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Lurraine - August 24, 2014 - 1:29 am

Gosh, I wish I would have had that intiomafron earlier!

Cindy - April 15, 2010 - 6:59 pm

Aww…there’s my big boy, Leonardo. He’s just a big old sweetie!

Stephanie - April 15, 2010 - 12:48 pm

So cute!! He could be the brother of my 20lb. monster. Yay for big cuddly kitties!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Boudoir Marathon

Cute underwear is my shopping downfall. I generally dislike shopping, but I love buying underwear. In college I worked as a lingerie salesgirl (and bra fitting specialist), and it must have hooked me on the good stuff. So when I go into a boudoir shoot I love getting to see all the fun outfits everyone brings. These ladies did me proud. They brought some awesome outfits for this weekend’s marathon. Here are a few favorites that don’t reveal too much (posted with permission, of course.)

Another thing I love about boudoir is how quickly we get to know each other. 99% of sessions start with a handshake and end with a hug. It’s just that kind of experience. I don’t have another marathon scheduled just yet, but if you feel inspired to do a session let me know. I just might get another one in the works soon.

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mandy - April 23, 2010 - 5:40 am

oh to have legs like that! maybe in my next life. :) I love love love that second one. so sexy!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Chelsey + David – Engaged

Chelsey and her teammates swore to hate him. As a rival player within their volleyball league, David was the enemy. But Chelsey didn’t really hate him – in fact, she kinda had a crush on him. So when David’s team disbanded for the next round of league play and he became Chelsey’s teammate, she could finally drop the act. Two years later, these ex-rivals have decided to become life partners. Funny how life works out.

Chelsey and David opted to have a very low key ceremony this June with just immediate family in Colorado Springs. I’m a little bummed they’ve decided not to have a photographer at the event – I would love the opportunity to photograph these two again. Laid back, smiling, and in love…everything that makes a photographer happy :)

We wandered all over downtown Denver for their engagement portraits on Saturday. Despite the crazy wind whipping Chelsey’s hair around, we ended up with some great shots. I had so many favorites from this shoot it was hard to narrow them down – I hope they feel the same!

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Before It Was Blogged: Guatemala

Ever wonder what an image looks like before I beautify it for a client or the website? I’ve decided to start showing some of my behind the scenes work - from raw camera format all the way through blog post. You know, like, “Before They Were Stars” for images…Ok that was lame, but you get the idea. To start it off here’s the behind the scenes of one of my favorite travel images. I took this image last February at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. So here we go:

Step One: This is how it looks straight out of the camera, shot in RAW format ISO640, f7.1 at 1/400 at 35mm.

Step Two: I used Lightroom to adjust the exposure, and up the contrast and black clipping a bit.

Step Three: In Photoshop, I applied the following Actions (I like Totally Rad Actions (TRA) and the Kevin Kubota Actions (KKA)) : TRA Prettyizer at 100% Opacity; KKA Edge Burner at 100% opacity, KKA 300esque 25% opacity

Step Four: To balance the top and bottom of the image I used KKA Digital Fill Flash on the bottom of the image – from the edge of the lake down – at 50% opacity. On the top of the image – from the edge of the lake up – I applied KKA Smokeless burn at 75% opacity.

And that leads to the final image, ready to be printed and hung on my wall, which it is :) Hope that was at least a little informative and/or interesting!

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Ozzie

Sometimes I’m the crazy cat lady. More often than I’d like to admit, really. I talk to the cat as though he understands me. I explain what’s going on with clients and complain about my computer frustrations. I try to convince him that stepping on the keyboard is not, in fact, a good idea.

I can’t help it – working from home gets a little lonely. I have few complaints about working in my house (the commute is stellar, as is the dress code), but some days I miss having office mates to chat with. So instead, I talk to the kitty. He’s like my little fuzzy coworker. Well, I suppose it’s more like talk at the kitty. He rarely responds. And if he could, he’d probably agree that I’m totally nuts.

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