Last weekend was fun and fabulous at Rascals to Rebels! It’s a blast to see all these cutie-pies dressed up in front of the twinkly lights. I’m wrapping up this weekend at the Huntington Beach store, but here’s a few I wanted to share from last weekend!
I feel like it summer turned into fall this week. Daylight savings only added to the feeling. I know, I know, the rest of the country has had snow for months, but I’m excited to break out the scarves and boots! It’s like a tiny change of seasons…we go from the 80’s to the 60’s!
Anyway, this is my last hurrah of summer-ish sessions for awhile I think!
Life has been so busy lately that I forgot to share a few favorites from the Halloween mini-sessions at Rascals to Rebels. It was SUCH a fun event! There were so many hand-made costumes and moms that poured their heart and soul into these creations!
Love this story-book combo put together by my good fried Heather and her sister Lisa!
Also, LOVE this Where the Wild Things are ensemble by one of my sweet clients, Mary.
Oh and this Toy Story set of sisters is to-die-for-cute!
Sometimes I forget how lucky we are to live by the beach…
This photo session was in the summer of 2009. Such cute sandy baby feet. 🙂
I bought this bucket a few weeks ago and the flea market and was so excited to find the perfect baby with the perfect hat to take it for a test drive. Oh…little Marco…one day you’re going to wonder why your parents let me put you in a bucket. 🙂
I also took a drive out to Palos Verdes to a new resort… Terranea One of my clients from the Bay Area (when I used to live there) made the drive down and chose the resort as the setting for their photo sessions. It was gorgeous…I need to find an excuse to head out there again!
I’m wrapping up my photo sessions with the gold settee. This was the last set of mini-sessions and we ended with a bang! So many cute photos came out of these sessions!!
And the bucket makes another cameo…this time as a stool!
Now that Halloween is wrapped up and in the bag, it’s time to think about Christmas! I’ll be at Rascals to Rebels again November 12, 13, 19 and 20. See the following dates and times:
Sign ups are at the store, so go buy your holiday outfits and sign up for a free photo session. These go quick, so go today! (This event is for children only…sorry the backdrop isn’t big enough for families.)
Here’s a bit of what I was up to last week…
I was at the Seal Beach pier when one day when it was bright and sunny. Ten minutes later the fog rolled in, then back to sun. The weather was crazy and indecisive that day!
I also had a last-minute location change when I found out there was a race going through the park I was supposed to be shooting at. Love thinking on my feet!
And a gorgeous evening photo session in one of my most favorite fields ever!
This post will have to be short on words because I’m a one-woman show this week and lots of photo sessions to run around to! Here’s my week in pictures:
Sometimes when I show up to a photo session, it will take a baby or toddler a little bit to warm up to me. They might be wondering who is this lady with a black box in front of her face? Those first few inquisitive moments can definitely yield some of the best photos. It’s those inquisitive eyes looking straight into the camera. But, sometimes, their eyebrows give them away.
Do you remember that part in Toy Story where Mrs. Potato Head tells Mr. Potato Head to bring his angry eyebrows?
I used to just skip past these pictures during the culling process. I thought the eyebrows ruined the photo, but then I started to think. Those are just shadows. I love everything else about the photo. Why can’t I just get rid of the shadows. ENTER CLONE TOOL. Now I should stop for a second and say, I don’t think he looks angry…just a furrowed brow. 🙂
Okay, back to the clone tool. I took a screen shot so you can see which tool I’m talking about.
Since I’m all about being fast, the shortcut for this tool is S. Hold down alt and click what you want to cover up the area you are working on. So, in this case, I clicked on the area of his forehead above the shadows. Then click on the shadowed area (without holding alt down) to cover up the area. I like to use about a 30% opacity, so it looks natural. Then just keep going over the area, until all the shadows are gone. (oh and you’ll notice I used the same process to get rid of the scratch on his nose.)
Here’s the finished result. No furrowed brow, only inquisitive eyes. Photo saved!
Believe it or not, this blondie has an Asian background on his dad’s side! We took a few of him in a cultural outfit, that are just so cute.
