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.