BEAUTIFUL WORLD Jessica Drossin's Beautiful World Group
Cover art by Christa van Gend
November / December 2020
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November 2020
SHARES Thanksgiving Table A Collection of Food Photography
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and Recipes
Guest Artist DesirĂŠe Rolfe
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Winter Wonderland Transformations using JD Force of Nature and JD Endless Winter
Fall & Winter Showcase Popular Image Shares
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Before & Afters A showcase of the dramatic edits
A Note from the Editor-in-Chief...
T
his year has been one unlike any other for most of us. There has been a lot of uncertainty in so
many areas of our lives. One thing that I am grateful for this year is the fact that even when everything else is crazy, I can still find some beauty and inspiration. Every time I check into the Beautiful World group, the amazing artists that are a part of that community impress me with their visions and creativity. It so important in times like we are in that one has a village to support them - in an industry that is so frequently quick to judge and compete, this group has continued to be one which lives up to its name. While this issue is a little bit smaller than the last, it still is an incredible collection of talent. I hope that this issue brings you some inspiration, even if times are dark for you right now.
Danielle Lien Image edited with JD Autumn Tones II and JD Illuminations II
Thanksgiving Table BEAUTIFUL WORLD STANDOUTS
Image by Monika Vanhercke
T hanksgiving is celebrated in the United
HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
States in November, but across the globe, many are preparing special meals for a variety of Holidays. This inspired us to ask our Beautiful World Group members to submit images of favorite holiday dinners, and if possible, to share their recipes. We hope you find inspiration for your own family table here and remember to see the beauty in all little details of your world.
Christa van Gend Images edited with JD Dark Spendor
Cinnamon Pumpkin Cake Recipe Ingredients:
Instructions:
(Measures are EU, not US)
Cook the pumpkin for 10 minutes and puree it. Mix the butter with sugar and add the eggs one by one. Then add the self raising flour and the pumpkin and mix well. Then add the cinnamon, cranberries, grated ginger and a bit salt. Stir. Bake on 175 degrees for 60 minutes. Enjoy.
100gr butter 300gr pumpkin 100gr dark sugar 2 eggs 200gr self raising flour 50gr cranberries 4gr cinnamon 2cm ginger
Christa van Gend Images edited with JD Dark Spendor
Thanksgiving Table BEAUTIFUL WORLD STANDOUTS
Thanksgiving Table BEAUTIFUL WORLD STANDOUTS
Christina Kaplan Image edited with JD Autumn Tones
Jayne Fletcher Images edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations and JD Illuminations Texture Pack 1
Danielle Lien Image edited with JD Autumn Tones II and JD Illuminations II
Danielle Lien Image edited with JD Autumn Tones II and JD Illuminations II
Thanksgiving Table BEAUTIFUL WORLD STANDOUTS
Elaine Beale Smith Edited with JD Autumn Tones, JD Beautiful World Textures, JD Leaf Overlays, JD Grass Brush & Overlays
Spiced Pear Cake
Deirdre Lewis Image edited with JD Foundations 2020
Cranberry Sauce Recipe: Instructions: Mix the sugar, juice, water, and salt until combined in saucepan.Turn heat up to medium and add the cranberries, cinnamon, and orange peel. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often. The berries will begin to pop. Let it cool, then cover and refrigerate until it is time to serve. Alternatively, you can serve it warm.
Ingredients: 12 oz fresh Cranberries, washed 3/4 cup Orange Juice 1/4 cup Water 1 Cinnamon stick (and/or Ground Cinnamon to taste) Orange Peel 3-4 Tbsp sugar, if desired Pinch of Salt
Deirdre Lewis Image edited with JD Foundations 2020 and JD Lightscaping Overlays
Ingredients:
Pumpkin Pancake Recipe Instructions: Mix dry ingredients first, then add the wet ingredients. Be careful not to over mix! Heat lightly oiled or buttered griddle or frying pan to a medium-medium high heat. Scoop batter in dollops onto to heated pan or griddle and cook until golden brown on both sides.
