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{How to ~ My editing process}

I often receive questions from other photographers asking how I edited a particular image.  So… I decided to show a before & after image of my son that I took yesterday, along with my editing steps.   Below is the image taken in my office.  Lots of natural light coming in.  SOOC  for those who…

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{Before & After’s}

I was looking through some old photos tonight, and decided to do a post about Before and After’s.  Most people (and this is not a knock on anyone) don’t know how much work goes into post processing of images.  Average time spent on a session to deliver about 40 images, is 10 to 15 hours…

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{From flat & dull to sweet brightness}

In Lightroom 3 Bump up the exposure, fill light, brightness & contrast, clarity & vibrance. Open up CS5 Adjust the Levels a little brighter On the eyes… use dodge tool for the white of the eyes, sponge tool on saturate for the blues, and burn tool for the eye lashes. Then run noise ware for…

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{Simple Editing}

One of the many things I have learned in photo school this year, is to spend more time ‘shooting’ the correct way, and spend less time editing.  Time is money right?  The  more time you spend sitting at your computer, is less time you have to shoot.  As my professor Rhonda Hole would state, “Do…

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{Behind the scene}

Kameryn came with me yesterday for the shoot and was quite a good little helper.  She really likes to help out, especially when it’s for her little cousin.  Here is just a little look at some shots I took of her while she was following my directions… Can you believe that the chest that she…

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