Monthly Archives: June 2008

The Monday Lesson

This week I’m going to talk about Apertures, or F-stops, and how they make your photos better.I covered this a little bit in one of my earlier lessons on depth of field, but I wanted to go over it with a little more detail. So, before we start using our cameras, let’s define Aperture and...

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Sean & Marcia

Congratulations to Sean and Marcia! We just got back from shooting their wedding today. What a sweet couple! I had sooooo much fun! One of the funniest ‘garter tosses’ I’ve EVER seen…instead of a toss, the boys played musical chairs to win the garter. The winner had to put the garter on the bouquet catcher....

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Just a little frustrated…

I may not be a consultant for Creative Memories much longer. As much as I LOVE their product, I have been forced to remove all mention of them from my photography website, crystalclearphotos.com, and all links have been removed from my blog as well. Apparently, it is frowned upon to advertise online in any way,...

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Cars & Winnie the Pooh!

I just LOVE the new Disney line from Creative Memories! Here are a few pages I made (digitally) with the Cars theme.~ Gavin’s 1st birthday, last year ~ And here are a few pages I did with the Pooh theme~ Logan’s last day of preschool ~ …on the first page (pic on the top left)...

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The Monday Lesson

Today I’m going to show what makes a photo look good in color, black & white, or sepia…and how to choose which one looks best for any given photo. Here is one image, taken in my home studio just a few months ago, in color: Notice how bright her outfit is? Let’s tone it down...

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