its been awhile

but thought I'd share here some edited shots that I didn't show over on my other blog. Just to spread the photo overload around.

These show the before (unedited, straight-out-of-camera shots) the middle with tweaked levels and sharpened, ready to print without any frills, and the last right hand shot, had a light, sort of washy action run over, and then dialled right back. I LOVE the result, just love love it. Its all subjective, next week or next year I will be over this affect I guess.

And the one with the three, well this was the best of a bad bunch but I actually like this one. Its caught them in their natural state of being I guess, you can take your guess of what personality type each child is...

Now what to do with these photos....maybe pick my favourite of each child and get a small canvas done, the same size, of each, or perhaps just print out on photo paper, laminate and then blue tak to the wall. The start of a new simple and inexpensive photo wall. Decisions decisions.

maybe

what do you think? Fluked it perhaps?

getting it right

I've been very inspired by some photos I've seen recently, taken of a dear friend and her family, which are just gorgeous. The photographer has a great eye for lighting.  I struggle with this, or struggle to get my settings right to capture the image in the best light..although, I think I got this one right.

Which, now I come to think of it, was taken with the point and shoot I had in my pocket at the time (this image has been lightly edited) Hmm. What is that telling me ? !

Whatever that point was, I have still just ordered this imagine made into a canvas print to give my mum for Christmas, who is always complaining she never gets any photos of the kids. I have to say, I far prefer these sort of shots to the one of them all dressed up, even though I of course take heaps of them when we are all clean and polished. I have also ordered this same one in poster form for myself (or husband for Christmas too, if I can wait that long!) to go in a huge rimless clip frame I have.

I have also ordered this, as a gift for our friends and neighbours, from a session I did earlier this week. Am keen to see how the printing of both turn out, having ordered from Big W during a 50% off canvas sale.

My only issue is, whenever I have ordered canvases before, is that they are always strange dimensions and not in alignment with standard photo dimensions.

I'll come back later and share some of the stunning photos taken of my friends family.

ready to go

ready to be posted off to the bride and groom and their family.

thank goodness they're finally done...

another wedding

yes, puddin and pie has been much neglected. But I've gone and done another wedding. I swear I wouldn't again, and yet I did. Last time as the primary shooter, I swear. Back up and behind the scenes - for sure! I find its much more fun.

The bride was a natural in front of the camera.

And the gusty breeze gave that nice windblown look! ;-)

My photos aren't polished, or have that bridal magazine look. Every one seems very real and natural - working with seven young kids in the bridal party meant I had to work VERY quickly!

And there are always faces to be pulled (that boy on the end? that is his standard photo face)

Even the flower girls found it hard to smile or look all at the same time. I should have had someone poke tongues at them or something from behind my back.

And the groom - whom I've known since he was a small, annoying boy, wasn't much better at times, than his little nephews. Although apparently he was channelling his inner cool dude in this picture. So he told me.

I think I did well to get this picture before those two smallest bots legged it off down the beach!

Like I said, the photos are very real!

Did I mention that I swear this will be the last wedding I do?!

Presentation

So, the fun part, packaging it all up to look purty:

Quickly whipped up a cover to go in the cd case containing the final images (she does get another cd with all of the originals) and also one for the HD slideshow. I used two of my favourite shots.

And all of the cd's neatly wrapped up and ready to give to the happy couple, when I track them down!  I made a quick little tag to go on the package, so i could pretend I was professional!

Finally done.

Finally, the editing is done, and I have tried my first ever slideshow/video...probably a bit rough, I know!

I know the quality is low (I had to reduce it to upload here) but I am happy with the music I have paired with the images...let me know what you think!

I know how it makes ME feel, but I have a great affection for this couple that I have known for many, many years, so I could be biased. :-)