Reception: March 13, 2015 at University House Issaquah
You can see some of my recent photographs in a group show at University House in Issaquah, WA. The show is up from March 13 to June 6, 2015.
The gala reception is on Friday, March 13, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m, with wine and hors d’oeuvres. If you plan to come, please RSVP to 425-557-4200 by March 11. See you on the 13th!
University House is at 22975 SE Black Nugget Road in Issaquah, Washington, USA. (See location on Google Maps)
I am also honored that one of my submissions, “Dancing Sunset at Golden Gardens Park,” was selected to be the promotional image for the exhibition.
Click to download the “Capture the Moment” flyer and reception details (PDF file, 1.5MB)
The show also includes photographs by Kristine Anderson, Alex Brikoff, Debbie Cahn, Monique Catino, Sarah Dalton, Ron Hammond, Jack Johnston, Jerry Kaufman, Dave Ko, Cathy Loftus, Paul Mongillo, Catherine Simpson, and Betty Spann.
Thanks to June Sekiguchi and ERA Living for presenting this exhibition.
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Sell some! An I have a q for you – what is your route to create a transparent background for a product image for designers to use – in my case shooting cider bottles on a white background. The route I want to take uses the pen tool because of its accurate edging but in using that I find can’t inverse and refine edge – any thoughts – Joel
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Hi Joel! First, keep using that Pen tool if it’s the easiest way to get an accurate outline. You can then convert the path into a selection so that you can get to those commands you want, like Inverse and Refine Edge.
When you’re happy with the path, it’s good to first save it as a named path. Open the Paths panel (Window > Paths) and double-click the temporary Work Path so that you can name it something like “Bottles Outline.” Now click the Load Path as Selection button at the bottom of the Paths panel; it’s the third button from the left. (Or you can use a shortcut: Command-click the thumbnail of the path in the Paths panel.)
After you have loaded the path as a selection, all of the selection commands like Refine Edge become available to you.