nicholeV photography [the blog]

New Photo Fix Action set . . . .

Well, as many photographers do, I create little add-on actions to fix problem areas in my photos as I edit. Problems like completely blown highlights (hate it when that happens) or a face that is too dark or skin that is rashy and rough. So, I finally decided to package up all the little actions I constantly use to fix these problem areas in photos.

The new Photo Fix Action set contains 12 actions that will help you target problem areas in your photos. Most significantly, this set has an action and instructions showing my method for getting just the right amount of natural-looking eye pop when editing. Additionally, the set has other add-on actions that will smooth skin, reduce noise, adjust exposure and more. Please note that this action set DOES NOT contain any full photo editing actions (like a color pop action) and is designed for Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3 only. Sorry, PSE users . . . . the set just uses too many advanced features to make a PSE version.

A couple samples

Eye Pop

Skin Smooth

 

You can see examples and view all the details here

Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions about this set.

And as always, thanks to all of you who stop by to check out my blog!

My little fairy in the orchard . . . .

Well, my little girl sure has grown up as of late. She got this little ensemble for her 4th birthday last week, so I had to get some picts of her in it before she destroys it (cause you know how kids are . . . sigh . . . . my son can wear a hole in a pair of pants in less than 5 minutes. It's truly a talent with them, I swear!)

Anyway, the orchard was in bloom for all of about 3 days this year, but I managed to get a little shooting in during its peak. There are a lot of picts; I swear I have about 200 of these shots . . . . the orchard just wasn't taking a bad photo, lol!

All of these were taken with the Mark III 1Ds and the 70-200 2.8L at f2.8 and 200mm.

Here's to hoping you have a fabulous weekend!

Tara Whitney Came to Visit . . . . .

Well, I had the wonderful chance to meet and shoot with Tara Whitney this past weekend. Can't even express how much fun it all was. Anyone who has met Tara has to agree that she is just a truly wonderful person. And if you aren't familiar with her work, check her out:

Tara's Website

And be sure to check out her blog too! A few picts:

Tara


Tara Shooting

Tara Shooting (center) and Jefra with her "contraption" (left) taking a photo of her DD. And the other charming ladies are Kelly and Margie, who were kind enough to be models!

It was just a wonderful evening! So nice to get together with other photogs for a little shop talk!

How's about a freebie?!

Just wanting to pass along some goodness today.

First of all, my new splash page is finally live. I've been working on a complete new site design over the last few months, and this splash page is the first step in that design. Hopefully, my new photography sites will go live in the next couple weeks, as well. In the meantime, check out the new splash page.

New Splash Page

Additionally, how's about a free action and texture file? I posted this texture and action set on the Pay It Forward blog last summer, but I searched and it's no longer available on their blog, it appears. So I decided to post it again for any and all who would like it.

So the set includes a little action that will insert any texture file into a photo file. It also includes a free high-res texture file. Also, the texture file can be used with any of my action texture sets, and the action can be used to insert any texture file into a photo. They don't necessarily have to be used together.

Sample image of the free texture file:

Click here to download this set

So hey, have a fun weekend playing around with these little goodies!

A little session up the canyon . . . .

Well, I decided it was time to take a few picts of my poor neglected kiddos. Just don't seem to have the time or energy to take photos of them . . . . which is just terribly sad and ironic, all the way around.

Anyway, so went up the canyon and managed to get a few images. Though, man, sure made me realize how limited I am nowadays! I couldn't get low enough for most shots and overall just struggled to get the images that I wanted . . . . ah well . . . . that will all fix itself soon enough.

So here are a few images:

Thanks again to all of you who take the time to stop by here! I so appreciate it!