Storybooks

I have been trying to decide for awhile if I wanted to begin offering storybooks to clients. I have been playing around with some pages from my wedding and I wanted to get some feedback. If you were a bride is this something you would want offered? How are the layouts I have created so far? These pages would be bound in a leather book which thick pages similar to a board book. The picture would flow across the fold in the book in an almost seamless fashioin. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

How about this?

Ashley (the bride in this picture) requested a few editing changes made to this picture. What do you think?

Strange or Cool Editing?

So I edited this photo a little... Can you tell what it is? Is it strange or cool?

Kasey

My cousin Kasey is growing up quickly. Until she came along I was the only girl cousin on my mom's side of the family. She has always been like the little sister I never had. I can't believe she is almost a teenager! She came to visit the other week and we decided to play around a little and take some pictures.

Before and After

Here is another of Hilary. She is already such a beautiful young lady but
I took out some of the shine from her face and smothed her skin out just slightly. I also increased the appearance of blush and eyeshadow on her makeup. I then took out stray hairs from the top of her head and cleaned up the background to make it sharp. What do you think?

REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO MAKE IT BIGGER.

Before and After

I have been spending a lot of time this summer learning new techniques with Photoshop. I decided to post a few before and after pictures to see what everyone thinks. Please leave a comment below and tell me what you think about these pics. NOTICE: YOU NEED TO CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM. IT IS HARD TO SEE DIFFERENCES UNLESS YOU DO THIS.

This is a before and after of Luke and Shelby


This is a before and after of Hilary. Notice how much brighter the sky is!


I can also do retouches of old pictures. Here is a before and after example of a picture taken of my great-grandmother's family. I think she is the one in the front row with a little bow in her hair.

Brinn Wedding

Ashley and Hugh were married on the beach the first weekend of May. The weather was perfect except for a little wind. They were a lot of fun to be around and their families were so welcoming throughout the entire weekend.





What a beautiful dress!




Ashley's sister made her a wrap for her flowers that had pictures of her mom and her grandmother on it. It was a beautiful way to remember them on her wedding day.




A quick rehearsal before heading out onto the beach.










What beautiful rings!






Hugh's first sight of Ashley




I love how this one highlights the shoes left on the deck.












The rings.










Dreaming of their new life together.


The Kiss




Sisters!




Someone on the beach made this for the newlyweds right before the wedding.


Family




What a strong ring bearer.


















A big celebration!




Brothers


Husband and Wife












Something Blue






Making it official






Has anyone seen Mrs. Brinn?
















Peeping Toms






Those chocolate strawberriers sure were good


Piedmont Girls








The calm before the storm










One of my favorites made by my lovely assistant.












I guess no one wanted to be doomed to be married next.














Off to the honeymoon!


But one quick stop before leaving. The BEACH!


These look like nice calm shots but wait until you see what happens!




There they go!




















And one last dip in the pool to wash off!