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Malia + Tim

Malia and Tim had a beautiful wedding on a very rainy 4th of July this year. They chose that date because the 4th of July is Malia's favorite holiday. Won't their anniversaries be fun!?! Even though it was raining and our outdoor photos were limited to a tiny covered area in front of the church, we made it work. You'll see.

Isn't Malia's gown gorgeous?


I loved her shoes, too.



Even the littlest girls have to get ready.






Malia and Tim are about to see each other for the first time.


Ken caught this precious moment 2 seconds after their first look.


A quick family portrait. Isn't Tim's daughter adorable?


I convinced the crew to go outside for a few minutes, even though it was pouring. (You'd never know it was raining from these photos!) Malia, you are beautiful!


Gorgeous bouquet.


I adore these next few photos of Malia with her girls.







Ken snagged this photo and I love it!




So sweet!


The one good thing about rain is the saturated colors it produces.




My view:


Ken's view:






Their first dance:


Ken caught this sweet moment during their first dance.


As you can see, the best man was a ladies' man!


Malia and Tim, you two are so full of love and so perfect for each other. Ken and I wish you a lifetime of happiness!!! Thank you for inviting us to share your special day with you.

new goodies

I just love getting good things in the mail! My new business cards arrived today and I am so excited to share them with you! I can't wait to show you how they tie into my new website, which will debut later this fall.

front:


back:


I hope you love them as much as I do!

I couldn't resist...

posting another one from yesterday's wedding.



Jess and Jared, we had an amazing [rainy] day with you guys!

Congratulations, Jess + Jared!

Congratulations, Kelsey + Kevin!

What goes into an image?

I decided to write an informative post because I get a lot of questions over email and Facebook about my work flow and how I process images. Also, a lot of times the day after a wedding, people start asking me where all their photos are, because Aunt Sally and Uncle Bob have already uploaded their digital images to Shutterfly for all the world to see. So, tonight I thought I would tell you a little bit about what goes into final images. Enjoy!

When I shoot, my goal is to get everything as perfect as I can in-camera, so I have an easier job post processing.

Using an image from my last blog post as an example, here is the image straight out of the camera (meaning absolutely no color correcting or touch up work has been done). This isn't bad, but it's not up to my standard for my blog or a wedding album.


I always love the way getting ready images look in black and white. There is just something so classic and timeless about them. So, my next step was to convert this image to a black and white. I also warmed it up 9% and added slight vingetting. We're getting there.


Notice those distracting air vents and smoke detectors in the above photo? I wouldn't put anything like that in a wedding album or my blog, so I used the clone tool in Photoshop to get rid of the distractions. While I was at it, I took care of a few stray hairs. Much better, huh?


I wasn't 100% happy with the way the light hit her left eyelashes, so I burned them a smidge darker. Now this image is ready for the blog!


I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial!