The Project That Never Ends

Still working on my Portfolio Project for Photo 32 (Commercial Portraiture). I have to meet with the printer in the morning and I'm still not done. So, I guess that means I'll have to make another trip hopefully no later than Monday since my project is due May 9th.  All the pictures need to be matted and put into a portfolio before then. Ugh.... I need more time! I would really like to go out and shoot some more since I've had to rush every time that I have gone out so far. Guess that's what I get for having busy kids...

Work in Progess

Here are a few more contenders for my Final Portfolio Project. I haven't quite decided if I'm completely happy with the editing of these pictures but I was forced to surrender since my computer was running SO SLOW! Fortunately, the computer has a doctor appointment in the morning at Apple. They say an Apple a day keeps the doctor away.....WRONG!!! It keeps me from throwing said computer out the window!

**Update: The computer had it's physical yesterday and Dr. Apple at the Genius Bar suggested I stop leaving it on all night and made a few adjustments. With that now taken care of, I am definitely going to re-edit most of these pictures. I don't know why the skin texture looks so funky. I'm thinking (scary, I know) it has something to do with the actions I used.

Jennifer

Thanks Jennifer for being such a great sport yesterday!

One Tough Dude

Well, okay maybe not too tough but definitely too cute! I have been trying out some Actions I recently uploaded to Photoshop. They're kinda fun I must say!

Photoshop Before and After

One my goals for this year is to work on my Photoshop skills. This is one of my all-time favorites. I added a paint filter and used Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 for the black and white conversion. I went back in and selected his face (actual and reflection) to lighten up just those areas. I am excited because today I am taking this picture to a REAL print shop and having a 16 x 20 print made. As much as I love Costco's printing I think this picture deserves the best!

**Note to self: Remember to shoot in RAW!** I wonder what I could've done if I had :)

Portfolio Project...A Continuation

The first picture is one that I took a few weeks ago for a Flash Project. It was so bright outside and I had to use my flash, so needless to say, it wasn't the best exposure! I ran it through Photoshop and it's still not quite finished but I am surprised how much better it looks. I may end up using it in my portfolio as part of my final (assuming I can get the color of the grass a little better). The second picture required my group to find a couple of bad dudes to pose for us in the studio. It's not the easiest thing to get a couple of guys to do this but these two were good sports and endured more than a couple of pictures!

Portfolio Project...Work In Progress

Here is another picture that I may add to the Final Portfolio project for my Commercial Portraiture class. Thank goodness my friend Kate is such a good sport. Better she than ME in front of the lens!

Studio Take 2...again

Here are a few more pictures from yesterday's shoot. Enjoy!

**Update: Ok maybe you won't enjoys these pictures all that much...I really need to work on them a little more lol!

Studio Take 2

Doesn't she look like an All-American girl? It's hard to believe that she graduates in two months!

Portfolio Project

The first picture is from today's photo shoot and the second one is from yesterday's shoot. T is looking so grown up these days. I can't believe she's already 15. Someone must have hit the fast forward button because I'm pretty sure she was only 5 yesterday.

Total Posers

My Photo 32 (Commercial Portraiture) professor assigned 3 projects all at once. There is a Humor Project, Male/Female Posing, and a Portfolio Project that counts as my final. These are a few pictures of my girls that I took as part of the assignments. I'll post some of the ideas/requirements for these assignments so anyone that if anyone is interested (you know you are! right...maybe...curious at least?) can follow my progress. Wish me luck and patience neither of which I seem to be having much of lately lol.