Welcome to the 49th week of Shoot and Edit: Part 2. Click HERE for all the details and upcoming prompts/themes (also including previous editing tutorials). This week’s theme or prompt was to show us one “Bokeh Lights” SOOC shot (this was just a suggestion, you can show us any SOOC shot). Hopefully you linked up with Jill’s blog earlier this week.This week, Mira Crispvolunteered  to share a creative lesson with us. For those of you that use Photoshop, I think you’ll really enjoy this one. Any case, please give Mira a warm welcome! Hello to all of Ashley’s...

This past weekend, I met up with Liz and Jodie for a “just because” couple’s session. Actually, I guess it was more than a “just because” session…Liz not only wanted a few “Christmas Card Worthy” shots, but she also wanted to document that her hair had fully grown back…yes, Liz is a cancer survivor – three years strong (I hope I got that right)!Interestingly enough, Liz grew up just a few houses down from my grandparents and I went to school with her older brother. I hadn’t seen her in years so it was nice to reconnect and...

As a rule of thumb, I love to check the mail as soon as I get home. With that said, the mailbox was extra exciting yesterday afternoon…I came home to a mailbox full of Christmas cards that quickly found their way onto our refrigerator. In response, our Christmas cards have been mailed (well most of them – still waiting on a few missing addresses). However, I simply cannot send a card to everyone…so here it is. From our home to yours…I hope your days are “merry and bright” all year long. PS: I’m traveling today…so I’ll be away from my...

Welcome to the 49th week of Shoot and Edit: Part 1! Click HERE for all the details and upcoming prompts/themes and past tutorials. This week our theme or prompt is “Bokeh Lights” (this is just a suggestion, you can show us any SOOC shot…much like I did this week). You have until Wednesday each week to link your SOOC shot up on Jill’s blog. On Thursday, you can link up your edits with ME after following some of my tips on how to edit your shots (or just post your edit on Thursday and you can pick up my tips for next week).   I’m going to continue using some...