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There he was in plain sight.  That bright blue shirt taunted me.  I stared at the picture, kicking myself for not noticing this man when I shot the picture.  In an otherwise cute picture, there sat a blue-shirted man directly behind Stef.  I was ready to give up on the picture when Richelle volunteered to edit the man out.  As I watched, I saw Richelle so creatively manipulate the photo.  I began to get a headache just watching her.  Editing the man out posed a difficult challenge, but Richelle did it!  She made the man disappear.

I was inspired!

I continued editing the rest of the pictures in the series, meticulously editing out the blue-shirted man just as I had watched Richelle.  The best tip I could offer after watching Richelle and editing a few pictures myself is, mask off small areas to work on before using the stamp tool to make unwanted things disappear.

The final picture (Below)

(Below) The picture with the man | The blue-shirted man distracts from the couple, so I obviously had to get rid of him or else I would have tossed the picture.

(Below) The original picture | The day of the engagement session, San Francisco experienced a rare 80 degree afternoon.  Harsh light made color balance and blacks particularly ugly. In editing the picture I adjusted the white balance, exposure, fill light and tone.  

Bernal Heights Park was THE spot to shoot.  Lee and Stef often took their dog, Jax, to this spot.  One day, almost a year ago, Stef thought she and Lee were just taking a routine walk to the park.  Lee was video taping the whole thing for his “video screensaver”, and Stef never thought twice about it.  They hiked up the hill, and finally reached the top, with 180 degrees of San Francisco cityscape, where Lee setup up the camera on a tripod.  And it was then that he got down on one knee and proposed.

I really loved Lee and Stef’s story, getting to know them as I shot their engagement session.  Bernal Park was our final location for the day, and although the wind and pollen were out, I loved shooting them in this spot that meant so much to them.

They are just too cute! Can’t wait to show more pictures from their shoot!

 

I’ve been in rut recently.  It seems no matter how much work I do I don’t seem to make any progress or get anything done.  I try to think about the day and I know that I’ve been working all day, but I don’t see any results.  Anyone ever get like this?  I am determined to make a change, but I don’t know where to start. I am lacking inspiration.  This engagement session has helped to make me more determined… thank goodness.

So over the past couple of days, I’ve done nothing except sleep and edit for Junshien. However, I have been taking breaks to do the occasional blogging. Anyways, as a result, I’ve been backed up on my own work… so here are some teasers of my weekend. I won’t have time to look through any of them until I’m done with Junshien stuff. So these pics will pop out in a couple of weeks (when I’m even more backlogged!)

Jas & Joel’s surprise baby shower

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Alex & Rebecca’s engagement session

p.s. here is my VERY guilty pleasure pop playlist.
1. Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
2. All the Way Around by Ali Lohan
3. Here We Go Again by Demi Lovato
4. Potential breakup Song by Aly and AJ
5. Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson.
(this is also known as my editing/cleaning playlist)