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Bigger pictures...YAY. I found a way to over-ride blogger and make the pictures bigger, what do you think?

Before and After

Since getting my new photoshop program I'm learning that post-processing is almost as important and taking the actual photo. Don't get me wrong--without a great photo it wont matter how much editing you do, but with photoshop you can add so much life and character to a photo.
I want my final photo to be as magical and exciting as it seemed "in-the-moment." Take this picture of Paxton for example, when I took the picture I was laughing and so was Paxton. We were both having a great time, and I remember thinking how handsome he looked-but when I look at the picture SOOC (straight out of camera) it doesn't seem as magical as Paxton was in the moment I took it. But with post-processing, I was able to make it look just as I remember when I snapped it.

Before SOOC

Somewhat dull and life-less.

After- Magical :)

Paxton

Fun at Smallwoods!

Ava- Edits

I've really been having some fun with photoshop (again.) I've done some new edits of my favorite picture of Ava using some MCP actions!

Miss Ava Maria

This is little Ava. I originally planned on taking some pictures of her outside, but the weather didn't cooperate, so we made a "make-shift" studio in her bedroom on top of the dresser :) It worked out pretty good!

This is my favorite!

Trying to decide...

I love this picture, but I'm not completely happy with the composition. I've tried a few different edits, and so far these are my favorites! Still not sure which I like better though, the first or the second?

Isabelle and Addesen

Thanks Kelly...I had a lot of fun with the girls! We also found some great places! I cannot believe how mature and beautiful the girls are getting! Where has all the time gone?

YAY!

After a ton of research, I figured out how to save images so that they don't loose their color and clarity...This was a quick edit, so the second one wasn't exactly a finished edit...it was more or less just used to see if it works...

Before

After...Saving for the Web.

G-Paw and Nana's 50th wedding anniversary!

The whole, MacDonald...Gimlin...Lopez...Vasquez family! :)


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my Luvies!

I've been having a lot of fun with my Photoshop and am realizing that there is way more possibilities with the program than I thought possible. I found this picture of the girls, and while I love the original, I like the edit too (although I think it's a little too over-done) but I love the clarity in the second one, especially in Addesen's face (on the left.) The edited version is done with a color-pop!

Handsome Pax

When I was taking pictures of Amanda Paxton got a little jealous and wanted his picture taken...I snapped this one really fast, not expecting it to turn out, but I LOVE it.

Photo Edit

Of all the picture's I took of Amanda I think this one is my favorite, and now this is my favorite edit of it... :)

Amanda's Maternity (Session 1)

This weekend I had some fun taking Maternity pictures of my sister Amanda. I cannot wait for baby Ava to arrive--due August 8th. I love most of these pictures...Amanda had a hard time keeping her eyes open so in the ones where she's looking at the camera she looks a little "squinty."

We're planning on trying for a few more this coming weekend so check back :)

I love you Amanda and cannot wait for the little one! You will be an AMAZING momma!

Photoshop...

My new Photoshop came in the mail yesterday and I'm already having so much fun. It is proving to be more difficult than I thought it would be, but I'll get the hang of it (sometime).

Here are just two different edits I did on this picture...neither are my favorite, but it just shows how much more I'll be able to do.

two more to add...Hannah and Johnnie Wedding

I loved how the sun was shining through this one...

Beautiful!

Family Outing!

I sorta tricked Paxton into getting some pictures tonight...we kept telling him we were playing, which I guess we kinda were. We went downtown and let him play in the water fountain then we went to Owl drug and had some ice cream....it was delicious!

I think I got some pretty good ones...although, I'm a little disappointed. I never seem to get him to look at me.

Hannah and Johnnie Wedding

Hannah and Johnnie had a beautiful wedding, despite the wind! Hannah looked amazing!



I wish I would have kept my original seat on the isle, I would have had a better view (less heads)!

This picture shows how windy it was...Paxton was playing in the car and put his head out the sunroof, it looks like we were driving down the road at 60mph though :)