Last one of the day…I think. I took one look at this photo and questioned my ability to “fix” it. It’s such a sweet photo but required a lot of cloning/healing (and I often say cloning/healing because I use one tool and then switch to another, and then over again to get it right) to remove the sunflare. In fact, I had a really hard time removing it from the father’s head…so I worked with it, not against it.I didn’t keep great track of my steps, but I did go through my usual Squeaky Clean step before I applied Coffeeshop’s Sun-Kissed action,...

This Before & After was all about post processing. It’s a cute snapshot of two young fathers with their new sons and I think that it belongs in a frame. My steps are pretty typical:  I started in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) and auto adjusted the white balance, increased the exposure, added fill light and increased the blacks. I then opened the image up in PSE and cropped a little closer (of course the Before image above has an even closer crop, but that was the JPG file).I ran Squeaky Clean and adjusted the layers accordingly (including reducing the red in their faces).Merged the...

I have at least three Before & Afters for you today – the first of which is this beautiful Korean-mixed (because I don’t know how else to say it) American baby. I’m telling ya, this kid is going to be a heart breaker one day. This is another example of a sweet moment captured on camera…and I decided with this one to get artistic. Of course, there’s always that fine line of artistic and jacked up…I guess you’ll have to tell me if I crossed that line. So here it is:I walked through my normal post-processing steps on this one: Adjusted curves...

…arrived TODAY!!! So, after my third request for a portrait shoot, I decided it was time to order the Tamron 28-55 mm f/2.8. I literally ordered this lens yesterday (as in Monday), so when I checked my email this morning, I was shocked to see “out for delivery.” So, now that I’ve got it (evidence: images above taken with my 50 mm f/1.8)…it’s time to practice, practice, practice – and I’m pretty sure that Kitty Paw isn’t going to model for long. Here is one of SOOC shots. By the way, I’m now shooting RAW+JPG (my SOOC shot below is...