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Thursday, April 28, 2011

{Shoot Before & Edit After}

I swear this morning Alexis yelled out from her crib "MOM MA". Maybe it's me, but I'm just sayin'. Hope no one was affected by all those terrible tornadoes in the south yesterday and today. I think that front is supposed to come through here tonight, but I don't think it'll be as bad here.

I have more of Mark and Vicki's engagement session here



First thing I noticed was the yellow curb in the right corner, very distracting. Cropped it. Worked with the levels because it was a little more blue than I like. Brightened it up, uped the saturation a tad. Resized and sharpened for the web. Which led to my clean edit.



I played around with actions and liked the result with Nelly Nero's - Whipped Cream action.






All I did was crop and use the PW's black beauty, then used the coffee shop's action - baby powder room and used the define eye and brushed it over their eye lashes. Resized and sharpened for the web. I like the result.




19 Wonderful Comments:

  1. On the engagement shot - I love your whipped cream edit. Beautiful tones.

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  2. I love the whipped cream edit! just beautiful and perfect! your black and white is just beautiful too!

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  3. I do really like the Whipped Cream edit...is that a free action?

    The BW makes a huge difference. It helps my eye to focus more on the detail of the shot (ie. the facial expression) vs. the background.

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  4. Gorgeous edit! Love the whipped cream.

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  5. Love the whipped cream edit - so whimsy!

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  6. Oooh- I really love how those turned out. The 1st edit is my favorite!

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  7. That first capture and its edit is gorgeous. I love how you told us your process. Nice work.

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  8. These are all wonderful edits! I particularly love the black and white of daddy and daughter. So sweet!

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  9. Gorgeous photos and edits. That last one is so sweet.

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  10. Great shots. I love how your pictures have that vintage feel, but it's definitely clean. Also I hope that the storm doesn't affect your location. Hope things clear out soon :)

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  11. I love the way you cropped that first picture, and the whipped cream action is great!

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  12. i love what a difference the crop made in the first one :)

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  13. Beautiful edits! The way you cropped your second shot really makes me feel like I can hear your husband's laughter. I just feel like I'm right there with you!

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  14. The engagement photos are great. I love both edits. :-)

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  15. Those edits are awesome. I heart editing.

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  16. Excellent job on both these! I love the moment captured in the first shot -- beautiful! And your edit really brightened them up, but didn't go overboard with everything else.

    The sweet edit on the 2nd shot is adorable! You feel/see more of the bond, I think!

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  17. Wonderful edits. :)

    Marla @ www.blueskiesphotoblog.com

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