I have found a new challenge with the Right Now series from the Willette site. I hope to be updating this soon, but wanted to go ahead and post the photos. I keep meaning to get around to doing this, which is exactly what this challenge is helping us avoid. Ironic, right? So, this was the field trip we took this week to Lichterman Nature Center. I have done this trip several times, and it is not exactly my favorite. But, it was important to Abby, so I had signed up to drive. I hoped that taking my camera might make the trip more interesting. I am learning that by the 4th time, poor JonJon may have to take extreme measures to get mom to go on a school trip...or do you go back to wanting to participate in everything because it is your "last time around?" We shall see...
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I haven't participated at I Heart Faces in a while, but I had some recent mommy photos that would fit this week's theme. So here is a photograph of little Jordyn and her mom that just touched me. Isn't she so sweet? To see more "motherhood" entries, click here:
This is little Jordyn. She was soooo sweet and adorable. It was still one week before her due date when we had this session! I was expecting her to be a fragile little thing. And she WAS tiny, but she was fiesty! We moved her outside to get better light, and she was a trooper, even though it was chilly (in baby terms.) She had a little space heater and her blankie for between shots. Here are a few shots of little miss newborn: To visit Jordyn's gallery and view the rest, you can click here.
Kim Klassen makes the most beautiful textures. I used her "Coffee Tea or Me" and "Greyday." (My personal favorite so far.) I have used some of her textures before on some of the photos you may have seen here. If you like playing with textures, you should join her Texture Lovin' List. She sends out Friday Freebies, and also puts an example out using the Friday textures to see them in action. Here's my play with some textures over a little branch with a flower.
I am working on an idea for Portrait Parties. The idea is that I offer one mom a free package (8x10, 2 5x7s, and some wallets, maybe.) She invites 5 kiddos over for a Portrait Party playdate. I will set up a spot and take one or two poses for each child in the group, and maybe one of them all together. I will mail a proof out to the moms the next week, and they can order any prints they would like to have. Then, hopefully, at least one of the moms from the playdate will have her own party and invite 5 other friends, and so on. So far, I have two ideas for set ups. One involving a fish bowl, and one with feet and names. Does anyone have any thoughts on another "theme?" It wouldn't be much fun to have 2 portraits from the same scene if you decided to host your own party...
Would you rather have it at your home, or somewhere else? What time of day would be best? Is 5 a good number of kids? What activities would you plan to keep everyone busy when it was just play time? Any other ideas? Also, if anyone reading this would like to volunteer for a guinea-pig session, please let me know!! This new site has a great giveaway going on. Several of the prizes involve baby stuff like knit hats, pettiskirts, etc. Go check them out, and enter to win:
http://throughthelensphotographymagazine.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-giveaways.html I would love to get some high school senior sessions this year. But first, I have to get some senior shots in my portfolio. I only have one :( So, if anyone out there knows of a senior who would like some custom portraits please pass along my information, or send them here! Here is the deal I am offering:
What I need: I need one male, and one female. I will need a model release signed, which gives me permission to use the photos on my marketing material, website, etc. I want to get some urban grunge type (graffiti, and metal staircases, etc.) and some typical shots outdoors. I need to take them soon, a little earlier than the typical "Senior Season." What you get: A free 1 to 1.5 hour custom portrait session in an outdoor location. Bring any outfits or instruments or sports equipment you would like to have in your photos with you! Feel free to bring a friend to help you out while we "work." You can purchase any prints or products for half of my regular pricing. An opportunity to earn credits by referring other seniors. WOW! First Today, the girls over at I Heart Faces have changed up the routine a little, but we still have a Fix It Friday! Find it in the community section if you are interested. So, this is the original SOOC image. I think it is really cute, but a little too underexposed. I played around with actions mostly today. I used MCP's little free action that was just put out- Mini Fusion. I would looove to get the full version of that one. It is really versatile. So, back to editing, I added two of Kim Klassen's textures, which I am just enjoying every day! I should join her affiliate program, cause I promote her everywhere I go! LOL Anyway, I put one in overlay, and the other is on soft light blend mode. On the first texture, I used a gaussian blur on the skin, so it would keep the same color, but lose the texture. The other was turning her brown, so I just erased it off of the skin altogether. I also saturated the colors on the background a bit. And ran a Pioneer Woman "Sharpen This" to get just the face a little more in focus. Voila! Hmmmm...it is actually a little lighter on my blog, so I might bring back a little more on the mid-tones if I were going to use this photo. Check out some other takes on the same image at I Heart Faces.
I found a new company who makes the curvy routed frames which I love. It is called the Vintage Crush. They have all of the cute shapes and designs, and also put little ribbon holes in for decorative hanging. I am hoping to order a few soon. Plus, they come in a wide array of colors...I loooove to look through a color palette.
That is one reason, (of many) that I cannot go to Home Depot and Lowe's....I get lost in the paint department. Something about that super organized display of colors all grouped together in sections. But, I digress. There is a giveaway going on for a $50 gift certificate over at the Photographer's Blog. Check it out if you are interested. I have been trying to convince a certain sister of mine *wink, wink*nudge, nudge* to try her hand at making me some of these types of frames. But, she is busy with her barnwood adventures. She is recycling old wood from barns in middle Tennessee into frames for her Letter Pictures prints. Who knew that barnwood was actually made from real barns?! Ah, the country life. So, for now, I will have to order a few of the Vintage Crush frames to try. And probably make a run to the craft store for matching ribbon. YAY! Can't wait! |
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