Mazzy

Impromptu photo session with my daughter. We were at the park, flying kites, but her tummy started bothering her. I think it was motion sickness from looking up for so long. I hate that she wasn't feeling well, but it was nice to get the chance to take some more subdued photos of her.

Flowers and Bees

A couple of photos from the tulip festival. Not necessarily my genre, but I love a good bee shot!

Experimenting

Just some experimentation with the direct positive effect I like so much.

Effects

I try not to be too heavy-handed with effects, because I often like the photo and composition to speak for itself. However, sometimes a good effect can really make me love a photo. These were all done in Lightroom.

The first one, I didn't take. My sister, Cori, took it. It was in the bride's mom's living room. It was fall and the objects on that window sill area are ceramic pumpkins and other harvest-y type decor. Using this effect with it's high contrast, helped pull the focus away from the knick-knacks and back where it should be...on the bride and her gorgeous dress! This one, I did several different color variations, but I think this was my favorite. I like the color pop, but don't think it takes away from the couple. I like the color accent to really be an accent that adds to the photo, not just a gimmick.
The selenium tone if this photo probably is a gimmick in this case. The photo itself was nice, but not something that would really catch my attention. I thought the blue added an interesting "feel" to the photo. And have I mentioned that blue is my favorite color?
This is probably my favorite effect. It's called "direct positive" in lightroom, and in some photos I think it just looks amazing and really makes the photo pop! When it works (and a lot of the time it's a horrible horrible choice), I feel like the photo could have been found in a magazine, and that makes me really giddy!

Blue

A couple of old photos simply because blue is my favorite color.

Funny

This is my favorite sequence I've ever shot. The groom's expression in the last one makes me giggle every time. The photos themselves, aren't spectacular, but I like the story.

Details

Some of my favorite shots at weddings are of the details. These are the little things that often go un-noticed and are usually things the bride put a great deal of thought into. Also, it gives me a chance to step out of the portraiture mindset and think in terms of still-life.