Sneak Peek — Gorgeous Kids

This past Saturday was very busy in the studio, it all started with these two gorgeous kids.  I am having so much fun looking through and editing these photos, had to share a few right away….2 (1) doubles 32aa14a63

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These girls are so photogenic… I honestly have no words…They range from age 7 months to pre-teen, really expected this to be a bit difficult so I gave myself a lot of time to get the shots…But to my surprise it went really smoothly a lot quicker and easier then I could have hoped for! ! They were perfect!!! It’s hard to get bad images when they are so darn beautiful! Could not decide which ones to share, there were so many I absolutely LOVED!!93Amazed that I got this shot….everyone looking at the camera!!!  It’s hard enough to do with 7 adults let alone children!
96106Untitled-1The Cutness…. No Words1021654014_716931861676582_3553969309134879680_n  Favorite shot of the day I think… Love the look on her face, like she is thinking “whats in it for me if I cooperate”  LOL87     Love the look on her face….7a – That smile –3059 62  -I see Christmas card!!! –245  No Words for this other then perfection….141414    Beautiful sisters…..83aLook at that face!!!!15 1347 copy    -Pretty Ballerina-10 552Those Eyes-

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So Happy to have her photo taken….24109 Love- Love-Love 114218812112   They are off…..racing out of the studio….They have had enough!!! LOL 🙂

-Sneak Peek- 7 Girls

I was lucky enough to spend a morning with 7 beautiful girls, from 8 months to pre-teen! Here is just a sneak peek and what went on!Untitled-1These 2 sisters are absolutely adorable!!!10 (1)Love the pink on these 2 gorgeous sisters.1654014_716931861676582_3553969309134879680_nThis beautiful 3 year old had a lot to consider before looking into the camera…14980_716143485088753_1655572771893554358_nThere are no words to discribe this perfect ballarina.70So happy to have her photo taken 🙂
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My Kids

Well I have my own in home studio now, I put it up when I need it and take it down when I’m done…Someday I will have one up all the time but for now this works.  I have a photo shoot this weekend so I set up the studio early and asked my kids for some shots!! Well that is like pulling out teeth!!! They are fine for about the first 5 minutes and then I lose them…I managed to get a few great shots, I think my Christmas card might be done for this year! 🙂 🙂 🙂10624634_714799161889852_7227659748686382051_n10152512_714799135223188_4455690541120830282_n10644968_714799131889855_1595557207037382289_n

This and That…

Learning new techniques in Photo-shop is awesome! It’s so cool to take a good photo and transform it into something amazing! I looked through some of my favorite photos I had and re-edited them with the new things I have learned. I love how these came out, I am learning new things everyday -photography is my creative outlet… IMG_0061a

Love the emotions in this photo…and the warm light helps the feeling of Loveb1The Black and white high contrast makes this photo seem a bit mysterious…IMG_2361Brightened up the colors and sharpened it up a bit with a little cool tones to add a fall feel to the photo.IMG_0897This shot was a bit dark and dreary…with the pink burst of color, it brightens it up a bit and gives it some warm tonesIMG_3104Added a bit of Grey to the background and brightened his face, so we can feel the crisp fall/winter air.IMG_4395Major edit on color, and added a bright sunspot…don’t you want to just follow the bridge to see where it’s taking you?

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 Muted the colors, made the photo spot color, and brightened up the eyes a bit….  22222221 This was something fun I wanted to try….no explanation needed

12aThis shot is just perfect! Just tweaked the contrast, color, and added a vignette and done!

12qI wanted this photo to have a very somber feel, winter is around the corner and we don’t want fall to end… so the color edit says it all….IMG_4673Color edit, brightness edit, eye enhancement, hair sharpening and more…Love how this came out!

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LOVE this shot. as it was but…I had to see what it could be. made it a bit on the warm side, added some champagne color overlay, and added a burst of champagne to brighten it up a bit.asefdadadThe peach mist adds a little something…..

IMG_9741This one is an oldie….LOTS were done to this photo..qwLove the action shot….to make him stand out more I added a dark vignette around him …but brightened him up a bit.

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Quality on this one is not so great, but the color of the sky has been edited, and he has been brightened up a bit.




NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA

So my family and I decided to take a quick trip to Niagara Falls.  7 hours there and 7 hours back and only 24 hours in Niagara.  As you can imagine my kids were thrilled!!  But the trip was actually a lot of fun (well at least for the adults anyway) .   I have been so busy that I finally had some time to look through some photos I had taken.  These are just a few of my favorites, we were lucky because we got to see the fireworks right from our hotel Window.121212121244a123a12131213a1212121212a12321aThe Rainbow Bridge was amazing…So I added a little HDR and made it stand out even more….10641153_700103593359409_8956867793169325073_n

10616467_700093280027107_7310868306926955623_n1242124aThe Fireworks from our window….we had the perfect view!

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Always Trying New Things

Ok, so I’m in the process of collecting new photography props and backgrounds,  for outdoor and in studio shoots, and I came across “DIGITAL props and backgrounds”  on line.  Although I do have a green screen (which I barely use),  I found this rather intriguing.  So I proceeded to purchase a few and try them out. I have to admit they are ALOT of work  and VERY time consuming, especially if you are using existing images shot without a green screen, however I found it so much fun…  These results are not perfect, however with time and practice I’m sure I will master it.  More digital background photos to come in the near future I’m sure .  🙂1111This photo fit perfect into the hat box,  and the look on her face is priceless…

3I also wanted to see how it would look in black and white, not sure which one I like more…

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This one had so many options, I had a ton of photos that would have worked in this wagon.  I Love the final result.

1113With this one I had to alter the color a bit to make it fit and not look edited.  Below is the spot color version, I could not decide which one I liked better.

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This one was a lot of work, finding a baby laying in the exact position I needed it to be was virtually impossible, but I went into my archives, and found just one.  With a bit of maneuvering i got it to work.  I absolutely LOVE this scale! I may have to find and buy an actual scale now…1114