life happenings + Weddings
How is everyone doing today? I am have spring fever and going crazy that it is not here yet. I still have a foot of snow in some areas of my yard and we have not had a significant snow fall in a month or so. Maybe I should have a hair dryer party so we can go out and melt everything?
You might notice my cool new Photoshelter widget on the bottom right side of my blog. It basically just runs a little slide show of all my stock photography, which I think is really cool. Check it out if you have not done so already.
I’m getting a lot of request for my commercial work lately from various ad firms. I’m assuming it’s because business are really starting to pump up their marketing due to the slowing economy. Today I will be shooting fashion images for a new boutique for men in Coeur d Alene. I’ll post some images from it tomorrow.
My last note is about weddings. I have about 5 openings left for weddings this year. If you know anyone who’s getting married please let them know I have some open slots. I would like to get these spots filled soon so I can plan the rest of my work year asap.
I thought I would do demonstration a before and after from the 14th & Grand shoot. I always try to keep my fashion images clean and real. Meaning, I hate to over retouch the face and eyes. When images are over retouched I believe they look cheap and very unprofessional. Keeping the skin and it’s texture adds realism and professionalism. Thats just my two cents.
Before
I first cleaned up the random hairs, retouched her skin and juiced up the eyes a bit. Thankfully Julie from the make-up studio did an awesome job on the makeup. Which saves me about 20 minutes of retouching the face alone. I then added a little contrast to make the image a little more dramatic.
After
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