Well it’s been three whole months since I have posted anything. What the hell?
Honestly I was un-inspired. And busy with life. Keeping up with this and that and all that comes with this and that. My camera was the last thing I wanted to get out. Even the beautiful colors of the fall didn’t make me want to run and grab the ol D300.
Yes it was bad. Really bad.
Over the course of 3 months, life changed, yet again. And slowly my camera has reappeared. Perhaps the new year will bring some new and fresh changes to this hobby of mine. We shall wait and see.
The post processing of any shoot is my favorite part of the process. I have been able to streamline my work flow so that it takes less time to edit a portrait shoot. Weddings, well that is another story. With most of my clients I do very little editing, mostly brighten the eyes, get rid of a few blemishes if any and in general make the photo “pop”. In fact I could probably just give them the SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot and they would be happy. But I wouldn’t be. What fun is just giving them that shot? A few days ago I took some photos of my daughter. The sun was setting, light was perfect and honestly probably didn’t need to edit these. But I did. Because I love to edit. And I may be addicted. There may be a self help book, if so pass it along.
I wanted to show the following before and afters to give you an idea of what I do after your shoot.
The straight out of the camera image is great. To the casual observer it might seem like nothing needs to be done. If you notice on the edit version I have taken away a few strands of hair off her face, brightened her eyes and used a filter to make the colors pop.
Here is the edited version done in Photoshop. Because I am a geek and have an iPhone, well I just had to do another edit with a new app I found. Pixlromatic is responsible for the edit on your right. Of course I don’t edit my client’s photos on my phone but it shows you how amazing some apps are. Also you don’t have to have an iPhone to get this program. It’s available for a download on your computer! Now if I can just convince my daughter to have red hair……..
I love the edit in Photoshop on this one but LOVE the dreamy quality of the Pixlromatic edit. What is your favorite Photoshop action to use when editing?
Holding sweet newborns is one of the perks of what I am able to do. It’s easy to forget how small, cuddly and comforting it is to have a sleeping baby in your arms. I feel incredibly lucky to do this. And to give new parents beautiful images of their babies with all the wrinkles, tiny toes and that rare grin. They grow up way too fast.
Introducing Harper……….
My two nieces are visiting from Colorado for the summer. 13 almost 14 and 14 almost 15. It’s been fun. Add Aubs, almost 11 into the mix and Holy hell! A house full of giggles, boy talk and everything else you can imagine. So what happens? A photo shoot of course!
by steph
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