Editing and Sessions

Okay, so this is a non photography pictures post! *GASP* I know, horrible!! But I just have to say how excited I am about my newest sessions. I am finishing up the session I posted from yesterday...so many cute pictures of that little girl! After that I have some AWESOME family pictures to work on, as well as Mr. Riley's 6 month session and a second amazing family session I just shot today. Great light, great subjects, ADORABLE kids. I can't wait to get going!Seriously....can't wait. :)And one more thing, if you have not heard about the totally FREE event happening this week in Albany you should check it out. There are family fun things, concerts by nationally known artists, extreme sports demos and more!! All at Timberlinn Park in Albany. Check out the link toWillamette Celebration and go check out the festival!

Share

Whirlwind processing...

Whew, can't believe I already finished up the session from last Sunday. It helps that this little cutie pie doesn't need much done to her images to make them gorgeous. We had a great combination of cute baby, perfect overcast weather for great lighting, no rain (until we were walking to the car), and a great location. So, a little color boost here, and an eye enhance there and wa-la...we are done.

Willamette Valley, Oregon Child Photographer

"Miss M" ~5 Month Session~

I know this little girls mama has probably been waiting all week to see some images....I am just now able to get to them, but we are moving right along. This sweetheart did so good for us...I can't believe she is already sitting up at just 5 months! She is so cute and I even got some smiles from her this time. It made my day Stacey!

Willamette Valley, Oregon Child Photographer

~Editing~ Willamette Valley, Oregon Senior Photographer

Wow, this has been a busy week. I feel like I have been editing images night and day. (But we got so many good ones!) I am finishing up on Shelley's senior pictures, and should have them done by this afternoon. I have another session that I can't wait to get started on for Miss Maggie! (her 5 month portraits!)

Willamette Valley, Oregon Senior Photographer

Opinions Needed!! Willamette Valley, Oregon Senior Photographer

This session has been so fun to edit so far...we got some great shots! I can't wait to finish it up. I have quite a few more to go though.

I have a love/hate relationship with senior sessions. I LOVE shooting seniors, they are so fun and always end up with some awesome shots, but in the same breath I have a really hard time deciding which shots I like the most, and it takes time editing them because there are so many options for each of the pictures!

Take the image below...I love how it turned out, but then I ran one little action on it and it looks so fun both ways I can't decide which one I like more! Leave me a comment and let me know which way you like it.... Click on either image for a side by side comparison.

Willamette Valley, Oregon Senior Photographer

Shelley's Senior Pictures Willamette Valley, Oregon Senior Photographer

Shooting in the rain totally rocks! I got to take some pictures of Shelley today. I met with Shelley and her mom in Albany this morning. We took some shots downtown, then drove out to an old farm and played with some shots in the rain!
I am so excited about this session. Shelley was so easy to photograph,...she is just absolutely gorgeous! So here are just a couple of shots to show quickly before I am off to soccer games in the rain!

Willamette Valley, Oregon Senior Photographer

Tiffani and Chris Willamette Valley, Oregon Maternity Photographer

I am nearing the end...almost done editing, but I just wanted to add a few more pictures from Friday's session. (I was going to add only one more, but couldn't decide which one.)

Willamette Valley, Oregon Maternity Photographer

~Friday's Session~ Willamette Valley, Oregon Maternity Photographer

First of all....where did this weekend go? I had big plans to get some more pictures posted, but apparently it wasn't meant to happen. We had soccer games all day on Saturday and were blessed to spend some time with friends in between games. Then on Sunday after church my husband needed to dive into his homework, so my editing area was tied up until late last night. Enough about that...

On to the family and couple shots from Friday's session. I am really excited about finishing these edits. This is one stinkin' cute little family.

Willamette Valley, Oregon Maternity Photographer

Sweet glimpses of today's maternity session...Willamette Valley, Oregon Maternity Photographer

These are just a few shots that I could wait to post. I met with Tiffani, Chris and Colton this afternoon to take some maternity photos. Tiffani is one of the most beauftiful pregnant women! She was so fun to work with too! I am excited to post the family and couple shots tomorrow!

Willamette Valley, Oregon Maternity Photographer

Brooke, Rae'ven & Sg. Dad Willamette Valley, Oregon Family Photographer

Brooke and Rae'ven are two of the sweetest girls! Their mom, Michelle, and I are good friends, so I was excited when she asked me to do a shoot with the girls and their dad when he arrived home from Iraq! I felt honored. Derek just returned from a 15 month tour in Iraq (which I believe is his second!)

So I am editing away on this session. I wanted to post a few pictures while I finish working on the rest.

Willamette Valley, Oregon Family Photographer

Finished Willamette Valley, Oregon Engagement Photographer

I just finished up the engagment photos from last week. I enjoyed editing these a lot...there were so many great shots though, it was hard to choose my favorites. I put together this collage just for fun so I could post more than a few pictures.

Click on the image to view a larger version.

Willamette Valley, Oregon Engagement Photographer

Just a quick preview...Willamette Valley, Oregon Family Photographer

I'll post more pictures of these sweet girls and their special daddy tomorrow!
Willamette Valley, Oregon Family Photographer

Engagement Session

Engagement sessions are my absolute favorite! And the most recent one with Crystal and Austin was no exception. The only downside to the sessions is when it comes to editing. Almost every picture is just perfect, I don't know how to pick a favorite! I am only about 1/3 of the way through so far, but thought I would post a few that I like. I may have to do a couple more posts, or maybe I'll make a collage of my favorites when I get done. We'll see!

Willamette Valley, Oregon Engagement Photographer

Crystal and Austin ~Sneak Peak~ Willamette Valley, Oregon Engagement Photographer

I had such a fun time with Austin and Crystal today, shooting some engagement pictures! Austin is on leave from Iraq and I felt privilaged to share a few hours of their time together with them. I just had to post one shot I got...absolutely love it. The focus worked out perfectly, the lighting, the kiss, everything is just perfect! The two of them were sitting on the rocks and I was sneaking in from the other side of the water and captured this picture between some reeds. (click on the picture to view it larger)


We got so many great shots, I can't wait to go through all of them! I'll post some more tomorrow afternoon!

Willamette Valley, Oregon Engagement Photographer

Willamette Valley, Oregon Family & Infant Photographer

This next picture just makes me smile. I love how it turned out and the look on baby's face is just priceless to me. If I were witty enough I would come up with some sort of humorous caption, but I don't have anything. I love the raised eyebrow and questioning look!

Willamette Valley, Oregon Family & Infant Photographer

Baby Love ~Willamette Valley, Oregon Family & Infant Photographer

What a cutie pie! I had a chance to take some pictures of this sweet little girl. I had a maternity session with her parents just a week or so before she joined us. (here & here) We had our session just a few hours ago, so I have some work to do...but just wanted to post 1 sweet image that caught my eye! Hope you like it!

baby, girl, infant, maternity, family, portraits, portrait, photography, images, newborn, fun, pictures