Tuesday, March 27, 2012

b&a monday.

or ya know, b&a tuesday. same thing.

loved these adorable brothers! like seriously, could the little one's smile be any cuter?


Monday, March 19, 2012

b&a monday.


oh amanda. :) she is the love of my life, did you know that? check out the rest of her pretty bridals here.

this picture is a great example of the difference an adjustment in white balance can make. when I first started editing pictures, and a picture appeared kind of blue-ish like the "before" one here, I would go to the saturation bar in photoshop and turn down the blues and turn up the reds and yellows in an attempt to fix it... but alas, all I did was make people look pale with random pops of color. that's why white balance is so important! it adjusts all the colors at once and doesn't make you desaturate any of the photo. now, I always shoot in auto white balance and adjust it later in ACR (adobe camera raw), but if you want to learn more about white balance in your camera, check out this helpful post (and read everything else on that site because she is so helpful to beginning photographers!).

happy monday everyone!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

kimberly + tommy

I'm sorry for the lack of blogging this semester! school is definitely my priority these days. but as I was too antsy to study just now, I thought it would be a perfect time to sneak in a quick post. :)

I loved kimberly & tommy so much! they were so cute with each other and therefore were a dream to photograph. we got lucky and found all of these cool backdrops within the same 100 yards of each other! um, awesome? I think so. enjoy!



Monday, March 12, 2012

b&a monday + sneak peek.


surriously. see what photoshop (and shooting in RAW!) can do?
loveeed how lovey dovey this couple was. they made my job easy. :)

Monday, March 5, 2012

b&a monday.



just felt like revisiting this shoot with jessica that I still love. :)
can't believe we took these pictures in 2010!

I don't remember exactly what I did to this photo, but I'm pretty sure I used the "seventies" action from the pioneer woman action set. they're free, and awesome! they are the only actions I used for a while, so I highly recommend. :) she's also a super great resource for learning the basics of your camera or photoshop! I seriously remember spending hours reading things on her sight - check it out, it's totally worth it!

Thursday, March 1, 2012



ohhh my how I love this CD.
when I'm on a long drive by myself, this is one of those CDs I'm happy to play straight through and belt out every word along with it.
so good.. my favorite songs on it are "bury your head," "you're not alone," and "voices."

well guys... february is over! sad!
I guess I'll have to start posting all those sessions I've been putting off. ;)

but this was fun... I'm sure I'll do it again in a few months when life isn't so crazy!

 
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