My new ordering system is up and running! Here is the link www.newsimplicityphotography.net

Once you have selected your images for your image disk I will post them online for family and friends to order prints and numerous other products. You simply select the photo or photo’s you want to order, pick your size and you even have control over the cropping on some images. You pay by credit card and within a few days your prints will be mailed directly to you. Please contact me for any questions…and please also keep in mind I also offer a personal tutorial and lab printing information on all image disks purchased.

I will be posting all of my recent wedding galleries as well.

Katie is a dear sweet young lady. I really enjoyed photographing her. Our first day was rained out, but we were able to do her drape shot. We met later in the week for the remainder of her session. I looved photographing Katie. First of all, I enjoy being around sweet and polite people like Katie and her mother. Secondly, Katie’s eyes are wonderfully captivating. I don’t think I have ever seen a color quite as clear and turquoise blue as hers. I am not even sure my edits are giving them justice. Katie is just a beautiful person inside and out. I am loving how her images came out! It has been so overcast here, it was wonderful to actually have some sunlight to give these images some pop. I am feeling extra creative tonight, so I am experimenting with some new texturing techniques. They are turning out really fun!

Some of you may wonder why it’s takes a week, sometimes longer for me to post your galleries online. Well, here is a sample of an image directly off my camera..or what we photographers call sooc (straight out of camera) versus an images that I have fully edited. I use two programs to edit all your images…Lightroom and Photoshop. I remove the  flatness of the image, add color pop, color correct and ajust the levels. This is the first edit I do. Once you have made the final selection for your image disk or your prints, I then go back and do the final edits for each image you select. I might do skin (acne) touch-ups, lighten eyes, dodge areas (lighten), burn areas (darken). I usually spend anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes or sometimes longer per image ,depending on the image, for the final edit. It is a step-by-step process starting with the time I spend to shoot the session. Then I edit out the ones you don’t see (eyes closed, funny expressions, ect.)  Next, I do a preliminary edit on each and every image you view in your gallery and then I make the final edits once you have made your final selections. Actually, digital photography is alot more time-consuming than film ever was. However, digital photography is alot more forgiving than film ever was.

I am going to be working on a custom wedding album for Stephanie and Justin. She wanted a classic album with a bit of a modern twist. We talked about the look she wanted and since we both like simple…we are good match with each other. Stephanie wants a chocolate album to match her wedding colors. I am so excited to begin working on her album.

I was feeling in the mood today, so I designed a digital wedding album. Each image is a 10×10 image placed in a Tap Superior mount folio syle album with a modern design. I am working on new selections for album options. So when selecting your wedding package you can chose the album right for you. This design is not a template…it is an original!