BEFORE AND AFTER {UTAH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER}

I'm sure some of you would like to see a before and after image from me. This before image is a little over-exposed in his skin, but still good enough to work with. I shoot with my white balance in auto, so you can see just how "blue" my background turned out. I didn't want it to look that way, so I warmed things up in the post process. I'm not going to go into my editing process, but I thought it might be fun for you to see the difference between the two. I applied at least 3-4 different actions or processes, all the while changing the opacity on them. I NEVER just run an action full strength. My editing process may be a little more time consuming than others, but I think it's worth it.

I do full custom editing to at least 35 images per session, often times more. What most people don't know, is that the post processing time is usually the most lengthy (thus the 2-3 weeks wait for your proofs) and that there is so much more to portrait photography than just the two hour session. There is a lot of behind the scenes work, but it is sooo worth it to see your images fully edited, the way I intend them to be!

Enjoy!

LOVELY BRIDALS. {UTAH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

I know... I'm brutal. I keep posting just ONE or two images!!! I promise the full sessions will come soon!

VINTAGE SNEAK PEEK... {UTAH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

Oh don't you worry, more to come from this gorgeous bride and groom session! Have a great weekend everyone!!!

CAN'T WAIT... {UTAH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

Can't wait to show you this beautiful bride and groom session! Here's a peek for now:)

OH BABY. {UTAH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER}

Remember the newborn giveaway that I did a while back? Here are a few photos from the winner's session. He was such a gooood baby during his session. I think that it was partly because he weighed in at over 9 lbs at birth, so he was a little more solid and content! Even when he was WIDE awake, he was just an angel to photograph. What lucky parents to have this sweet little guy.

EVERY TIME. {UTAH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER}

Every time I do a newborn session, I learn a little bit more. And then, I wish that I could rewind the clock back to when both my boys were newborns so I could capture their sweetness all over again. I didn't know a THING about photography/portraits (well hardly... and I thought I knew so much! ha!) when my first-born entered this world.

Yet, I didn't want to take him to get his pictures taken because I thought he would just cry the whole time (he was very colicky). So, I took his newborn photos myself... and well, I had no clue what I was doing. Yet, I do have a few shots that I cherish from my "so-called" newborn session with him. It's also fun to look back and see how much my photography has grown and evolved. With my second, I knew a lot more about photography and how to work my MUCH improved camera, but I still didn't know a whole lot on posing babies. So again, I have a few images that I absolutely cherish and wouldn't trade for the world...But really, if I could turn back time even for one day, I would capture their innocence all over again with such a different knowledge on how to do so.

I still have so far to go in my learning process and I am so excited to continue to improve my skills with these sweet little models. They are my HARDEST sessions, and yet, often times my most rewarding. I come home exhausted and yet I will tell my hubby that I loved every minute of it:)

There is something magical about a newborn session.

SENIOR SEASON. {UTAH SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER}

This session coming up... the weather couldn't have been better, and my sweet niece couldn't have been any cuter for her senior pictures. Yep.. this is my NIECE. I'm still 21 though **wink wink**. Promise.