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 21, 2008 by smptoday
Stephanie, along with our good friend Dawn Shields, will be in Seattle, WA, from July 21-July 28 for this extraordinary workshop hosted by Jim and Katarina Garner. For those of you that didn’t hear, Jim Garner was voted by American Photo Magazine as “One Of The Top 10 Wedding Photographers In The World!”. What an [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2008 by smptoday
Are you looking for the type of images you would get if you went to a “traditional” portrait studio downtown in your home town? Or are you looking for more “cutting edge” or avant gard styles? Something you might see in fashion magazines? Something else? I recommend a book that our good friend and fellow [...]
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