Lovely Textures

I am just amazed at how one or two little photo editing steps can make a not so great picture really POP!  Here is the photo of Rachel that I like to call "the twirly one".  I know I'm posting a lot of photos of Rachel, but let's face it, she is a good model, is gorgeous, and makes me look like a good photographer!

I love this shot, but the background is kind of off - I mean Cinderella should be in a garden with a pumpkin patch nearby, not in a forest.  What to do to save this shot. . . . . . .  Well, one sleepless night later, I came up with this:

A-ha - TEXTURES!  I got this texture free at Coffeeshop, and am so grateful for their free stuff and tips!  After I put the texture over the photo, I added a sepia action and warmed it up even further with a photo filter.  Of course, I erased the texture off her dress, arms, and face.  Now I think it really pops!  Retro and lovely. 

Cutie Patooties

I had the privilege to photograph a friend's boys today.  We were having fun with it, even though I saw a snake in the yard (yikes) and we were getting eaten alive by mosquitoes - welcome to Wisconsin!

These boys are just too cute!

A Touch of Elegance

Prom gowns should be remembered long after prom night!  I love that girls are making their gowns part of their senior portraits. 

 

 

Don't forget the shoes!!!

Something to cheer about

I love cheer leader pictures!  Thanks, Rachel for being such a good sport when I kept asking you to jump!

"KICKING" AROUND SOME IDEAS

As I mentioned before, I love taking shots of shoes and feet.  I had a few minutes today to play with some shots, and I came up with this composite.  I think the saying will work really well when I finish this senior shoot as we plan to take pictures of Rachel in her prom dress and shoes, which are very much Cinderella-like!   Can't wait!

 

SIBLINGS

Trying to capture the special bond between siblings. . .

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

This past week, as Rachel, her mother and sister viewed the images that we had taken, I realized how different everyone's tastes and preferences are!  There were images that I absolutely LOVED, but Rachel, Marie and Sarah did not choose them for their favorite list!   

I think it has something to do with the model's personality coming out in the images.  Marie could look at a photo and see how the tilt of her daughter's head or her smile were "her's", or if they were "posed".   

It was an important lesson for me to realize that although a photo may be perfect in composition and lighting and may be post processed perfectly, it all boils down to capturing the individual's personality and style.   

It is a good thing I took over 300 images, I guess!