Look at those gorgeous eyes!! This girl is one of the sweetest little girls, she has the cutest smile and most adorable red hair!
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Mr. T and family...
I just had to add another one of this cutie....I just LOVE this shot! Isn't she gorgeous?!
~Outtakes~
Just had to post a couple of cute, silly pictures from the session last Friday. Hope they make you smile!
Look closely and the child on the left...
Happy Father's Day!!
I just couldn't let this day pass without saying Happy Father's day to my husband, my own dad and my father in-law! All of them are amazing guys who are quick to love their kids, quick to forgive and always willing to help. They are a great example of the One who loved us first!
Sweet Girls ~Oregon Childrens Photographer~
I just wanted to post some shots I took last week. I have a crazy week ahead of me and I am not sure when I might get to post again. Our yardscaping party is this weekend....which means, I am about to turn 30!! I will post some birthday giveaway details soon though!!!
Maternity Session
I just love a pregnant belly! And Sarah's is adorable...I think she is just about ready to let us meet her little girl too!
Inglesia Mision Betania
On Monday of our visit to San Luis Rio Colorado Mexico, we visited this neighborhood church. Inglesia Mision Betania. After driving around the neighborhood with a loud speaker and clowns running along, we drew in a crowd. Our group shared testimonies, the gospel and a couple of clown skits. Afterwards we were able to hand out some clothing as well as beans and rice. One of our team members knows how to make balloon animals, so he had quite a line of kids waiting (patiently even!) for their balloon animal.
A little insider info...
I had a lot of questions and comments on this picture. Which is one of my favorites, btw. So, I got the idea from the I ♥ Faces blog (well, and lots of other photo blogs) to do a little tutorial. First of all, I use photoshop to edit my pictures. I don't run a lot of actions on all of my shots, but I do like to adjust some of them here and there.
To start...this little girl is just adorable...so that is where the picture begins its journey to greatness. (ha!) The picture started out with a cute expression, and good focus, but the color was a little gray. (Blah) I shoot in raw, so I can adjust the color before I even get started on editing the jpeg image. Though on this particular shot I just started with it straight out of the camera.
So I used CoffeeShop (free!) color pop action. There are several choices from decaf to triple shot. On this picture I used double shot color pop.
I basically just follwed the steps and clicked okay a lot. I adjusted a few things here and there after I had run the action once. But that would just depend upon your individual picture and the look you are going for.
Once I flattened the layers I then ran a free portrait pop action. (If you click on the link, scroll down to portrait pop) It works on the eyes and anything else you would really like to stand out. (Eyelashes, eyebrows, lips, hair etc.)
To start...this little girl is just adorable...so that is where the picture begins its journey to greatness. (ha!) The picture started out with a cute expression, and good focus, but the color was a little gray. (Blah) I shoot in raw, so I can adjust the color before I even get started on editing the jpeg image. Though on this particular shot I just started with it straight out of the camera.
So I used CoffeeShop (free!) color pop action. There are several choices from decaf to triple shot. On this picture I used double shot color pop.
I basically just follwed the steps and clicked okay a lot. I adjusted a few things here and there after I had run the action once. But that would just depend upon your individual picture and the look you are going for.
Once I flattened the layers I then ran a free portrait pop action. (If you click on the link, scroll down to portrait pop) It works on the eyes and anything else you would really like to stand out. (Eyelashes, eyebrows, lips, hair etc.)
On this action you can adjust how much you want the high pass to affect your picture, the action automatically suggests between 5-20. If I only have one person in the picture (and the eyes are a large part of it) I typically use a higher number, closer to 20. I think I used a 19 on this.
I like to use a soft brush that is just a bit smaller than the section I am using it on. (In this action you use a white brush and you can adjust the opacity to your liking. I used it at 100% and typically do for kids. On adults (if I use the action) it seems like it has to be brough down to around 50% opacity.)
I then flattened the image again and saved as a JPEG.
The original picture, straight out of the camera is on the left, the edited picture is on the right.
Here is the final shot....
In the Snow
Don't you just love the 80's sweater? She insisted on wearing it...and since they were just going to get wet and dirty, who was I to argue! :) 
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