Taking a page from Mike Moats’ book this week I went out and bought a package of buttons for the express purpose of photographing them. Finding the right combination of colors and arrangement is not as easy as it might seem. I also found I am not too happy with the look of the back side of the buttons I bought so more care in turning them all front side up may be required. In post processing I spent a lot of time filling in highlights from the reflective surfaces. I also cropped this one a little to simplify the composition. Then I took it into Color Efex Pro for a detail extraction and on to Topaz Simplify for a painterly look. Finally for presentation I took it back into CEP to add a border.