Santa Came to Town!

Had so much fun photographing Santa!  This will be an annual thing for Bellissimo Photography!

 

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HDR Photography

Here's my first attempt at HDR photography.  I find it intriguing.  I've seen a lot of really awesome images processed this way.  Sometimes they can come out a little cartoony and other times they can come out more realistic.  Either way, it's an art form in itself.  If you're unfamiliar with it, it involves merging 3 pictures of the same scene.  One properly exposed, one over exposed by 2 stops and one under exposed by 2 stops.  It's a fairly easy process if you have the software.  If have not bought it yet, that's why there are watermarks on the after picture.

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Bokeh!

What a fun technique! I will be playing with this a lot more in the future!

This is a picture of blurry Christmas lights completely unedited.  If you cut out a shape from a card or piece of paper and then put it in front of your lens, it will turn all the blurry lights into that shape!  You'll have to play with it a little to get the right size.  It's a lot of fun!  I'm going to try different shapes as well!  There are many tutorials on youtube if you search for 'bokeh photography'.  Try it out!  It's really cool!


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Hannah's First Birthday Party!

Sorry it's been so long since my last post!  It's been a very busy Fall so far!  Here are some pictures from Hannah's first birthday party!

 

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Barns!

Saw a cool barn on the way home from Eckert's today and had to stop and get some shots!

 

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New Photoshop Actions...whoa!

So I just got the Wonderland II package from Paint the Moon and I'm having a blast with it!  Here are some before and afters:

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 I love love love it!!

Hannah's 1 Year Pictures

My Daughter...what can I say?  She's beautiful.

Jude Eleanor!

So this is my first Newborn Shoot.  I think it turned out alright...not sure that I hit it out of the park with this one, but I'm learning!  Thanks to Amy and Alix for letting me practice on their beautiful daughter!

Day 5

Had a shoot with a 6 month old - that was a lot of fun!  Got some great shots.   Mom is happy, I'm happy!

Day 4

I'm challenging myself to keep my camera with me at all times and actually pull over and get the shot when I see a great photo-op!

Day 3

I had my first toddler shoot yesterday - glad I had spent some time reading tips on shooting toddlers because it can be challenging!  We got some great shots, though!