Forgotten shot

Odd title I know, but last month we had an intense Photo Club workshop on portrait photography and lighting, and then portrait-centric photo editing. I never posted my shot. I didn’t have many as I was giving the workshop – but I learned a little as well – bonus!

Here is my favourite shot, after post processing – I think it turned out well!

Here is a little before and after – now Michelle is already an attractive woman, but a little editing put on the polish! The left is the JPG file straight from the camera, and the right is after my work on the RAW file.

(I am still playing with Windows Live Writer – so far so good!)

Windows Live Writer

I came across this little MS utility that is part of the Windows Live suite – a local blog composer. Now I thought it was pretty easy to post online, but, well – I will give this a whirl!

Here is a link to ePhotozine , a spot where I found a few good tips – you may want to check it out!

Hmm – now for a photo, how about a shot of some beautiful Henna created by my wife Larissa!

Wow! There are some neat photo effects! Let’s try another…

The first was Reflection, and the second was Drop Shadow – nice!

Ohhh! Maps! Here is Fredericton New Brunswick where I am located, specifically, City Hall.

City Hall, Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada

Well that’s it – now to post and see how it looks!

Holiday Portrait Sessions

On the Sunday before Christmas, I decided to have an open house/photo session for friends and family. (This was a direct copy of what a friend of mine did, but she was charging for her photos.) The intent was to provide a disc to each family of selected and edited prints that they could print themselves. We had some treats out, and had six families come out over the course of the day to get family photos done. Some were formal, and some casual. I think people had varying expectations - one friend said she was surprised to see the 10x20 foot back drop and all the lights, as Larissa just suggested they come over for a family photo so André could practice a little!

It was a fun day - I learned a few things. Shoot less tight to accomodate for different prints - namely 8x10! (Thank goodness for Content Aware Scaling on the background!) Also, glasses are a pain - I think the best solution is to remove the lenses, but a slight tilt helps a lot (put the end of the arms above the ears up about half and inch). Lastly - remove distractions! There were lots of the photos of kids looking at other things in the room (namely other kids) and not the camera!

Oh Well - I guess they day was productive as I learned something, had a good time, and gave a gift to some friends.

Here are a few examples...








...and my sister!