I loved Ashley’s Senior session. When we talked about Ashley’s session I loved the idea of bringing a bit of her prized book collection into the pictures. And I was even more excited when we came up with the idea of seeing if a bookstore would let us take pictures inside…We kindly asked and sure enough we were granted permission. Ashley  is a genuinly kind a sweet person. I enjoyed meeting her and her mother. Her stepfather is the great contractor who did an amazing job replacing the siding AND the roof on our home! We highly recommend him for any contracting job.  We started our session in Senoia, then headed up to Line Creek in PTC, stopping off at the flower shop and then hitting the Book’s a Million at the Avenue.

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.

Erica was indeed a pleasure to photograph. She was so natural it was very easy to photograph her. Once we got into the groove it was just easy picture sailing after that! It seemed to me in the short time I was with Erica that she is a kind and generous person. I suggested shooting at a newer location since I was ready for a change. So we went out to Senoia to do our shooting. I actually could have shot there all day. I had forgotten about all the wonderful picture taking spots out there. I could tell she really wanted to go to Line Creek, so we were able to squeeze it into our morning. (I also forgot what a long drive it is out to Senoia.) Anyways, I just love how here pictures turned out. I especially love the ones we did in the stairwell! The lighting was amazing! It was wonderful to receive a sweet letter a couple days later from Erica’s mom thanking me for taking the time to take her pictures. It always warms my heart when I know I am appreciated.