Before & After

 After the session is shot, the job is still not complete. The next step (which is usually longer than the session) is to process the images. So, I wanted to give a taste of one image before and after. This one got a little more than most, but it is a good example!

You can see that I didn’t like all of that chaos in the top right. It distracted too much from the subjects. Therefore, I took that out and added some texture! I also gave it a color makeover!

It is also very important to get your settings right in your camera. Many people may think that if I have it wrong in the camera than I can just fix it on my computer. That is very incorrect because if it is too overexposed or underexposed, it will look very funky regardless of fixing. So, if you are trying photography, learn how to take an image first…then move to enhancements!!

So, there you have it. Have a great day and thanks for checking in!

Project 52 – Week 24 – Father

I have totally lucked out in the father category…both with my own father and the father of my own children. So, I will use this post to honor both…

My father – Viet Nam Vet (1st Recon Marines); Little League Baseball coach of 40 years; seven siblings; married for almost 40 years. He is one of the many heroes of my life.

My husband – one of the most caring and loving fathers I know!! He cooks, he cleans, he takes care of the boys well! He embodies the spirit and patience of his late mother! I know she is watching him with pride and love every day! He is my best friend and the love of my life. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to have a family with.

Here is my dad getting inducted in his Little League Hall of Fame:

Here are my boys:

Make sure to head over to Lullu Little – San Francisco Bay Area Family Photographer and see how the amazing Patricia Rossi will interpret this weeks theme!

C&L Wedding – Part 2

Here are a few more of the gorgeous wedding from Friday! More to come, so stay posted!! Congrats to the gorgeous bride and groom once again!!!!

Sneak Preview of J&J Engagement Session

This engagement session was super fun! From farting horses to running goats, we really had a lot of fun walking around Springton Manor Farm. I wanted to show just a few images of what we captured. The light was magic and I cannot wait to go through more of these images!!! Thanks guys, I look forward to your September wedding!!!

Super Quick Sneak Preview of the C&L Wedding

I had the pleasure to photograph a super fun and beautiful couple Friday! Their friends and family were full of love and laughter, and it was just infectious. I wanted to share just one of these gorgeous souls. More to come!!

Project 52 – Week 23 – At Home

This week’s image is all about home! I wanted to get some fun images of my boys jumping on the bed or something but that turned into a wrong decision. I am sure most you can understand that!! Sometimes things just aren’t a good idea with a five and two year old. Tears and fighting later (the tears were mostly mine…ha ha) I decided to try something new. So, I brought the youngest out with some bubbles and there you go.

Make sure to head over to Lullu Little – San Francisco Bay Area Family Photographer and see how the amazing Patricia Rossi will interpret this weeks theme!

Here are a few more from our bubbles fun!

A Little Giveaway!

Hi all, I am feeling a little generous today…how about a free digital session?! So, the winner will receive a two hour session (location of choice, within 30 miles of Downingtown, PA) and a disk of the images with a customized disk cover. This session will be held between the contest end date and December 31, 2011.

How do you enter? I have three chances for you….

1. Like me on Facebook and come back here and comment. (If you already “like me” then your one step ahead)

2. Announce the contest on facebook to your friends for another chance…make sure to comment here that you did.

3. Tweet about it…then comment here.

I will pick a winner on June 30th!

There you have it! Good luck!!!

Sneak Preview of Sweet lil L

Today I had the pleasure to take almost seven month old, L. It was amazing how much she has grown since I took her newborn pics in November. Again, her mom had her dressed to the nines and it is a great example of just what to wear. So, without further ado, her are a few images…

Thanks for stopping in!

Project 52 – Week 22 – Junk/Recycle

Welcome to another installment of Project 52. If you need a refresher, we have a circle of fab photographers that takes a theme each week and interprets it in their own way. So, please take a few moments to complete the circle and leave some love for these amazing ladies!!!

This week the theme is junk/recycle! So, this was the perfect time to do a project that I have had on my list for some time. Well, it has changed many times over the years!! I picked up this old window years ago in hopes to make a vintage art piece for my home. At that time, I was doing a lot of painting and primitive projects (stack boxes, signs, etc.). This was of course, prior to my kids arriving on the scene!!

Fast forward a few years and the window is still sitting in the basement collecting dust. Now, I have gone full fledged into Photography…a passion that I have had since I was thirteen and had a photography class in school. Anyway, I have also gotten addicted to a site called Pinterest (one of the many site addictions I currently have) and saw this awesome antique window turned into a picture frame. That was it, I knew I was going to do that!! But, a few months have gone by and it still sat on the back burner! Two days ago I was starting to really figure out what I was going to do for my project and it hit me!!! That is usually how it works in my world. So, without further ado, my recycled window turned picture frame…I am grateful that this project has gotten my butt in gear!!!

Make sure to head over to Lullu Little – San Francisco Bay Area Family Photographer and see how the amazing Patricia Rossi will interpret this weeks theme!

Fashion on the First

Welcome to my first “Fashion on the First” post! My clients often ask what they should wear for a photo session. Therefore, I will be using this post to give some inspiration to those and others! So, without further ado, here you go…