Recent Sessions
I am in love with the amount of urban sessions I have been doing lately – they really are one of my favorite types of portraits. When Colleen (who also happens to be my cousin) wanted urban style photos on her trip home for Christmas, I was thrilled because this style really matches their personalities. 
Thankfully the day warmed up a bit so we didn’t freeze, we were able to convince the kiddos that photos taken in dirt could still be pretty, and Tate mastered the art of kneeling for a portrait. 
I hope you guys love your sneak – I can’t wait to show you the rest!
How about them model poses?
I hope you all have a great week!
I’ve been busy with holiday sessions and orders, and I have been neglecting the part of my Blog dedicated to other photographers and the industry in general. I have, however, been keeping up with the questions and comments from the readers of that section. The example posts are by far the most popular, and so it seemed like a good day to post one.
Here is the finished version of the image we will be looking at.
This version is a fully processed image with an urban theme, which is the theme I get the most questions about. It also happens to be one of my favorites. Knowing how to manipulate and set your camera, and not relying on auto functions is key to any good image. We have discussed that a ton, so I won’t go into it again on this post. Here is that same image straight out of the camera. (SOOC for future reference)
I’ll bet there’s not nearly as much work done to it as you thought is there? I get tons of questions on how to create images in Photoshop. My reply is always the same - you don’t create an image in Photoshop, you create it with the camera. Just as a painter knows the right mix of paints, or a musician knows the right key and notes, a photographer must know how to read the light, and how to use both the light and the camera to create the image that they want. Photoshop is merely an enhancement tool. It can not correct and out of focus image. It can not enhance quality or detail that is not already there. Heres a side by side comparison.
Let’s also take a look at the Black and White conversions that everyone loves. I myself, even with a love of color, adore a good black and white. Lets see the difference between a normal everyday conversion (which is what basic photo software offers) and a correctly done, basic, professional black and white image. The one on the left is the greyscale conversion and the on the right is the professional black and white.
Quite a bit of difference huh? Black and white images were the first images ever captured, since color film wasn’t invented until long after black and white film. And images taken on true black and white film only have black, white, and a mix of the two. There is no gray option, and that is the goal to accomplish with digital black and whites as well. You can see the difference in Caleb’s face in the two images – the one of the left is a shade of gray, and the one on the right is a true mix of black and white.
Here is a quick recap!
I hope this helps, and if you have any questions leave them in the comments or drop me an email with the contact tab!
I <3 this girl! She’s smart, she’s beautiful, and she’s fun. Anndd…she helps me play practical jokes . OH, and she dances like she doesn’t have a care in the world. Enjoy the sneak!!
I hope you all have a great week!!
Caleb is a trooper – for real. I drug him to all kinds of old buildings, through tons of mud, and made him sit in the weeds. Through it all he smiled, joked and had a good time. He also helped remind me why I love to shoot outside year round. Now – I’m looking forward to more winter sessions, including snow session – anyone game for that? 
Enjoy the photos!!
How awesome are this boys’ eyes?!
I am madly in love with this wall. Really.
Happy Friday! I hope you all have a great weekend!!
When this time of year hits, I start to mix in studio sessions with outdoor. The only time we can really shoot outdoor now is during the day since the sun goes down at around 4:30 every day, so those options are limited. I enjoy getting out my studio stuff once in awhile and changing things up a bit, so I was glad to go to Wendy’s house and hang out with her, her daughters and her grandbabies. Aren’t they beautiful?! Here’s a quick sneak!
Happy Wednesday!!