I’ve been learning what layer masks are all about in post processing, and find them to be a very useful tool for making minor adjustments to certain parts of an image without disturbing the rest of the image. In this photo, I used a layer mask to create a whole new effect, by layering (stacking) two different images. I layered an image of a cloudy sky on top of an image of canned produce. I made the top layer, the cloud image, a “layer mask”; the image of canned produce was underneath the clouds and couldn’t be seen. Then, I “erased” parts of the cloud layer in various opacities (degrees of transparency) until the canned produce appeared to be coming through the clouds.
The canned produce was made by Don & Liz, friends of mine, and was so beautifully done that I had to take pictures of it. The beauty of this homemade gift inspired me to present it as “heavenly”.
Thought for the day: A woman drove me to drink and I hadn’t even the courtesy to thank her. W. C. Fields
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