1 cup Flour 1.5 tbsp Light Brown Sugar 1&1/2tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1/4 tsp Salt 3/4 cup Milk 1/2 cup Canned Pumpkin Puree 1 Large Egg 1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp Vinegar
Viv’s Closet
Arriving at Etsy February 14
Christa van Gend Image edited with JD Foundations 2020
An Interview with Desirée Rolfe, Nature Photographer & Beautiful World Member BW: Desirée, please tell us a little about yourself.
Guest Artist
Desirée Rolfe
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DR: I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) with my husband Andy and our two rescue pups, Gracie and Bennie. We are very blessed to live in such a beautiful province, with countless opportunities to explore. I enjoy photography in several different settings, such as nature, landscapes and architecture such as old, abandoned buildings. I have always enjoyed nature, even as a child. I could sit for hours and draw birds or just wander off on my own. When we were kids, my Mom would always drag us to the English Garden in Assiniboine Park (Winnipeg). I dreaded every moment. Fast forward to today, it's my favourite place.
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Brokenhead Trail 1. JD Dark Splendor Eerie Night 2. JD Quick Flow 3. JD Illuminations Instant Overlays - Halo
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Assiniboine Park 1. Dark Splendor Actions - Dark Matte a. Darken Highlights and Darken Bottom
Chipmunk Before & After Details
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1. JD Foundations 5 - Detail Brushes & Finishing a. Extra Sharp Detail Brush b. Background Blur Brush 2. JD Foundations 3 - Depth, Contrast + Glow a. Overall GlowWarm Pop 3. JD Illuminations Instant Overlays Vol. 2 - Awakening
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DesirĂŠe's Nature Photography Tips Patience! I can't stress this enough.
Safety first. It's easy to get excited when you see a bird or an animal that is on your bucket list. But always make sure that it is safe to do so. This also means not invading their space and stressing the animal out to get the shot. Don't put yourself in harm's way.
Be quiet. Birds and animals are easily spooked.
Take lots of photos. Especially with birds. They move so fast. I once took over 1,000 photos of the same hummingbird. I guess I got caught up in the moment.
Tree Swallow Before and After Details: Before
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`1) JD Quick Flow (Normal & Underexposed) 2) Extra Sharp Detail Brush
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"The beauty of nature inspires me every day, from the colouring and markings on a bird, the way the light shines through the trees. Photography has opened my eyes and the world to me."
Robins Eggs Nest Before and After Details:
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1) Slight crop to remove top corners 2) JD Foundations 5 - Detail Brushes & Finishing: Extra Sharp Detail Brush on eggs and inside nest 3) Dark Splendor - Twilight: The darkness gave the blue of the eggs a nice pop. 4) JD Illuminations Instant Overlays - Eden
DesirĂŠe's Favorite JD Products: JD Quick Flow JD Foundations JD Dark Splendor JD Green Tone Correction Actions JD Illuminations Instant Overlays Vol. 1 & 2
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Rita Voortman-Broos Edited with JD Endless Winter and Force of Nature Bundle
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Irène Landsjö
Penny Sesher
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Deirdre Lewis After with JD Endless Winter
Brandi Birkhimer Edited with JD Force of Nature
Danielle Thurman Trina Edited with JD Endless Winter
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Susan Perry Gilbert After with JD Endless Winter
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Kimberly Morris After with JD Endless Winter
Stefano Calderan Edited with JD Foundations 2020 and JD Endless Winter and Force of Nature Bundle
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Candice Siddon After Edited with JD Endless Winter
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Britta Boykins After Edited with JD Endless Winter
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Lisa Dominguez After Edited with JD Endless Winter
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Dana Churchill McKnelly JD Beautiful World Roadmaps, JD Beautiful World Mattes and Hazes & JD Wuthering Heights Textures
