Trevor's Senior Session

Trevor's senior session went great. I love when I can't pick which picture to post because they are all Amazing! This kid needs to be in a magazine. I'm pretty sure he is going to have a difficult time choosing his favorite. Congratulations on your senior year Trevor and best of luck to you and your future!!

                                        

 

Halloween Special

FALL!

It's that time of year...FALL! I love this time of year and so do our clients. We have more sessions this time of year than any other time because of the gorgeous fall colors and the preparation for the holidays makes us think of the most important thing in this life...family and friends!  Don't miss out on the fun this fall season! Give yourself the best very gift...family photos. 316.304.9207

We won another award!

4 Generations

My mom and grandma are a very big part of my life. I was so excited for our 4 generations session. Claire Louise had a long nap that morning so she was extra happy for the session. I've decided to try and use her middle name when I talk to her so that it carries on. Her middle name is Louise and so is mine. My mom's first name is Lou and her mother, my grandma all the way on the left, is named Louise. So, we all in one way or another have the name Louise. I'm not sure if Grandma was named after someone or not. I'll have to ask her next time I see her.

We all decided to wear our boots to add a little flare to our session:) Towards the end of the session, when we were showing off our boots on the brick ledge Claire started to get a bit tired. We all started to sing to her. She was in awe that we all knew the lyrics to "Bushel and a Peck" and "Playmate." I grew up listening to my mom and grandma sing those songs and now she gets to enjoy them too. Claire especially loved feeding Root Beer at the end of the session.


Here are some of my favorites.

Superb Composition & Cool Capture Award

We Won An Award!

Wichita, KS – March 8, 2013 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Brandy Louise Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Wedding Photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Brandy Louise Photography was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Brandy Louise Photography is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes  the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Brandy Louise Photography for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce thatBrandy Louise Photography is one of the very best Wedding Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able  to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

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Happy

Lil sweetie is 5.5 months old here. She is getting so much of her personality and I just love it! Her giggle makes me the happiest momma on the block:)

SOOC-straight out of the camera

This image was taken by my husband. I processed it with subsets from our rose and grace collection. First, I lightened the yellow tones and increased the pink tones (I think skin looks so much better with a pinkish tone). Next, I cleaned up a few red spots on baby's cheek and many red spots on my skin (wear spf 50 ladies...everyday!). Next, I "lightened the way" and added a vignette "focus on me." Lastly, I smoothed our skin and sharpened some specifics (eyelashes, her lips, my teeth, hair, ears, and nose). See more about Rose & Grace here.

Just Lately

For those of you who didn't know, our first daughter was born last August. That puts her at a little over 5 months now. She is the absolute light of our day. After having her, I believe in miracles. Every baby is a pure miracle, a gift from God. I enjoy her more than words can say. She is amazing and incredible and so very special to me.

I have started creating psd actions for photographers. Photoshop is a huge part of a photographer's life. It is great for adding a pop of color, cleaning up a blemish or splotchy skin, adding sparkles to eyes and more. Most professional photographers use photoshop in some sort of way, some more than others. It can be extremely time consuming. One image could take a photographer anywhere from 1 minute to several hours to retouch. In photoshop, you can take it a step further and actually record your actions. That way, you don't have to repeat the 400 million editing clicks on each picture. After you record it once, it's there to use over and over again. It is a huge time saver! I have been using my daughter to experiment with these actions so you will probably see quite a few images of her. I am in the process of creating action sets and can't wait to create more for photographers.

Anyway, here is the most recent picture I have of her. I think yellow might be her color. First of all, I brightened the image a bit (my exposure seems to have been a little low in my settings). Next, I added a rosiness to the image, giving it an antique pink/shabby chic feel. I lightened and softened her skin. Her eyes are pretty blue, but this image didn't do them justice so I added contrast to her eyes thus bringing the sparkle out in them. Her lips have the sweetest shape. I simply lightened the red in them, which brought out the pink. Lastly, I sharpened the yellow color in the image and Wahla, there's my image. I am currently preparing this set for sale for photographers.

Mr. Eben

Say hello to Eben Patrick