Friday, July 31, 2009

August 1 -- Birthday Girl!

Every year around this time, I get a little (well, alot!) sentimental! It's Madison's birthday, again! And for those who know her, you know that she is growing up extremely too fast!! When it came time to take her birthday pictures, she had a more "grown-up" idea in mind. This is what she wanted.......

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Senior Session

This was a great Senior Session! Amber was up for whatever I wanted to try, & they turned out great! Thanks, Amber & "Mom", too! More Senior Portraits, coming up soon!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

"Old Vintage Look"

I had an idea about what I wanted Madison & Drake's next portrait to look like, I just had to put it together. I wanted an old, Victorian feel, like maybe in a playroom in an old castle. Needless to say, I didn't have those kind of props, so I just went with what I did have. This is the result. Not bad, I'd say. Aren't my babies beautiful!!
^Aged photo. You can see the "grain" in it, just like the really old ones.
^In this one, I added rich, deep color and also a slight soft focus.
^Yes, I snapped a few of Drake. Madison didn't really like her dress, and her birthday portraits are coming up, so I didn't take hers.
^Retro color effect
^My fav!

A-Tay-Tay (aka. Taylor B.)

I promised more softball......&, even though I haven't kept up my website, I've been busy with those softball pics, & MORE! Here's just one of the girls that I had the privilege of photographing. She made it pretty easy on me. She's beautiful! And not to mention, a great softball player! Thanks, Taylor, for being up for whatever I wanted to try, & thanks, Toye ("MOM"), for LOVING them. I think she's going on my payroll!! She's done a great job of showing Taylor's portraits & giving out my business cards. Coming up soon........Senior pics!
^Taylor LOVED this portrait, so she opted to make it into a 16x20 poster. I added the wording to give it a little somethin' extra!
^Taylor & My Madison are both #12! She liked to show it off, just like Madi did!
^This was my FAV!
^Taylor plays 3rd base, so I decided to incorporate it into the portrait.
^I love this one, too! The idea popped into my head & I just went with it.
^You know I love these color variations!!
^This is something new that I've started doing. It's called a composite. They come with 3, 4, or 5 portraits.
^And, of course, she wanted trading cards (kinda like Madi's). I hope she liked them!