Posted on July 28, 2008 by smptoday
Don’t panic, of course she will! Stephanie returns this morning [Monday 7/28] into Kansas City about 8:00am after the overnight long-haul from Seattle. If you are at the airport, wave!
Now, if you have ever flown these all night flights, you have felt the pain the next day. (“COFFEE! COFFEE! COFFEE!”) But, really, they [...]
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Posted on July 27, 2008 by smptoday
Stephanie just sent me a few more pictures from her workshop there in beautiful Seattle, WA. She learned a lot but Jana and I are looking forward to her return back to the studio! Check out all the latest Wedding Photographs on our website…
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Posted on July 25, 2008 by smptoday
On day 3, we spend quite a bit of time reviewing & retouching of Whidbey Island Images and using the tools within Photoshop CS3 (many that some didn’t know were there). It was a very helpful session, on how to use the tools without making the pictures look over-done or air brushed. Here are some [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2008 by smptoday
Wednesday was a day of “Photoshopping”. We were critiqued on album layouts of our Wedding photos yesterday from Downtown Seattle that we designed, mine went well, suggestions were made by all the other professionals which (in my case) really improved and fine-tuned the spread. There is a lot of truth in having “an extra set [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2008 by smptoday
Well, I couldn’t be more tired and my brain is full.
What a great day we had starting with a morning classroom session that took us through direction on workflow as well as Story Shooting presentation, goals and guidelines. [a great session!]. The afternoon was spent shooting models at a couple of fantastic Seattle [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2008 by smptoday
We had the pleasure of taking portraits of this wonderful family on the eleventh of July. We had a really fun time despite the heat and humidity (and some big mosquitoes). The twin 3 year old children, Chaz and Basia, both were great. They were absolutely full of energy with all the activities running around. [...]
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Posted on July 13, 2008 by smptoday
Today, Tim and I drove to Owasso, Oklahoma, to the Bailey Educational Center for this NILMDTS workshop. Professional Photographers, Nurses, Hospital administrators, and Mothers who had lost children recently from Lousiana, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and one from Germany, it was a full house with standing room only. Also, CBS News Channel 6 sent a [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2008 by smptoday
Tim, Jana and I just had a session yesterday with Tiffany Chandler. Here session was out at the city lake and some locations downtown close to our studio. We recommend outdoor sessions this time of year to be scheduled during early mornings and late evenings to avoid that hot midday sun. See our latest ad [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2008 by smptoday
Tim reminded me that it’s been a while since we’ve had some family portraits posted here on our blog, so I thought I’d share recent photos we took of a sweet family at the stunningly beautiful Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. They have walking trails all through out the garden, Tim and I even [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2008 by smptoday
Wow, a surprise, by 12 million votes, David Cook from our area wins it all. Will he be the next Daughtry or even better?????
There may be some celebrations in Blue Springs, Missouri, tonight!
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