2010 January

Recipe Mondays No. 9 { Totally Rad Actions }

January 25, 2010

Welcome to my ninth installment of Recipe Mondays! This week, we are going to practice on baby Kosta using Totally Rad Actions . Isn’t he just a dream? Here we go!

The Original SOOC (Straight-Out-Of-Camera):
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I used CS4′s clonestamp tool to get rid of the distractions in the photo.
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Next I did a curve adjustment via CS4 with the settings below.
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I then used Yin/Yang and Yin’d the top two corners to get rid of the too heavy vignetting.
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Tilt the image slightly counterclockwise and then crop to center.
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Boutwell Magic Glasses at 100% opacity.
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Green with Envy on the suitcase & wood floors to pop out the browns and reds a bit.
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Warm it up, Kris! at 100% opacity to give the overall image a warm tone.
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Cinnamon Toast at 50% opacity to give the image a slight vintage effect.
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Get Faded (winter) at 30% to finish it off with a muted vintage tone.
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And there’s your before & after! Big difference, right? Let me know what you guys think!
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Also, stay tuned for a blog post everyday this week, and a sneak preview from this little guy’s session!

Posted Under: Before and After 7 Comments

It’s Pouring

January 25, 2010

View from my front yard. Right now. Oh boy.
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*Update: Also, I know it’s been slow blogging on here, but honestly I have been incredibly busy trying to meet deadlines right now for my current wedding and portrait clients. This week will be one of the busiest weeks for me while I try and finish editing 1 wedding, 5 portrait sessions, and blogging once a day everyday this week. So stay tuned for some goodness y’all.

Posted Under: My Life 4 Comments

Best of 2009 l Engagement Portraits

January 19, 2010

If you haven’t seen my personal favorite wedding images of 2009, go HERE. And now, enjoy a few of my favorite engagement session images from 2009, in no particular order. Leave some love below

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I want to thank all of my loyal blog readers. I hope to see you around here more often in 2010! There are some big things happening and you do not want to miss out! Best of 2009 Portraits coming up tomorrow (Bellies, Babies, Kids, and Families)!

Posted Under: Couples, Portraits 11 Comments