A Christmas Project
Now that Christmas is over, I can share with you a project that my sister-in-law commissioned me to do for her. My sister-in-law, Judy, asked me to create a photograph of herself, her brother, her sister and mother with their father (who died in the Vietnam War) as a Christmas present for her siblings and mother. Judy wanted her father to appear as though he was keeping watch over her family.
This is Judy’s father. Judy scanned this photograph and emailed it me.
This photograph of Judy and her family was taken on Thanksgiving Day, this year. Judy is in red, standing by the window. Judy emailed this photograph to me.
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A Father Keeps Watch Over His Family
I created this photograph, using Photoshop CS5. This Christmas project involved several iterations. I am supposed to tell you that my nephew, Jared, kept challenging me and that I stepped up to the plate with all but one challenge. In my first iteration I placed Judy’s father’s nose over the curio cabinet. Jared challenged me to remove the curio cabinet and window from the Thanksgiving Day photograph. I surprised myself when I accomplished that task without much difficulty! Jared also mentioned changing the background color. I opted not to do this, as I do not have much experience with capturing every strand of hair in my selections. Keeping the wall color as is made hair selection a simple task!
By the way Judy was pleased with the resultant photograph. I am happy that I was able to create a treasure for her family to enjoy.
The Beauty Around Us 
12 Responses to “A Christmas Project”
a very special Christmas present that I was very proud to give to my family…many thank you's from all of us…and I think you could have met Jared's final challenge!!!
Great job!!!What a very special project to work on. You surely made them very happy, Linda.Happy New Year!
Oh how fabulous… That ran chills over me, Linda.. It has to be one of the best gifts a family could have. You did a wonderful job. Happy New Year!!!Hugs,Betsy
This is a real keepsake for them and for generations to come. Way to go!!
Good job! That is a beautiful picture!
What a wonderful project! I think you did very well. I'm sure your sister-in-law's family will cherish this.
Beautifully done! You know I love this type art. 🙂 Gerry
Beautifully done! You know I love this type art. 🙂 Gerry
Oh how beautiful! What a wonderful way to use your talent to bless the lives of others. They will treasure this forever!
You did a great job! How did they like the finished product?
What a great job you did making the portrait Linda! I bet the family is really happy with it.My best wishes to you and yours for 2011
Way to go… nice job.