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I Heart Faces Photo Challege-Props| Redmond, WA Photographer

Posted on July 18, 2011

This week’s photo challenge is props, fun! It’s pretty fitting, since Sam has been totally into being a pirate lately. I didn’t even have to convince him. And, there are a ton of beautiful props for girls, but I think there are just as many fun things for boys to throw in the mix, especially if you let them help in the process. Arrr!!

As usual, you should totally check out I Heart Faces and all the other talented folks’ entries!

I {heart} faces-Let’s Hear it for the Boys Photo Challenge|Redmond, WA Photographer

Posted on June 22, 2011

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I feel like this photo of The Boy perfectly fits the theme for this week’s I heart faces challenge-”Let’s Hear it for the Boys!”

 

This is my boy. My boy is covered in sand.  My boy is digging with a stick. My boy is in his underwear. In public. He could care less. Heh. And perhaps, best of all, he has his mischievous little tongue grin going on.

 

I love this boy.

 

I {Heart} Faces-FIF|Redmond, WA Photographer

Posted on January 15, 2011

I decided to try my hand at “Fix It Friday” for I Heart Faces, so here are my “fixes.” This is a lovely photo to begin with, so it’s easy to make it shine. What a fabulous face, I {heart} her freckles SO much! I hope she loves them too and always remembers how beautiful she is as she grows up!

Originial-SOOC shot from IHF 

Edit #1: I used LR3 to edit. I have a B&W preset I made for myself a while ago that I applied first. Then, brushed the eyes with (again) an “eye enhance” brush I made up, I then decided to use it on her entire face, since I wanted to make sure you could still see those fabulous freckles-it does a little bit of clarity, and a tiny bit of lightening too. Sharpened for web, cropped square and that’s it!

Edit #2: Again, I used my own preset I call, “soft & warm fade,” then brushed her eyes and a little underneath her eyes (since it brought out a touch of darkness there), her lips and added a very tiny vignette.

Voila!! Then again, when you have a stellar photo to work with from the beginning, it’s not too hard to make it look great.

Smile! Happy Birthday I {Heart} Faces!!|Redmond, WA Portrait Photographer

Posted on January 11, 2011

 

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It’s a great community, full of wonderful people and fabulous photographs to peruse. Happy 2^nd Birthday to them!!