I've got a new toy.....

...well it's not a new toy as such, but I bought a collection of actions from http://www.florabellacollection.com/ and I've been playing with them. 

Before - pretty much straight out of the camera

Using a bit of the Florabella black and white blush action.  I lowered the opacity of the b&w layer to allow a hint of the original colour to come through.

Before with no processing

Using Florabella teatime action at full opacity.  I adore the vintage feel to this, which is something I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to do so far.

Again with no processing, taken in the winter.

This was using Florabella's black and white blush action but with a love action over it at a reduced opacity.  The hint of colour I just love !

Straight out of the camera, this is another in the series I shot at the end of December.

This is the teatime action again with a layer of swoon over the top at a reduced opacity.  I was interested to see how the actions would work on my flower photos.  I like this effect a lot.

I still have lots of playing and learning to do - I only got this last night after all !  I'm loving the effects so far, and seeing which ones work with what subjects.  I still have to learn how to do the fine tuning, as I'm working with PS Elements rather than a full PS package. 

I'm having fun :-)

Sx