Chance to be Creative: Circus

So i was finally able to shoot something after all this time.  This is the first assignment from my Adv. Photoshop class where we get to do whatever we wanted and be creative.  My original goal for all this was to end with a product for my composite and have it all work together.  However, the criteria for the composite is different then i thought it would be so that will have to wait.  I chose to do a Circus theme and make the posters that you would see displaying the different acts.  I have a few more that i want to do in order to complete this series, but this is what i have so far. 

I printed these on canvas and i loved the way they turned out.  My only disappointment was that i couldn't print them larger then they were.  I won a nifty CA flag patch also lol.

Currently i am working on a few composite ideas that i am excited to do.  I have two more weeks to do it so stay tuned for that stuff.

In other news Christina turns 21 tomorrow! We are all going to Blush for dinner and some drinks, it should be a grand time.

some food stuff

Our teacher Chris gave an inspirational speech the other day about how to recover from being burned out.  While i am not burned out i do need to start shooting all of the concepts that are building up in my head.  Chris told us that when you get burned out you should go back to something that you love.  Well i like cooking so i decided to do some baking last night go get out some creative energy.

The first thing i made was French Breakfast Muffins and wow they are amazingly good.

Recipe:  Pre-Heat Oven to 350˙

1/3 c. Butter, melted (I used unsalted) 

1/2 c. Sugar

1 egg at room temp.

1 1/2 c. AP Flour

1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 c. milk

Sift together all dry ingredients in a medium to large bowl.  Add all et ingredients and stir until combined (it's ok if it is still lumpy) DON'T OVER MIX! With a ice cream scoop, scoop into greased muffin tin.  (I found that this made 7 large scoop muffins)

Bake 20-25 mins, or until they just start to turn a bit golden at the edges

The Topping:

1/2 c. Sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

and 1/2 c. Butter

Melt butter and pour into a bowl for dipping.

Combine sugar and cinnamon

Remove warm muffins from tin.  Dip into butter then into cinnamon sugar.

These tast amazing so i hope you all like them also.

My dinner last night was a delicious three cheese tortellini with a creamy pesto sauce....yet another amazing dish. 

I also attempted a home made pop tart recipe last night but the don't look so hot.  I am gonna attempt to do them again to see if i can make them better, so stay tuned for that. Until then try the muffins and tell me what ya think.