Retouching

Hi everybody. I wanted to share with you a quick example of one kind of retouching. Below is an example of a photograph from which a client wanted to make a print, but there was a small bit of drool on the chin, and a stray hair across the face. Granted, neither of these elements are huge, but even for their small size they can be very distracting.

Here is a close up of the drool and the stray hair, followed by a close up of the same photograph a few minutes later, with the drool and hair removed:

And finally, the final, retouched print:

Again, I just wanted you all to know that this is possible! If there is a photo you love except for that one little tiny hair, or that drop of drool, or that ever so minuscule gob of booger, don't give up hope. Thanks for checking in!

Wagenaar Family Portraits

This is the third time now I have had the privilege of photographing the Wagenaars, and that is a great thing because they make my job easy! Their kids are so smiley and energetic, it gets difficult to take a bad picture. Here are a couple shots from our outing.

Summer Wedding Décor

This last Saturday, Steven Moore had me photograph the design of a wedding reception he coordinated on Lake Whatcom. It was held in an incredible clear-top tent, and simply decorated with an abundance of white lilies and candles. Add some stormy weather and the overall effect was stunning!

The Story of Bleach Bypass and the Cabin

I got to spend this weekend with seven of my favorite people in the world. Six (Dustin, James, Matt Metsker, Matt Kellen, Tim, and Peter) were my college roommates, and one (Corey) I meet through church.

We spent four days at James' cabin fishing, grilling, hiking, and firing projectiles with the largest slingshot I've ever seen.

I wanted to post a couple photographs from the weekend, not so much to share the details of the weekend but to show a processing technique I've been playing with recently. One of the guys on the trip (Tim) recently blogged about this processing technique and got me thinking about it. I don't use the exact same method as he would, and the results are slightly different, but it is an interesting effect nonetheless.

Here are some shots of Matt Kellen, processed using the contrasty-bleach-bypass-simulation-type-thing.

Ohanapecosh

There will be a number of wedding posts coming soon, but until then I wanted to post a couple pictures from Mindy's and my trip to Ohanapecosh campground in Mt. Rainer National Park.

We went car camping for two nights and three days with our friends from collage: Steve and Tina DeKoker, Jeff Melvard, and Mark Wicklander. We jumped in the Cowlitz River (and jumped back out again very quickly), went on a couple hikes, and ate a great deal of smores. It was a wonderful break.