by admin | May 14, 2018 | photography, product review
Print your photos! Yes – it’s wonderful to have an online gallery to share with friends and post to social media – but there’s something extra special about having prints in your home or photo books to flip through year after year. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Saal Digital was offering a voucher for photo books in exchange for a review.
I used their online webshop to create my book (you also have the option of downloading their software for a more customized look). I did wish the online version had more options and flexibility (ability to add text to each page or handle multiple photos per page) without having to download extra software.
But the end result was gorgeous – the print quality was super high – and I loved the feel of the pages. See below for a short video flip through of what I created.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3b7pL3MqU
Right now, they are offering:
Your voucher code: SPRING18
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by admin | May 10, 2018 | graduation, photography
It’s graduation portrait season at the University of Texas! This UT PhD was a rock star wearing heavy robes and regalia in 90 degree heat as we visited some favorite spots around campus (sometimes having to wait our turn with all the other graduates getting their photos taken :).
Please enjoy this sneak peek of her Graduation Portrait session. To see all the photos and purchase prints from her session click HERE.
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by admin | May 4, 2018 | photography, product review
I was recently contacted by SleekLens, a Danish company that focuses on Lightroom and Photoshop processing tools (they also offer Retouching Services as well as Online Courses).
I was sent the “Portrait Perfection Collection” action bundle to test out and review (it’s available for $39). The set includes 56 actions (compatible with Adobe CC, CS2-CS6 and Elements 11-14). I had fun trying out the different bases, all-in-ones, tone enhancers and other tools in the set.
My favorite “All-in-One” was Grundge (and what a fun word that is) – though I didn’t like that you couldn’t adjust the individuals layers of those actions, it was all flattened out into one layer. I expect I’ll use the bases, tones and other enhancements and retouching tools more in the future.
I found Sleeklens Actions to be easy to work with and understand, and I could see myself using some of these actions in my everyday portrait workflow. You can see some of the variety offered in the photo slideshow above.
If you’re interested in finding out more:
Portrait Perfection Collection Action Set
Professional Photo Editing Service
All Photoshop Actions
Pinterest Lightroom Presets
How to install PS actions on MAC and PC: https://youtu.be/ZTnE5069jXU
How to work with Portrait perfection portrait workflow: https://youtu.be/pqOE_c_8IOg
They also offer a Free Trial bundle of actions: https://sleeklens.com/product/free-photoshop-actions-bundle/.
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by admin | May 3, 2018 | family, photography, spring
I’ve been lucky to take this family’s photos for the last six years. For this spring, we went to the Mueller area and hung around various walls, stairways, bamboo and doors 🙂 There was snuggling, climbing, piggy back rides and running (all despite these kiddos full day of park play and swimming).
Please enjoy this sneak peek of their Spring Portrait session. To see all the photos and purchase prints from their session click HERE.
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by admin | Apr 30, 2018 | photo booth, photography
I was excited to be one of the “P” activities at Paul-apalooza (a very fun 5th birthday party involving pinatas, ping pong, pizza, pinwheels and my polka-dotted photo booth).
Please enjoy this sneak peek of the gallery. To see all the photos and purchase prints from the party click HERE.
If you would like to have a photo booth at your own party, let me know!
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I was recently contacted by 
I was excited to be one of the “P” activities at Paul-apalooza (a very fun 5th birthday party involving pinatas, ping pong, pizza, pinwheels and my polka-dotted photo booth).
