This blog sits at the intersection of my life as a photographer, a mom, a wife and all the things I adore.
Somewhere between late night feedings, frequent diaper changes, going back to work and thinking I couldn’t take one more day of Winter, Spring sprung! Just in time too. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve been feeling cabin feverish for far too long.
The other day I took a few minutes to photograph some gifts from Spring in our backyard.


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Category: Personal ··
Most of you know that I work out of my home office or car depending on the day. What you probably don’t know is that I have an extremely loyal and trusty assistant. Right now her number one job is to make me smile first thing in the morning. She hasn’t missed a day yet, so I’m not too worried about the 3 or 4 nap breaks she takes everyday. She’ll come around eventually.

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Category: Mom Hat, Personal ··
Ok. This one is for photographers. I’ve amassed quite a collection of photoshop actions, but I tend to use the ones I’ve created myself the most. Why not share’m? There’s nothing crazy impressive going here, just a simple color and contrast boost.

This action creates two layers one to increase contrast (without affecting color) and the other that boosts overall image color. I often use it on my color images to add a bit of pop. The default setting with the opacity of both layers set to 50% adds a nice subtle contrast and color enhancement. In my humble opinion, that’s really all a well exposed image needs. Looking for a little more pop? Simply increase the opacity of either layer.
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If you like this action, please say it out loud by either leaving a comment or noting as such when you use it. This will help me decide if these “shares” are worthy of being shared!
Here are a few samples with the action applied, color set to 75% opacity (maybe a bit too much, but I wanted to show the effect). Mouseover to see the image straight out of camera.

This action was created using Adobe Photoshop CS3. I think it will work with most modern versions of Photoshop, but I’m not sure. Remember this action is complimentary and consequently I won’t be providing any support for it. That means if you don’t know how to install actions or use them, please don’t email me for help. Try a google search instead. Google is your friend.
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Category: For Photographers ··
There are two types of toddler portraits that hold a special place in my heart. The exuberant tot running towards the camera showing full motion. Or, shown here, the inquisitive little one caught in the act of curiosity.

I imagine parents of toddlers see this expression everyday, multiple times a day and I bet it can be an exhaustingly difficult time. Nonetheless, it is an undeniably adorable expression, yes?
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Category: Recent Work, Toddler Portraits ··
This hat is from Carter’s. Size? 12-24 Months. She’s only 5 months here. We accidentally put the hat in the dryer and now it’s a little snug on her big 5 month old head. I think we’ll be able to stretch it out for when she’s older, but I couldn’t resist trying it on her now.
Happy Friday! Here’s to a dry (oh it won’t be, but let’s pretend!) weekend…

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