Headshots Headshots Headshots!
I had a great time with these two. Laura and Sherry are realtors taking over the Vernon real estate area. The timing of this couldn’t be better. This relaxed headshot session is just what I needed before Thursday’s Capital One Headquarters headshot session. Wish me luck!
How I got "The Shot" 2. Cherry Blossoms
I received a lot of feed back from my first “How I Got the Shot” so I decided to make another one. This is from my Cherry Blossom Engagement session this past weekend.
Say hi to Charmaine and Elvis. They were great to work with. It was a cloudy day and it was also busy in the park so my original image was this:
Overcast rolled in and people are in my background. You will also notice, I’m using a Christmas prop.
Punch in some color, brighten it, remove people, and remove Christmas text.
Add their save the date and then watch your client fall in love.
Click on the images below to see the gallery.
Mommy & Me sessions still available. Click the button above to book or ask questions. The Cherry Blossoms Festival is still going on for about a week or two.
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Reasons you need prints in your life
Reasons you need prints in your life.
While I love and respect the posting and sharing of my clients’ images after one of my photoshoots, I feel like clients should go the extra mile and get those images printed. It doesn’t even have to be through me. I’m in the process of getting photo release cards so clients don’t run the risk of other places not printing my photography. If you take the time and spend the money on a shoot, some sort of physical product should be purchased as well. If you just take the digital prints and never do anything with them you run the risk of losing the USB and your computer crashing. Yes this is worse case scenario it won’t happen right away. I only archive my clients’ images for a year or so.
Showing off the digital images can be a nuisance also. You need to be near a computer. You need to find the USB if it’s not saved on your computer. Physical products are usually on a coffee table, on your wall, or make your mornings bright when you hold your coffee mug with my images on them. You see these products every day.
You have choices as well. You’re free to take your images to Walmart or Costco. I don’t recommend it. I won’t stop you. I will warn you that the quality and colors will most likely be subpar. The quality of those products won’t compare with manufactures that strictly deal with professional photographers. Screens are calibrated and images are color corrected so you receive the best image possible.
Yes it will cost more. There is nothing wrong with going the less expensive route. Quality will make your images stand out though. Just what ever you do, don’t let your image collect dust hidden in a drawer.
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How I got "The Shot"
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. This blog will be for my photographer friends and those that are just curious to know what goes into the shot.
Whether you photography the most well behaved children or the most hyperactive children on the planet, these simple steps will help you get the shot parents love.
GET A TRIPOD! Set your camera up on the tripod and make your subject laugh, be goofy, tell them daddy farted. Do what ever gets the child to engage and shoot it. Rinse and repeat.
Layer your best images in Photoshop. I also have an image of my backdrop with nothing on it to extend the background. The rest is Photoshop magic. I will be daunting if you don’t know Photoshop. Watch some videos on LAYERS and MASKS. Pick a base image and work your layers on top. Everything will be in its rightful spot because you shot these images on a tripod. Cut layer 2 and 3 out with a mask and refine as needed. Add, match color, and cut out the backdrop.
Finalize your image and deliver something phenomenal to your clients.