MacDonald One Year



Friday, January 30, 2009  •  Portraits

This lilttle lady just turned one and came in to celebrate with her cute little bunches. Have a great weekend. We had an awesome turnout this morning at the momma morning - so we will be holding another on the last Friday of February.

Have a great weekend - look on Monday for some really exciting news!

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Russo Eight Months



Thursday, January 29, 2009  •  Portraits

I love this little guy - he is always so darn happy and smiley - Especially now he has found his hands make noise!

Working on some more teeth.

Gotcha Trouble!

These basketballs are DELICIOUS!

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Music Videos



Wednesday, January 28, 2009  •  Personal

I saw this on another photographer's blog and she made me think back to the days when you could watch some awesome music videos on MTV - I miss that part of my life things got busy around here! But I also figure MTV has moved with the times too - more reality stuff... anyhow I love this - it took me back -- also made me think of all my family and friends in the UK - A BIG HELLO Y'All!! See you in July! Hope you enjoy - I will post images soon - just been playing around with other things the last few blog posts!! New tomorrow!

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The Story of Stuff



Tuesday, January 27, 2009  •  Personal

We are using this quieter time to rethink what cool new things we can offer you this year - what do you want? If you have ideas let us know. While I have been looking around at different ideas, products - I have been thinking of about our environment and what stuff matters. This seems more and more important in the changing economic times that surround us. For me the stuff that really matters - is the value of family and friends and acknowledging the support and love this system provides in my daily life - while it seems there is much we can do without - there are somethings that are important to have and hold. That is why I love my work so much - the privilege of recording a moment in time in a family's history and recording relationships these things are eternal and valuable - more so today than yesterday. So anyway one of the sites I stumbled into and got sucked into is about the Stuff! If you are interested check this link out Stuff

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The Final Image



Saturday, January 24, 2009  •  News

This is the first wedding season that we have decided to let unretouched images out to Brides and Grooms. I am extremely nervous about this. The camera image is a long way from being ready as a final Crackle Photography Custom Print. I have bowed to the pressure of the magazines and market but as I am explaining to all my clients there is a reason that you prefer our images to the one's Uncle Jim Bob took! Below is an image straight from camera.

This is the Proof Image - the image has been color corrected and some contrast has been added to the image in a general way.

This image has been fully retouched, any skin blemishes have been removed, the image is burned and dodged to highlight important aspects, a slight vignette is added and local color adjustments made.

Below is the finished artwork - the retouched image is taken to a unique artistic level with special effects added to enhance it and create an original art piece. Effects used are dependent on the image, lighting and subject matter.

I hope this helps understand the difference between an unretouched file and the finished product that we create. Have a great weekend!

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