As I had promised earlier I now have my Christmas cards available.  http://www.newsimplicityphotography.net/My-SmugMug-Creations/Cards/10501040_qxwn5#728954142_xvPJZ

It’s simple you pick the template you like best and then we work in tandom to create the card that suits your style and personality. I am offering seasonal cards, graduation annoucements, birth annoucements and save the date cards!

You can view the templates available at http://cards.smugmug.com/

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.

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.

This is an image I worked on a while back…I just fell in love with it all over again and wanted to share it. Her mother requested a black and white image with her eyes just in color. She has fantastic blue eyes just like her mother. I am adding a couple other sweet images from this session as well.

I just wanted to post a little update on my photography workshop in March. I am so happy to see work in progress for those who attended. Stacey Cooke is located in Athens, Georgia. You can view her images at  Stacey Cooke Photography. She is really getting some cool angles and great images!  I am so excited to have Stacey come along for my morning after session with Bridgette and Chris this Sunday! Also Teresa Jackson was not able to attend the workshop, but she has been getting some on the job lessons! She was shooting at my April wedding and got some really wonderful shots! I am very happy to have her along with my May wedding this weekend. You can see some of her shots here on my workshop blog. Debbie Johns is collecting a lovely portfolio, you can view her work at Fullbloom Photography. It is truly a wonderful privilege for me to pass along a little photography knowledge. I am honored to be given the opportunity to help others find the joy and passion that photography has brought to me. Thank you.