The "K" Boys - Sneak Peak . . .Las Vegas Child Photographer

I had a session with the two CUTEST toe-head little boys you have ever laid eyes on last weekend. Little R had the world's squishiest cheeks, and bluest eyes! Big A was the best helper that a photographer could ask for, and adored his little brother, not to mention a future PRO snowboarder :) Little D even showed up to play with us.

Enjoy the Sneak Peak!

Magic in Editing . . .Las Vegas Child Photographer. . .

Every now an again you get a glimpse into the eyes of a child :)

I ♥ my job, as a photographer- but more importantly as a Mom.

Week 12 - “Focusing on Angles” Photo Challenge!

The I ♥ Faces Photo Challenge this week is all about the angle. The photo I chose to enter was from my most recent family session with my "bestie" and he beautiful children! I love how the door frames them (aren't these walls AMAZING!) I hope you enjoy!

Check out the other entries by many talented

photographers over at I ♥ Faces!

The B Family- Sneak Peak . . .Las Vegas Family Photographer. . .

I spent some time with my best friend and her amazingly beautiful children doing a family shoot last week. We walked all over down town and got some great images of them together, and seperately. It's so much fun to shoot older kids, and capture that personality- from the "Poser" to the "Contemplative". I Love You Guys!

Enjoy the Sneak Peak!

The B Family . . . Las Vegas Family Photographer

Sneak Peek coming up with the AMAZING Family B - keep your eyes peeled!

Willette Designs Give Away . . .Las Vegas Family Photographer. . .

Check out

Willette Designs

The give aways are pretty incredible- Photographer Posings Guides or The Photographer Bag of Tricks!

Cook, Laugh, Create . . . My Personal Blog

I started a personal blog so that I can write my way through life, as it didn't seem like it was appropriate to post it all here. If you are interested in follow all the craziness that is my life, then come on over!

Cook, Laugh, Create

Little B- Sneak Peak . . . Las Vegas Children's Photographer

Monday I had to chance to snap some photos of Little B- my hair dresser's son (LOVE you Erin - Circa Salon). This little guy was quick, and wanted nothing more than to play in the Choo-Choo, and in the Fish! So that is what we did. He has the most beautiful brown eyes that you just want to melt into!

Enjoy the Sneak Peak!

I Heart Faces- “Bundled Up” Photo Challenge

I took this photo of Riley last week while we were sledding. Enjoy!

Fix it Friday- On Satyrday... Oops! {Las Vegas Children's Photographer}

This week's photo, which was sent to us by Amy Pinney, is proof positive that many, many photos are fixable and we can save many precious moments even if they are taken in less-than-perfect circumstances.

Amy wrote: "The photo I'm submitting is one of my daughter watching her Grandpa play Pinball. It's very closely cropped to include just her face and arms propped on the machine, which you can only see enough of to know what it is. I'm very interested to see what the I Heart Faces team can do with it!"

The Original

My Fix #1

1. Opened the image in Adobe Bridge and Adjusted the Exposure/Noise in RAW

2. Ran Coffee Shop Perfect Portrait

3. Cropped

4. Duplicated background, Ran Gaussian Blur- deleting from details

5. Added Vintage Grunge texture to deter from the useless background,

removing from skin and pin ball machine

My Fix #2

1. Started with same image as Fix #1

2. Ran Coffee Shop Splendor B&W

3. Lightened the contrast layer over her eyes

4. Adjusted brown layer to suit taste.

Go visit I ♥ Faces to see the other amazing edits. You would be surprised what you can do!

The Maternal Lens . . . Las Vegas Family Photographer

I have begun following this really incredible blog called The Maternal Lense- it is a group of mother's that are also photographers. It just so happens that as I stumbled across the blog, it is the blogs first BIG bday! They are having any amazing give-away that anyone can participate in. Not to mention the blog is full of relaly great information and interviews with AMAZING photographers! Go check it out, ASAP!

The Maternal Lens: Blog

Fix-It Friday #46 ... Las Vegas Family Photographer

This week's photo came from Sarah Halstead who blogs at Loving My Life. The little cutie-pie is her son, Dustyn. Sarah wrote that she was "having issues with overexposure in the top left corner and with blemishes on his face."

This little boy looks so serious, and had the most piercing blue eyes!

Original

My Fix #1

Adjust exposure and compensated for noise in Adobe Bridge

Ran CoffeeShop BabyPowder Room
 Ran CoffeeShop Color Pop
Crop

 

My Fix #2

 Turned on BW Layer of CoffeeShop Color Pop

Duplicated background and erased everything but the Iris

Added selective color adjustment layer to background bring more black to the blue (I wanted to blues to come out darker in BW)

Easter Mini-Sessions . . . Las Vegas Family Photographer

Easter Mini-Sessions . . . Las Vegas Family Photographer

Spring is upon us- along with baby bunnies and chicks!

That means it's time for Easter Portraits!

Keep your eyes peeled, I am putting all the information together now for the mini sessions and scheduling.

In a nut-shell:

Easter Mini Sessions: $95
includes:

A 20-minute session held on location
10-15 images hosted in an online gallery
1 8x10 print
1 5x7 print
2 digital files watermarked and sized for sharing via email, facebook, etc.
15% off additional products

Best Camera Bag EVER! ... Las Vegas Family Photographer

If you are a camera enthusiast of ANY level, and a woman, then you NEED to check out these incredible camera bags designed just for us! Get rid of the man bag and carry your camera in style!

Epiphanie Bags

They are also having a HUGE give away. Go to the Epiphanie Blog for more details!

Contest #1: Locations- WINNER: Las Vegas Family Photographer

I am so excited to announce my first winner!

Congratulations to Jennifer Bledsoe!!

     Jenn's suggestion:

           I am going to suggest 2 locations; Floyd Lamb State Park and Lake Las Vegas.


While there wasn't very much participation, I am very excited for Jennifer and all of her beautiful girls. They will be here this summer for their shoot!