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I am a natural light photographer, specializing in Seniors, Individuals and Engagement Sessions. I love to capture the special memories that will be cherished by your family for years to come. Capturing real life as a portrait is what I love to do. Real. Life. Portraiture.

~A Giveaway~

My friend Jen has been encouraging me to host a give away for one of my digital card designs! So next week I will be doing just that! I am getting really excited! I can't wait for next week!

While we wait...I thought I would post this adorable Mary Engelbreit cartoon that my mom sent me. I've been having fun with digital scrapping lately! :)

(Click on it if you can't read it...it makes me laugh!!)

Another Fix It Friday @ I ♥ Faces

Wow, I can't believe a week has gone by already! I have been busily working on 3 invitations over the past week...so the time has been flying. I am planning a giveaway for next Weds. for a custom card or invitation!


My favorite time of the week over at I ♥ Faces! Its Fix It Friday!! This sweet little one hardly needed anything. (in my opinion) But I did boost the picture and tried to make the baby's eyes stand out a bit more. I did tone down the red in a birth mark (I think it is anyway) on the arm...but I didn't want to remove it completely since that is a part of baby! I also tried to add some pink highlights to the blanket because I am under the impression that this is a little girl and wanted that to be more evident.

And of course, I have more than one....as always!


The Original


Cropped Black and White

Boost with "eye pop" action


Same as above with some fun artsy accents.

My trusty "70's" Action...that I love on so many different pictures!
(free from The Pioneer Woman)

Fix it Friday @ I ♥ Faces *edited*



I love Fix It Friday! I really like being artistic and creative with pictures...and when it is someone elses pictures, it makes it that much easier. :) This week was hard though. I forgot to not look at the contributors fixes before I did my own, and it made it a bit difficult for me. I felt like I was either copying what I saw, or just recreating it by accident. But...here is what I came up with anyway. (I always have to do a few, because I can never decide which ones I like the best!)

The Original Shot Taken by Angie



The next four are the "fixes" that I tried....the very last one, is probably the most artsy or creative one. I tried adding a film grain to the photograph just to make it a little different. *edit* Okay, I just was NOT pleased with my last picture...so it is different then the first one I posted.







I ♥ Faces ~Wonder~



Check out all the amazing entries this week at I ♥ Faces Week 6! There are SO many!!
I just wanted to post a few more from the family session I did recently.
The puddle picture is such a fun one...I love it -- but hey, I am crazy! :)



E.E.Wilson & Family Pictures

I met a very fun family on Friday...we took some pictures at E.E. Wilson Wildlife Refuge. Here are just a few of the great shots we took.





~Friends~

It is so good to spend time with our friends...but hard to let them leave! The time always goes by too quickly! We just took a few quick shots after church yesterday...they are such a cute family. Their baby girl is adorable and snuggly! I loved holding her a bunch. Miss M is such a fireball and had me laughing most of the time. Jen is so sweet and always wants to do the best for everyone. Ben is, well, Ben. Fun, smart and goofy! :) We love them to death!





I couldn't decide which one I liked, so I had to put both. The black and white is so dark and moody, but I actually like it on this shot.





I ♥ Faces Fix-It Friday #2


I ♥ Faces Fix it Friday... I love it! Here is the original picture...and my versions follow. I loved the black and white version done by Jenn Bowen. I really like high key black and whites. The last version is probably my favorite....


The Original


Black and White

Color Boost

"Seventies" Action

A Sweet Moment

The other day my oldest daughter was having a hard afternoon. After listening to about an hour of off and on, whining and fussing, I had had enough. (Mean mom!) So I sent her outside to talk to daddy. A few minutes later I look out the window to see this....


it totally melted my heart. I have an awesome husband who is a great daddy to his girls!

I used an action from Coffee Shop Actions. They have some great free actions for Photoshop and PSE. The one I used here is Creamy Toffee Latte. It just gives the picture a sweet soft look.

Fix It Friday ~Redheaded Beauty~ *Edited*

Original



I loved this picture when I first saw it, so I had to join in on the "Fix it Friday" at I ♥ Faces. What a beautiful girl....here is what I did with the original from above. (The first two are my favorites.)






On these last ones I wanted an even more dramatic line, so I rotated it a bit more to the right. I tried just giving the picture a boost, but it still wasn't quite what I was picturing. The last picture I decided to give it an acid wash look.







I had one more idea in my head but my photoshop kept closing down on me this morning...so here it is now. I love adding textures to pictures, but I don't do it very often. Its fun to try.



I ♥ Faces ~Week 4~ Adults Category

This is my sister Melissa. She has the most gorgeous green eyes...I thought it would be a great shot for "The Eyes Have It" which is week 4 of faces at I ♥ Faces. (You can click on the picture to view it larger.)