Finished!

I stayed up late last night just to get the portraits finished!





I'm relieved but I learned a lot from the editing experience. I learned that I need to decide, based on the mood or feel of the photo, what filters I want to apply to the photos rather than applying the same few filters to every photo. I also learned that I don't need to do filters on every photo. It will save me so much time if I can get this all straight.





I also learned that I need find shady areas for portraits and use my flash outdoors as well. I just learned about the Gary Fong Lightsphere and I just purchased one for myself at B&H photo. Gary Fong sasy the "Lightsphere is the only diffuser that lights up the entire room, softening your images tremendously."



I also learned that I should invest in reflectors and I chose to buy a 5-in-1 reflector. I chose to go with the Norman Collapsible Reflector 5-in-1 - 32" Circular - Gold, Silver, Black, White and Translucent



Next project I need to complete are the photos I did last month ...I started the editing but I needed to put that project aside to work on the portrait session I was commisioned for by my co-worker.

In other news...


Check out my friend's new website. She's an aspiring portrait photographer in the Terre Haute/Indianapolis, Indiana area. If you're looking for a portrait photographer here is her site:

http://www.julielawsonphotography.smugmug.com/