It's been awhile since I've posted because I've been playing catch-up and enduring some unwanted but necessary equipment maintenance. My focus has been on adequate storage and backup, which means several terabytes more than what I really need, but it's the only way I truly feel "safe" and able to stand behind my policy of holding onto my client images indefinitely. I found a fantastic IT guy who has been a tremendous help to me, and I am grateful beyond words -- thank you Joseph!!!
Anyway, the title of this post is "Gorgeous Gals" which I am sure you will agree fits beautifully (pun intended). I promised my client that I would show her the difference between sftc (straight from the camera) and "the works"....not that these gals needed much of it. All I did was punch up the contrast and sharpness a bit, clean up some flyaway hairs, tone down the undereye shadows (which EVERYONE has, even little babies), and enhance their eyes and smiles (just barely). Plus I added some vignetting around the edges (which has nothing to do with the subjects). I captured this one with my 50mm/1.8 lens (which makes it more like 65mm on my camera) at f/3.2 in natural light with no other equipment. Don't remember the shutter speed, but as you can see it's exposed well and the original looks pretty darn good on its own. Be sure to click on the image so you can see the enhancement details (it will pop up to a larger size).
I absolutely LOVE this image, not only because these girls are so easy on the eyes, but also because I believe it represents my style very well -- these girls were obviously ready to have their picture taken, and you can tell they were happy and enjoying the moment. That is my goal every time: that my subjects are willing, but more importantly that they are enjoying themselves.
Until next time, I hope my fellow Austinites are enjoying all of this post-storm green-ness. I think I've run our sprinklers a total of 6 times since last summer!
"Cousin to cousin we'll always be
Special friends from the same family tree."
~unknown
Yours,
Kim
