I love shooting at the golden hour…especially with somebody that I admire so much as Dannielle. I wanted to feature the editing process of an image that I love so much. One hundred percent was done in Lightroom.
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Because I am human, I regularly make mistakes. But what is really cool is when I get it wrong in my camera and yet have the ability to fix it in Lightroom in seconds! This is a Before/After of a recent sunset at The Morton Arboretum.
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Awe comes from seeing and encountering, not merely from knowing intellectually that there is, somewhere, a thing called a sky and that it is beautiful! ~ Francis Frangipane
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There are days that, no matter what I try, things go against me. Here I have barely any light, it was the end of a shoot, so I’m pretty shaky. I LOVE this image…I love the composition, Morgan’s sweet expression, her relaxed stance, and I know it’s weird but I love the way the dress flows in front of her. But the image is not technically great, not even good. At this moment, I think I needed an off-camera flash. So this is where editing comes in! I did the usual in Lightroom and then took it to Photoshop and applied a little bit of Florabella’s Blue French and Sable on it. Brought it back to Lightroom and finished. So now the photo becomes a beautiful memory that I can share with my client. :)
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”When people ask what equipment I use - I tell them my eyes.” ~ Unknown
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When it comes to picking out a photographer for your family, I think it all boils down to how the photographer edits his/her photos. We all can take a photo with the same pose, same equipment, same stats, but our individual decisions on how to edit will give you a glimpse of our style and personality. So hopefully you’ll see enough consistency in the photographer’s work to know what you like and don’t like and make your decision accordingly.
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“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” – Ansel Adams
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Connor Price, Angelo Molineri, and Eryn Pablico were visiting from Toronto and Vegas. We thought it would be fun to take them downtown Chicago. :) While having fun at Millennium Park, Angelo, Eryn, and Chloe decided to film their Lovebug/Jonas Brothers music video. We wrapped the day with having deep dish pizza at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Such a perfect day!
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
Go to ChloePetersonMusic on Youtube to see the music video! It’s adorable! :)
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