Portrait

I present another portrait of Maraja. I am actually really proud of this one. It is not a bad photo, but I think the editing really makes it pop. You can see the original below for comparison. This is the first photo that I used different layers and filters to create the final effect. Finishing this photo was more work than I usually put into my photo editing, but the outcome definitely makes this a useful technique to use more often in the future.

Portrait

I have this friend named Maraja. She's pretty awesome. One of the first things you learn about her is that she likes to laugh – and when she laughs hard enough she starts to cry. It's kind of inevitable. In the picture below, she isn't crying because she's sad – that is a tear of laughter. I have long forgotten the joke. But it must have been awesome.