Some Black and White tips...

I remember back in the day when I would click "desaturate" and call it a day. I've come a long way from that! I just wanted to share with you some tips on getting a GREAT black and white conversion. PRIOR to any conversion, I always lighten my image either through a screen layer or a soft light layer or both. In photoshop I will generally go to Layer>mode>grayscale. Then I will add at least 2 adjustment layers 1. CURVES 2. brightness/contrast. I personally prefer a contrasty image without loosing too much detail in the white or making things look blotchy. Top it off with a black vignette, or don't...hey sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't! I hope this helps anyone pro or ameteur alike!

(this is my little one at 9 months old! Fall has got me in the mood for flannel and beanies)

Oldies but Goodies

These were both taken in January...Deacon and Dane. I love these babies! I'm just slowly but surely resituating things on my site...

A sneak peak for Jessica and Levi

I had the pleasure of driving down to Manti for the wedding of Jessica and Levi. I've never even been to Manti in the daylight, so this was a very new experience. It was a beautiful place to shoot and lots of fun...I can't decide, did I have an advantage or disadvantage not knowing what the traditional shoots were at the Manti Temple? So here are a few from the day...

YESSS! I feel like a genius...

I just finally figured out A. how to change my template without getting any crazy patterns or designs in the mix and B. How to post BIGGER pictures. I love feeling like a computer whiz, but really I am not. haha.

Deacon

Samuel

Jess and Nate...a sneak peak

I was lucky enough to go to my friend Jessica's wedding and also to be her photographer for the day. It was a beautiful day in St. George. BY THE WAY...I love those hedges! Please give me a call if you are getting married at the SG temple so I can shoot them again and again.