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    Olivas Family

    Nov 4, 2011

    I could not have chosen a more beautiful location or a more beautiful family to work with!  Brittany and Nic were made for each other and little Taylie is such a ham!  I had so much fun with you guys  :)


    






    (ha ha she was trying to keep her eye on the camera...mommy taught her so well!)







    Ok, Ok, I know.  Photo overload!  But, I mean, how gorgeous is this couple and their little girl?  I just HAVE to share this last one of Taylie.  She was trying SO hard to blow this weed/grass/cotton thing and it was just too cute!  She really gave it her all  :)


    Hazlett Family

    Oct 30, 2011

    I was able to do maternity, newborn, senior, and family photos for this wonderful family!  Christina contacted me first for Rilee's newborn photos as well as some maternity photos.  Then I met her younger sister when she contacted me for senior photos.  That is where I met their amazing mother!  A couple weeks later, Jana had contacted me for some family photos because all of their family was together again but only for a short while.  We headed out to get some quick shots, and let me tell you, this family is gorgeous!  See for yourself  ;)

















    Thank you Hazlett family!  :)

    Weekend Recipe

    Oct 15, 2011

    WOW.  I am SO behind on blogging.....


    Awhile back, I decided to introduce some of my "Recipes" of editing a photo. And it's about time I got around to it  ;)


    I will take you from the first step and go over everything I did to achieve the final product.  I will also include all the information of where I got the actions, etc.
    Ok, here goes.  I use this "Recipe" quite often and it's definitely one of my favorites!  I call it:


    A Pinch of Honey


    What you will need:

    I always start by cropping my photos to 5x7.  I then ran 'Light & Dark' and using my brush painted over her face to brighten it up.  I also reduced some of the redness from her skin.  I then ran Portraiture on a separate layer and turned the opacity low (I think about 30%).

    I desaturated the yellows (about -20) because the action will add more yellow.  Next, I created a Selective Color layer adjustment.  I selected Green and set as follows:  Cyan (-40), Magenta (45), Yellow (35), Black (45).  Flatten image.

    I then ran 'Jane' from Florabella's Luxe II collection and set the opacity between 30-50% (it varies from photo to photo).  Next, I ran 'Milk & Honey' from Florabella's Color & Haze collection.  Ungroup the folder and make the following adjustments:  Honey Tint (35% opacity), Milk Haze (15% opacity), Honey Haze (10% opacity), turn off Brighten Up and Lighten layers.

    Then I ran 'Pastel Tints & Hazes' from Florabella's Color & Haze collection.  Turn on Lavender Tint and Tiffany Blue Tint.  Set Tiffany Blue Tint to 15% opacity.

    The very last step, I just added a slight vignette at about 10-15% opacity.

    And that's it!  Feel free to leave any questions in the blog comments below  :)