Before & After

Okay, so it's been a long while since my last post here.  Frankly, I just forget to update since FB makes it easy to simply do there.  However, once again I'm reminded of just how much FB uploads are crap.  So I'm posting a little something here because I'm dissatified with FB.

Also, I wanted to do a before and after.  I've never done one before, because frankly it scares me... I'm not a fan of showing anyone anything but my best, my intended vision.  However, in this case it's to prove that what I do for your photos by no means ends when we're done with our session.  Yes, I do my best to shoot technically clean photos, and sometimes SOOC (straight out of camera) shots work, and I take but a min to adjust a few things, maybe remove a blemish, etc.  This tends to be shoots that involve an indoor setting where I have controlled the scene and most importantly the light.  Studio shoots are typically quick edit shoots for me.

But this is rare, the main reason being I like to turn my work into not only the best it can be on a techincal scale, but also I like to edit to enhance the vibe of a photo.  This one I shot of Jude the other day is a perfect example.  The scene as was is spooky and cool, and Jude is damn near perfect anyway, however, I wanted to really make it stand out, to capture what it felt like being out there in that pea-soup fog, all the dead leaves, barren trees.  Now the original did get a few adjustments as a RAW file because I didn't know I was going to do this before/after thing when I started and frankly I don't feel like restoring all the way to the beginning, but it was merely some exposure adjustment, nothing more, so meh.

So yes, this is in large what you pay me for.  I am an artist, a portrait artist, and from beginning to end it's a process.  Like a sculptor feels out a piece of wood or rock to find the form hidden within, I do the same with my SOOC shots.