Resolution

I will admit right off the bat, I am cheating.  I told you all that I was going to participate in Life with My 3 Boybarians’ P52 and MCP Actions’ Project 12.  Well this time I am killing two birds with one stone.  Both prompts are “Resolution”.  So I thought I would submit the same picture for both.  You know because…well just because.  You would do it, too.  Admit it.  ;)

I am never happy with my weight or my body lately.  I have that last 10 pounds to lose and I just regress if I even get close.  I actually used to be 40 pounds heavier than I am now.  So I have to remind myself that I have come a long way.  It is a journey and while I strive for a goal it doesn’t mean I can’t be happy along the way.

 

I wanted to share info behind the shot because so many people don’t and I want to know it on other sites.  If you are interested in the “other stuff” here it is: 

Shot with my 50mm 1.8 lens; f/3.2; 1/100s; ISO 640.

I used Photoshop to make the smile on the display.  I selected the Ellipse Tool and created a shape that was similar to one piece of a digital display.  Then I made 5 more exactly the same.  I arranged them to look like a digital smile. 

To make it look a tad more realistic I double clicked the layer that the ellipses were on and the Layer Style window pops up.  As you can see below, I clicked the drop shadow option and color overlay option.  I selected the color to be the same color as the black surrounding the display. 

I know kind of cheesy, but this was my very first time manipulating an image like this.  What do you think?  I think it is kind of funny.