We're so excited for this blog post! We get asked all the time for editing tips and editing questions, so we decided why not blog about how we get an image from SOOC (straight out of the camera) to a final edited picture. Skies the limit on editing, and we're[...]
When you first decide you want to become a photographer, you have to decide what your photography style is. Don't worry, it might take you awhile to figure out! When we first started, we had the bright colors / contrasty style. Eventually it evolved to soft[...]
For us, it's always fun to see an image evolve from what it looked like before especially if we're editing our own pictures. When we post a personal picture on facebook, 100% of the time it's edited. It could be edited all the way like how we edit clients' pict[...]
Well, here's the first installment of the before & after submissions! Our first submission is from from Katelyn F. Aren't they just adorable?! They're our past wedding client ;-) Here's Katelyn's picture with a touch of Niña and Cecilia's editing.[...]
It's crazy what an edit could do to an image! This was a pic I took while we were having family time at the park. I love this image of my son and my husband...such a sweet moment. Even though this is a beautiful image, I felt like it needed something. It wa[...]
Everyone knows I love taking photos. I also love art. I especially love the look of watercolors. Well, there's an app that can make your pictures into amazing watercolors! Ummm...WOW. Here's your chance to make those images you capture a piece of art.[...]
After applying actions on a picture, sometimes it leaves red shadows on their skin especially on ears, eyes, and below their noses. Do you want to know how to make your own action to remove/fade those unwanted redness in skin? Here's a step by step for you![...]
Since we go to people's homes to photograph their newborn, we find a room in their house with a good amount of natural light coming in. With Quinn's session, I set up on their couch with the blanket propped on the back of the couch as my 'backdrop'. With this[...]
Last weekend, we each had a newborn session...one in Dubuque, IA and the other in Des Moines, IA. After our sessions, we were on the phone talking, and we were saying how newborn pictures would be so much easier if both of us were there....one photographs and the[...]
Who else has this problem when photographing newborns?...photoshopping your foot out of the picture! ;-) Whenever I photograph down to get the whole basket shot, my foot is ALWAYS in the shot. Our favorite lens to shoot with is the 35mm, and even though that's[...]