Sunday June 12th we will be at Jinney Ring for a wedding fayre so please come out and meet us! Please pass this on to anyone that you know that could benefit from a discount voucher for wedding photography :)
We will also have vouchers for portrait shoots as well as our range of photo books and our wedding albums!
It is a lovely venue and has lots of little shops and a fabulous candy sop on site!
We will also be available for some mini on site portrait sessions so please stop by and say hello!!
Yesterday I posted the Portrait retouching that we do and have available for our clients. I said at the end of that post that I would post examples of more advanced editing. So as I have some time today I thought I would go ahead and get that post up.
I enjoy working in Photoshop almost as much as I like taking the photograph! One thing I have learned though is if your not starting with a great base image your not really going to be able to go very far and you won’t be able to get away with very much if your trying to hide something.
There are two types of retouching (in my opinion), one to repair and one to enhance.
The retouching that is done to repair is done to try and make a photograph that has issues appear as if it doesn’t. Getting the exposure as close to dead on is one of the most important things in making for a great image. Sounds simple enough but in a mixed light setting if you are using flash, a slow shutter speed might let in too much ambient light. Even though the metering appears to be correct it isn’t.
The enhancing retouch is one that allows us to bring out the depth of an image, lets us create and build on the image that we see in our minds but the camera can’t possibly capture. It is art. There are some extremely creative artist out there that use a camera to express themselves rather than a paint brush, a pencil or charcoal or clay.
Here are just a few images I have worked on.
I hope you enjoy them!
A lot of photographers hold that an image is either meant to be in Color or in B&W not both. The way I like to get to the B&W is to work the color image until I am happy with it and then make the decision on converting it to B&W or leaving it in color. I feel like I get the most out of the image that way.
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Have a great weekend!
Retouching Photographs these days isn’t that much different from the days of film. We took a roll of film dropped it in our cameras, be it the 110 instamatic or the 35 mm SLR and once it was shot, it was sent off to the lab to be processed. Some photographers processed their own photographs in their own dark rooms but certainly not a majority of photographers.
Today photographs are processed by the photographer more than labs. Just about every point and shoot camera comes with a software application to process the images. There are plenty of freeware applications to edit your images with as well.
The photographer has at his or her disposal a myriad of tools to help correct color cast, brightness and contrast issues and some times even focus. Each application has it’s own strengths and weaknesses and there isn’t just one tool in the box these days. Most professional photographers have a few programs that they use for different parts of their work flow.
One thing has not changed however… It takes time, knowledge and skill and the right tools.
At Foreverly Photography I typically edit all the images. I download and process just about every image file that Foreverly Photography takes. We have at our disposal some very nice tools and I have spent a great deal of time learning how to process our images to give our clients the very best image possible.
We do everything from Black & White conversions to Cross Processing here. Vanessa has some great ideas when it comes to images and how she wants them to look. I have ideas as well but when it comes to the higher end processing we are guided by the image itself.
The basic corrections applied to all our images are color correction, minor blemish removal and conversion to a format our clients can print. This is all a part of our basic work flow. On our portrait shoots we try to include edits that are above and beyond the basics. Not just Black & White but some processed in a more dramatic fashion.
We offer retouching on all of our work. We offer retouching on digital images as well as film images.
Additionally we offer digital processing from start to finish for the amateur as well as professional photographers and everyone in between! Anything from one image to a whole disc.
So just to give you the idea of what our advanced retouching involves I am going to share a few examples of portrait work only. The high end stuff we do for our brides and portrait clients will be shared with you at a later date.
If you are interested in having us process your photographs please don’t hesitate to give us a call!
We can manage anything from a cherished photograph that you would like restored or spruced up to a disc full of images or a special project!
One of our Bridal couples took advantage of a promotion at Christmas and gave one of our gift vouchers as a Christmas gift. We were contacted by the family, the shoot was arranged and the results were fantastic!
The family that received the gift voucher were thrilled with the shoot and the results which in turn made our Bridal couple very happy indeed!
So for an unusual gift that can be anything from elegant to casual our gift vouchers are an excellent value! We are very proud to serve our clients and deliver a result that exceeds their expectations!
This is Lewis
the spot color effect was a special request!!
Our gift vouchers are the perfect gift!
One of our Bridal couples took advantage of a promotion at Christmas and gave one of our gift vouchers as a Christmas gift. We were contacted by the family, the shoot was arranged and the results were fantastic!
The family that received the gift voucher were thrilled with the shoot and the results which in turn made our Bridal couple very happy indeed!
So for an unusual gift that can be anything from elegant to casual our gift vouchers are excellent value! We are very proud to serve our clients and deliver a result that exceeds their expectations!
This is Lewis
the spot color effect was a special request!!
Our gift vouchers are the perfect gift!
One of our Bridal couples took advantage of a promotion at Christmas and gave one of our gift vouchers as a Christmas gift. We were contacted by the family, the shoot was arranged and the results were fantastic!
The family that received the gift voucher were thrilled with the shoot and the results which in turn made our Bridal couple very happy indeed!
So for an unusual gift that can be anything from elegant to casual, to a little racy our gift vouchers are excellent value! We are very proud to serve our clients and deliver a result that exceeds their expectations!
This is Lewis
the spot color effect was a special request!!
Our gift vouchers are the perfect gift!
