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iheartfaces Fix-It Friday #49

2010-04-01T21:57:00.001-07:00

Original

Fix #1: Cropped, Rotated, Saturated

Fix #2: Sepia-ized

All edits done in LR.

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iheartfaces Week 13: Dramatic B&W

2010-03-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite shots of our first foster daughter. This was taken during the first of the six months that she was a part of our lives. While I think other color shots best highlight her contagious smile, I think the B/W brings attention to the eyes that show so much of her emotion.

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Why I want to go to Amy Wenzel’s Workshop

2010-03-03T17:49:00.000-08:00

Photography has been a hobby of mine for a number of years. Only in the past six months has it become my profession. Currently, I am shooting portrait and group shots for local high school sports teams. The mission of my company is to produce a physical memory that these students can pull out of their drawer 10 years from now and recall their memories of playing sports in school. My long-term goal for the company is to be able to give picture packages away for free (through sponsorship, advertising, whatever it takes) to every student. Right now, anything above a 50% order rate is financially "good." Financially? The reality is that half of the athletes aren't taking home those memories. After a shoot, I feel a rush knowing that I will soon be able to give these students a package of professional photographs that they can hold in their hands. But those 50% get left behind. But if every student could get free photos? The local businesses get to give back to the children in their community, I can still put food on the table, and (most importantly) 100% of the students get to take home a memory. Everybody wins.

As I add more school districts next school year, that business will be able to subsidize another dream of mine: to offer professional studio and portrait sessions to families who can't afford them. So far, I have gone as far as turning my dining room into a home studio. The next step is to provide affordable, professional sittings for those who might not be able to afford a higher-priced photographer. I get enough joy out of the session itself...I don't need to charge the client an arm and a leg. As a foster parent myself, I first want to target fostered and adopted children and their families, as well as single-parent and low-income families. Just because they can't afford the luxury of a professional studio session, why should they miss out on owning a family portrait, senior picture, or infant collage? I don't think they should, and I'm setting out to make sure they have those memories to cherish.

Attending Amy's workshop would allow me to improve my portrait skills and, as a result, offer more beautiful memories to those who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford them.

Thanks Amy!

iheartfaces Fix-It_Friday #45

2010-02-26T06:03:00.000-08:00

Original

Fix #1: Soft Focus

Fix #2: Water Color

Crops and color adjustments in LR. Filters in PS.

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iheartfaces Week 8: "Hands-On Fun"

2010-02-23T06:43:00.000-08:00

Shower time!

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iheartfaces Week 7: "I Wanna Dance!"

2010-02-15T07:40:00.000-08:00

Showing her moves at her granddaughter's wedding!

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iheartfaces Week 6: "We Heart Kisses"

2010-02-08T15:40:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite early snapshots of our two kids. This was taken the day we brought our daughter home from the hospital...she's just two days old. If only they got along that well now, almost six years later.

Minor color tweaks done on Lightroom, focus effect in Photoshop CS4.

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iheartfaces Week 4: "Texture"

2010-01-26T15:17:00.000-08:00

Minor color tweaks done on Lightroom. Texture and mask in Photoshop CS4.

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I ♥ Faces Challenge :"We Are Family"

2010-01-19T15:01:00.000-08:00

My wife and daughter.

Minor color tweaks done on Lightroom.

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I ♥ Faces Challenge 2:"Best Face Photo"

2010-01-12T18:00:00.000-08:00

Took this shot at the electric company!

Minor color tweaks done on Lightroom.

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I ♥ Faces Challenge 49: "Pets Only!"

2009-12-15T13:40:00.000-08:00

Took this shot during a trip to the LA Zoo. Notice the reflection of another zebra in this zebra's eye!

Minor color tweaks done on Lightroom.

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I ♥ Faces Fix-It Friday #39

2009-12-11T06:43:00.001-08:00

Original Photo:

My Fixed Photo:

Edits were done using Photoshop Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS4.

I ♥ Faces Challenge 48: "Sweet Dreams"

2009-12-08T12:30:00.000-08:00

When I realized that the "music" had stopped playing, I looked over to find my little girl asleep at the piano.

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I ♥ Faces Challenge 47: "We ♥ Tooshies"

2009-11-29T21:13:00.000-08:00

My first I ♥ Faces submission!