Some of My Favorites From this Shoot

Well, what can I say about this particular photo shoot?  It has to be my favorite so far, however I do have one up for editing this week that should be just as good.  What else...most of the pictures I really liked, so it was hard to pick my favorites.  There were a lot that I have already posted in the last week that I really loved also.

I think that I will add a picture of these two to my "Sessions" tab that talks about what to wear.  I love the combination of their dresses, the jewelry, the boots, their make-up, and well...everything.

Finished with the Cutest Teen and Her Stunning Mom...

I had the hardest time with this particular picture!  The reason was it was one of the last taken that night with no flash and it was getting pretty dark.  So, I had my ISO up to 800 or so, I think...but I think that caused my picture to be crazy red! Who knows what caused it, but it was really RED!!!! I tried all my usual tricks to get rid of the sunburned look, but didn't have much luck with it.  I used a texture and ran an action on it called Ashley Vintage.  I still like it despite my issues, but I wonder how it will look in print after ALL the edits I made to it.

Tomorrow, I plan on posting my favorites from this shoot.  After that on to the next family in line, which should go by pretty fast.  They were just looking for a couple of shots to choose from for the Christmas card this year.  I told her I would try and design the card too for her, so I might be posting that in the next couple of days also.

In the Works Making a Page in the Tutorial Section of the Blog of Great Photoshop Tips...

Selective Color Cast Removal
http://www.mcpactions.com/blog/2009/05/05/fixing-a-localized-color-cast-using-photoshop/

Content Aware Scaling
http://www.viddler.com/explore/mcpactions/videos/9/

Make a HDR Image With a Single Photograph
http://free-web-design.co.cc/quick-hdr-effect-photoshop-cs5-tutorial.html

Making a Difficult Selection in CS5
http://www.inspiks.com/new-techniques-for-cutting-out-hair-in-photoshop-cs5/

Complex Selections in CS5 using the Refine Edge button
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0agvgNeXYA

Compositing Tips

Making a Color Mash Up Using Channels

Blown Red Channel

Text in a Portrait

Split Toning

My Favorites From a Shoot at the Sundial Bridge in Redding, CA...

Here are my favorites from a shoot that I did a couple of weeks ago at the Sundial Bridge.  I am always a sucker for sun flare and silhouettes, so I think that one is my favorite.  Plus, the one I posted a little while ago where she is touching his face as he looks into her beautiful eyes.  Thanks again you guys for letting me practice on you and I am so glad that you two are together.  You two seem PERFECT for one and another!

A Cold Rainy Saturday Spent By the Fire Editing Some Pictures...

How adorable is this mother daughter duo?  I love editing their photos, they look like models to me!  Thanks again you two for letting me practice my photography on you, I really am thankful!

Win a Spot in Lisa Harrision's Photoshop 101 Class...

How many of you would love to learn how to edit your photos correctly in photoshop?  I know that I would kill for a spot in this class...well maybe not really kill somebody, but maybe an indian burn or something along those lines.  Anyhow, here is the link to learn how you could win a free $300 value spot in Lisa's Photoshop 101 upcoming class over at ClickinMom's website.  Good luck to you all, but I kinda hope I win! :)


If you are wondering about this game induced coma child, he is my nephew and I will have that very same look of concentration if I am lucky enough to be chosen at random for the extra seat in this class.  Yes, I am a huge dork who loves to learn anything and absolutely everything about photoshop or camera related topics!

Playing Around Tonight....

What can I say about these two?  So much fun to edit, so stinking pretty!  There are so many from this shoot that I love, it is going to be hard to narrow them down!