Here is a shoot I did earlier this summer of the amazingly beautiful sisters Kristina and Ana. We originally did this shoot as part of my retouching offer, but I just had to show you a few of my favorite pics with no retouching at all. The girls are stunning all on their own and were so much fun to work with!!

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Every wedding is different and unique and reflects the character of the couple getting married. This is what I love about wedding photography. This wedding, between Bonny and Daniel, for me, was special because it was so intimate and close. It was about family and love and just the two of them. Everything else just fell away. All my best to the newlyweds and thank you for having me be part of your day.

I love doing retouching of images to make people look their best. My philosophy on PhotoShop is this:

Some people are against photoshopping because it is changing reality. The camera shows how it is, and any digital manipulation is cheating.

I disagree. I think photoshop can be used to make the picture MORE real. When we are living in the world and are talking to somebody face-to-face, we see all of them. We see what they look like, but we also see their energy, their spirit, their movement, their vibe. And how eyes work (there are loads of science books on this) is that we all have two blind spots in the middle of what we see. So our brains fill in what should be there. So while we are living in the moment and having a wonderful chat with our dear new friend, we are seeing and creating our perception of them. We usually don’t notice the particular shade of their teeth or the mole on their neck or how their clothes are laying on their bodies. We just see them.

However, in a picture, when we stop time and force everyone to look at an image of that same person from a particular perspective (the height of the photographer, what lens they had on the camera, how much light was in the room) all of that in-person filling in goes out the window. When we look at a flat image, we see the pimples and moles and double chins and shine. We see that scar on the chin. That her lipstick rubbed off a bit or he missed a spot shaving. We see that guy in a bright red shirt walking in the distance. We see all the imperfections in a picture that we didn’t see in real life.

How I use PhotoShop, is that I try to get us back to the in-person experience. I want to get rid of all of those little imperfections that we don’t notice in real life.

Don’t get me wrong. I also love doing that high-fashion photoshopping where you completely change what the person looks like. And I’m looking to do one of those shoots too. But my primary goal for this offer is REAL people.

So that is why I am offering FREE photoshoots. I know I am a PS genius, however, I am also sensitive about my photoshopping. I will post pictures all day of my clients looking great but I just don’t feel comfortable posting before and after photos of my clients.  I know I wouldn’t want everyone to know that the photographer had to photoshop out the huge pimple I had in the middle of my forehead or whiten my yellow teeth or thin me down to look like I was 20 pounds lighter.

OFFER

I am offering a free photo shoot to anyone willing to let me show before / after photos of you. You’ll get a disc of all the images from the shoot as well as the retouched ones.  I’m looking for:

- Actor / Author / Professional Headshot

- Engagement or Couples Shoot

- Rock The Dress Shoot (get dressed up in your old wedding gown and we go take fun photos)

- High School Senior Portrait (the opposite of those boring studio pictures. we go out to cool locations and shoot there.)

The before / after photos will be used for promotional materials by me to demonstrate that I am a photoshop genius. 

Email me if you are interested!