Adding a dose of drama to my day was just what I needed. I’ve been fooling around with photography this morning creating a bit of drama. There’s something about taking a photo and making some minor adjustments to add character to an otherwise plain photo.

So I started off by snapping several shots of a few decorative items that rest on our coffee table.

I must have moved the camera (not what I was trying to do) and the reflections took a leap. I decided “why not” go with the flow and make the best of it. To add the drama, I needed to punch up the highlights and adjust the color temperature. I think that definitely kicked it up a notch.

Color, I LOVE color so here we brought some life to ordinary objects.

For a mild dose of drama I added lots of grain for this interesting effect.

Using the same objects we added lots of saturation with a nice soft focus to achieve a dramatic look.

Now I need to look around to see what other kinds of things we have laying around as I enjoyed tampering with drama today.

On another note regarding my pictures… Hubby doesn’t understand why I don’t hold the camera straight. Perhaps you’re wondering the same thing. I guess it’s just my messed up way of taking some shots and I like the crooked view from time to time. I don’t really have an answer other than I like it like that and his reply “if you like it, then I like it”.