Pauline van der Spuy JD Beautiful World Foundations 2020, JD Autumn Tones and JD Lightscaping Overlays
Mandy Williams Below JD Illumination Overlays and JD Magical Forest Overlays
Mark Palmer Bottom Right JD Instant Illuminations, JD Lightscaping, and JD Vignettes
Bonnie Cox Smith Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations
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Ida Levin
Images edited with JD Illuminations, JD Autumn Tones, JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Lightscaping Instant Overlays
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Wendy Davenschot Edited with JD Quick Flow, Illuminations Instant Overlays & Leaf Overlays
Rebekka Rainbow Weingarten Edited with JD Illuminations Instant Overlay Actions
Christina Schilousky Edited with JD Beautiful World Road Maps Enchanted and Arizona, JD cloud overlays, and the texture Merger
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Danielle Lien Edited with JD Illuminations Vol. 2 and JD Autumn Tones Set II
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Mark Palmer Edited with JD Foundations 2020, Grainy Day Blue texture (JD Freebie), Soft gold flare (Lightscaping), Awakening (Illuminations 2), JD Colorsplash (Sahara), Taboo (JD BW tints) & Edge burn BW vignette
Claudia Mรถckel Edited with JD Ravens, JD Texture Pack 1, JD Illuminations Instant Overlays, Vol. 2
Monika Vanhercke Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, 2020 Edition
Angela Lehman Gorham Edited with JD Foundations and JD Illumination Overlays
Dixie Brumm Edited with JD Green Tone Correction and JD Autumn Tones
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Rachel Wood Edited with JD Illuminations Instant Overlays
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Ida Levin Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Illuminations Vol. 1&2, and JD Lightscaping Instant Overlays
Deise de Oliveira Edited with JD Illumination Overlays
Deise De Oliveira Edited with JD Illumination Instant Overlays
Pauline van der Spuy JD Vignettes, JD Dark Splendor and JD Watercolor-Inspired combination textures
Pauline van der Spuy JD Lightscaping Overlays and JD Watercolor-Inspired combination overlays
Bonnie Cox Smith Edited with JD Leaf Overlays
Mark Palmer Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Beautiful World Matte and Haze, JD Beautiful World Vignettes and JD Painterly Textures
Rita Voortman-Broos Edited with JD Illuminations Instant Overlays
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Edited with JD Autumn Tones Pack
Dee Hunter
Edited with JD Grass Brushes & Overlays and JD Enchanted Forest Overlay
Penny Sesher
Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Grass Brushes & Overlays and JD Lightscaping Overlays
Deirdre Lewis
Edited with JD Quickflow, JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Lightscaping Overlays and JD Autumn Tones
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Candice Siddon Edited with JD Endless Winter
Jennifer Beitchman
Heather Goodfellow
Edited with JD Endless Winter
Edited with JD Brushed-blurred texture from Texture Pack 1 and a bokeh overlay from JD Santa’s Magic
Griet Decoster Edited with JD Force of Nature
Jan Heastont Edited with JD Endless Winter and JD Paints and Lilac Illuminations Combo
Dixie Brumm Edited with JD QuickStart Actions, JD Beautiful World Vignette, and JD B&W Conversion
Mark Palmer Edited with JD Monotones and JD Macabre Textures
Barry Freeman JD Illuminations Vol. II, JD Illuminations Instant Overlays, JD Magical Glitter
Michele Sherwood Left JD Illuminations Instant Overlays
Danielle Lien Right JD Illuminations Instant, Vol. II
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Rita Voortman-Broos Edited with JD Watercolor-Inspired Tints and Textures
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Danielle Trina Edited with JD Wuthering Heights Textures
Alisha Smith Watkins Edited with JD Wuthering Heights Textures
Deise de Oliveira Edited with JD Illumination Overlays & Textures
Dana Churchill McKnelly Edited with JD Beautiful World Roadmaps, JD Beautiful World Matte & Haze, and JD Wuthering Heights Textures
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Stefano Calderan Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations
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Candice Siddon
Astrid Broer
Edited with JD Texture Pack 1 and JD Leafy Top Overlays
Edited with JD Autumn Mini Pack
Colleen Schwulst
Amber Fite
Edited with JD Looking Glass Actions and hand edits.
