I know it is a little late for Veterans Day, but I didn't get a chance to photograph my little bro until Sunday.



I love you Perry.

A sneak peak for Carrie

Last Saturday I got the chance to photograph this beautiful family. It was a breeze! The kids were so sweet and happy that it made taking pictures a piece of cake.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I can't believe that Ava is almost 1 already. It seems like just a month or 2 ago that we took this picture.






On a side note, I have been trying to figure out the best way to host my pictures and post them on the blog. I have tried picasa and photobucket. Any ideas? Are these pictures too big? Should I resize them so you can see the whole picture on the screen at the same time? Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Fall is a beautiful time of year for pictures and a busy season around here. Yesterday I got to take pictures of this beautiful family.


More to come soon!

Katie and Tom had 2 other great photographers for their wedding. Dave Standley has been a friend of the family for more years than I am old! His wife Laurie was a bridesmaid in my mom's wedding and has helped all of us girls with our wedding flowers and decorations.

Katie's second photographer is Kendra DeFord. More of her work later.

Anyway, since I am a part of the family, and was a part of the wedding, it was impossible for me to be in the pictures and take them at the same time.

Here is a sampling of some of Dave's photography art.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love photography, but I really love Photoshop! It always amazes me the things you can do to spice up your photographs. Here is just one example for you. This first one is SOOC (straight out of camera).



It is a really pretty picture, but doesn't quite stand out. I like the composition quite a bit, but the picture isn't for a magazine cover, it is of my lovely sis and her wonderful new husband. Also, the clouds that were so cool in the background are a little bit blown out in this picture.

So, I started out by finding another picture that was similar with a slightly different exposure. The sky was blue and beautiful! I dropped the new sky picture onto the original, automatically creating another layer. The sky layer was placed below the original, then using a mask, I "cut" out the top of this picture so what you would see was the new sky. (Sorry this is a bit confusing)



Using the burn tool, I made parts of the sky a little more dramatic and added depth to the picture while keeping the look of sunshine on the bride and groom. I added a "warmer" action from the Pioneer Woman Actions for some additional color in the field and a sunny appearance overall.

I cropped it so you can clearly see the beautiful couple, and tada! Done.




So, what do you think?

As I promised, here are some more pictures of Katie's wedding.


This picture was taken after the ceremony. I love how content they both look.



I don't even have words for this next one.




Above picture photographed by Kendra DeFord


I am still trying to work out all the bugs on my new blog site, so please forgive me if things aren't working quite right.

I will post more tomorrow!