Kathy's Photographic 411

Monday, December 12, 2011

MCP Actions for Lightroom and Photoshop for Professional Photographers

Every now and again, a photographer takes an image that needs a little something to make it pop or stand off the screen. Jodi Friedman of MCP Actions has some of the industry’s best actions and presets out there on the market. While I’m not a big believer in over-processing your images, I do think there is a dynamic range that cannot be met by digital camera images that could be met by film. I love her Actions and Presets and find that they give my environmental portraits just the additional finished or polished look that I like to see in my portrait studio. Check them out at www.mcpactions.com

In this image the original was a little flashy and the white balance was off a bit. We were shooting Fall Pet and People portraits at another person’s dog training center where we set up a backdrop and set. I used the Decrease Exposure by 1/2 stop and Best Guess White Balance and it did the trick quickly. I then finished the image with MCP’s True Colors and added a small vignette.

Here is the original image;

SOOC

MCP Actions

The only other change I would make is to add a Vintage feel using…one of the Frosted Memories actions for Photoshop CS5.

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Kat McCulloch & Ben Hardman A Match made in Spain! {Bryan-College Station Wedding Photographers}

October 22, 2011 was a perfect day…the sun was out and there was a bit of a breeze in the air. Robert, Ashley and I were heading out to photograph the wedding of Kat McCulloch and Ben Hardman at Double Creek Crossing. The venue is on 25 acres of romantic oak trees, beautiful waterscapes and timeless gardens and boasts a perfect setting for a romantic wedding. Kat and Ben met while working for the same bank in Bilbao, Spain and within 5 days of knowing Ben, Kat knew she had found the one. Kat is a Texas A&M graduate and Ben is an Auburn graduate and on the wedding day they were surrounded by their families and lots of their college friends. It was fun kidding around with the wedding party and they were such a pleasure to work with. Kat, you rocked your dress and I have to say you have never looked more beautiful and by the smile on Ben’s face when he saw you during your First Look-I know he thought the same thing.

From the Model T car, to Jimmy Mitchell of Forney, Texas who played the bagpipes, I was blown away by the details that abounded at this wedding. Kat and Ben, thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your celebration and to the Smith family, a special thanks for letting us photograph both of your beautiful daughter’s weddings. It has been an honor. BTW, I am super jealous that you went to Bora Bora for your honeymoon!

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Black Friday Special and So Much More {Bryan-College Station Wedding and Portrait Photographers}

117 Years of Football Tradition

We hope everyone is enjoying themselves while they gather with family and friends. We have plans to watch the Aggie game later today and see the end of a long time tradition. The Texas Aggies and the tu Longhorns have been playing each other since 1894. That’s a pretty long time. It probably won’t be until 2015 or later that they will play again. So there will be lots of Whooping and yelling going on at our house.

Before we head out for today’s activities, here’s a quick post.

Check out some of our specials that will be going on through the end of the month and into December.

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