In the November issue of 3ABN World magazine there is a recipe for Blueberry “Buttermilk” Pancakes (dairy-free), contributed by Jill Morikone. In her short introduction, Jill tells how these pancakes became a weekly tradition in her home. For the design of this page, I decided it would be nice to show a married couple eating pancakes at a candlelight dinner, as Jill had described the tradition in her home.

This is original photo was taken by my assistant, Kenton Rogers. The couple at the table are Jill and her husband Greg:

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For the January 2007 issue of 3ABN World, we are running a feature on the new children’s studio that is being built. Since the children’s studio will be housed inside our existing 3ABN Worship Center, using a studio space in the back, we wanted to show what the Worship Center looks like. Unfortunately we did not have any flattering pictures of the building’s exterior, only shots of its construction and later shots prior to the landscaping being completed. The only recent shot we had was taken after all the leaves had fallen. But, with Photoshop, that can be fixed….

As you can see, I made three scenic changes: Colored the sky a bit, painted in the trees (yes, it was done with a digital brush, not a cloning tool), and greened up the grass. What do you think of the results?

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