these guys? badasses.
i cannot even put into words how freaking awesome they both are, how much i love them.
maybe i'll be ready to by the time their full post is ready :)
i was culling an engagement session today and glanced over at my to-do list of things to edit. slowly growing, even though my wedding season is officially over.. and i wanted to send some sneaks to my lovely and patient couples.
then i realized, i'll share them here, too.
this is my second october as a full time wedding photographer and i totally didn't realize how insane the fall is. i love it. don't get me wrong. i'd rather be jam packed in the fall than in the summer.. but it just means it takes me way longer to get images back.
so anyway, thank you to everyone: shannon & ryne, jess & tyler, laura & chase, holli & cooper, lindsey & jon, nancy & sal, meredith & zach, chrissy & tyler, amber & blaine, holly & ryan, autumn & josh and taylor & dan for your patience, love, and general awesomeness during this crazy time!
hey friends!
i've been posting snippets of vscofilm06 on my instagram and some of you have asked my thoughts on it. i, by no means, am the master of editing, but i always love reading/seeing before and afters of the new presets to see if they're worthwhile.
i'm a die-hard vscofilm01/05 fan - i love the portra's, the fuji's, and recently in the 05, the agfa's. but i never really could master the warm/brown tones - and that's what this pack seems to do really well. now, i personally they are heavily contrasted right off the bat, so once you apply the preset, be prepared to do some tweaking unless you love what you get!
side note: i will say, i did notice some wacky skin tones. and a lot of them are heavy on the blues.
anyway. i've been told so many times, and tend to agree, your image is only as good edited as it is first in camera - meaning, get your exposure, focus, composition right in camera, and editing will be super easy. i tend to under-expose, but you don't have to! i've included the raw jpegs (which was super intimidating and left me feeling really vulnerable!) for you to compare.
here's some stuff from recent shoots! enjoy!
(all presets applied then adjustments in highlights/darks/warmth were made in LR. images shot with canonmk3, 45tse, 50L, sigma 35.)
portra 400 (+1) over
provia 400x xp over
400H +1 +++
provia 400x xp
provia 400x (+1) vibrant
tri-x (+1) ++
e100vs xp
portra 400+ vibrant
tri-x (+3) ++
portra 160 (+1) over
400h (+1) night
hp5 (+3) +
provia 400x (+1) vibrant
portra 160 (+1) over
portra 160 (+1) alt
provia 400 (+1) over +
portra 160 (+1) +++
portra 400 (+1) over
precisa 100xp
portra 400 (+2)
tri-x (+1) ++
portra 400 (+1) vibrant
sensia 100 xp
hope this helps! i say go for it :)
these two are loving, hilarious, young-at-heart and madly in love. they encompass absolutely everything i pray for in couples who book and want to work with me. they're just awesome, all the way around. their hearts for each other and the Lord are so pure and full of love. to say that i love taylor and jarred is a vast understatement.
they're actually familiar faces on the blog because way back when, i shot a mini session for them the day after jarred proposed (you can see that here!) but we wanted to have some more time after the initial excitement set in, and we both (taylor is an awesome photographer as well, and she'll be joining me on a couple of weddings next year!) wanted more control over the location and time of day to shoot. taylor emailed me this spot, lady luck flower farm in the gorgeous mountains of asheville, and asked if it was too much to drive 3 hours together (6 total) - it was a long drive but i'm so happy we had the chance to do it. i got to know them, listen to some awesome music, and of course, eat Bojangles. plus, i'm a mountain girl.
anyway, i can't say enough goodness about these two. i can't wait to hang out with them again and celebrate their marriage.
you guys are my favorite.