Edited with JD Painterly Textures
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Lorelei Falkenstein Bryan Edited with JD Wuthering Heights Textures
Jo Fields Edited with JD Wuthering Heights Textures, JD Versatone Tints, JD Illuminations Instant Overlays
Becky Carpenter Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Beautiful World Vignettes, and JD Illumination
Brandi Erin Brock Edited with JD Autumn Tones
Erica Jansen Edited with JD Autumn Tones
Marilyn Quisenberry
Lloyd Photography
Edited with JD Autumn Tones
Edited with JD Leaf Overlays
Brandi Erin Brock Edited with JD Autumn tones, Set 1, Grass overlays, JD Green Tone Corrections and JD Sky Overlay
Nina Fairhurst Edited with JD Magical Glitter Brushes and Overlays
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Mark Palmer Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Texture Pack 4, and JD Beautiful World Vignettes, and JD Autumn Tones
Dianne Hwang Edited with JD Autumn Tones (Golden Wheat and Rich Fall)
Marie-george Lavaurs Edited with JD Illuminations Instant Overlays Ashley and Blended Latte
Tina Dose Edited with JD Beautiful World Vignettes, JD Autumn Tones
Colleen Schwulst Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Texture Pack 4, and JD Beautiful World Vignettes, and JD Autumn Tones
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Christina Kaplan Edited with JD Watercolor-Inspired textures and tints
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Brooke Iwasaki JD Autumn Tones Mini-Pack
Kelly Munce JD Illuminations Instant Overlays and JD Grass Overlays
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Anki Enderud Edited with JD Wuthering Height textures (Bramwell) and JD More Macabre Ravens
Elaine Beal Smith Edited with JD Monotones (Artistic) and a Beautiful World Texture
Julie Beard Lawson Edited with JD Monotones (Crisp Matte), Macabre Ravens and Smoke Overlays
Christa van Gend Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations and Isabella from Wuthering Heights
Lisa Dominguez Edited with JD Watercolor-Inspired Textures and Tins
Patti Aichler
Colleen Petrison-McArdell
JD Texture Pack One - Mysteries and Brushed and the
Edited with JD Dark Splendor Actions and JD Ravens
JD Freckle Brush, Foundations 2020
Jan Heastont Edited with JD Textures, Illuminations 1, 2 & Combos
Vicky Gustafsson Edited with JD Fine Art Portrait Mini-Pack 1, and texture Nelly from Wuthering Heights
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Danielle Trina Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Wuthering Heights Textures, and JD Watercolor Textures
Susan Perry Gilbert Edited with JD Foundations 2020, JD Illuminations Instant Overlays
Brittany Dawson
Trudy Moylan
Edited with JD Wuthering Heights Texture
Edited with JD Illuminations Instant Overlays
Penny Sesher Edited with JD Foundations 2020 and JD Autumn Tones
Vicky Gustafsson Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, JD Texture Pack 4, and JD Beautiful World Vignettes, and JD Autumn Tones
Linda Sherrill Edited with JD Illuminations Overlays
Dana Churchill McKnelly Edited with JD Beautiful World Matt and Haze, Beautiful World Road Maps, Wuthering Heights Textures, and Force of Nature.
Elaine Beal Smith Edited with JD Endless Winter + Force of Nature Bundle, JD Beautiful World Textures
Colleen Schwulst Edited with JD Autumn Tones
Cheryl Minnier
Monika Vanhercke
Edited with JD Illuminations Instant Overlays
Edited with JD Beautiful World Foundations, 2020
Claudia Regina Gaimaro Edited with JD Texture Pack 4
Monika Tymanowska
Faith Berven
Edited with JD Magical Glitter Overlays
Edited with Beautiful World Vignette, JD Autumn Tones Old Oak, JD Leaf overlay
Rita Voortman-Broos Image edited using JD Beautiful World Foundations, 2020 Edition and JD Watercolor - Inspired Textures
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Julie Lawson Image edited using JD Beautiful World Foundations 2020 edition, JD Beautiful World Mattes and Hazes, JD Leafy Top Overlay, JD Lightscaping Overlays, and JD Painterly Textures
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Angie Willard Ooms Image edited using JD Cloud Overlay
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Dana Churchill McKnelly Edited using JD Beautiful World Roadmaps, JD Beautiful World Mattes and Hazes and JD Wuthering Heights Textures
Aimee DeJarnette JD Autumn Tones, Golden Glow overlay and a touch of Cosmopolitan Matte from BW Matte and Haze
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