musical |
The Tiny Planet of Don's Dwellings
This is a "tiny planet" with an image of each of the buildings/homes/apartments I've lived in. I started with an image of each house laid out horizontally (and stretched really tall) then put in some trees and the grass. [Edit: I found the horizontal image and added it below.] That was followed by the clouds and the "Home" in the middle. The special ingredient is love.
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| Tiny Planet of places I've lived |
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What the houses looked like before the rotation. |
Frankfort, Michigan Movie Poster
This is a tribute to the many years we've met our friends The Baroskos at Frankfort, MI for a beach vacation. The names are all either first/middle names of family members, or plays on names, or nicknames. Look closely and you'll see a reference to Sirius radio stations, and our hometown of Jackson. The title and tag line of the "movie" were suggested by Hannah.
A Tribute to Pioneer High School's Marching Band
M is no longer at the high school, but when one of the parents with children there asked if I could put together something similar to the home tiny planet for the band, I couldn't resist. I was looking for Photoshop projects, and this was a good idea. Getting the symmetry right was a bit of work, but it was fun to go back through all of M's and K's high school pictures to find the ones that were used here.
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| Pioneer Marching Band poster |
Soon there will be another post with restorations of some of dad's pictures when he was in the Marines. Stay tuned.
