No Trespassing!!!

Tonight I was able to do pics for the cutest family! The sisters found the perfect location. A sweet lady kindly let us shoot there.

And then her jerk neighbor yelled at us because it is private property . . . just not his. He even tried to tell his dog to eat me. Not cool dude. Not cool.

I know Cato is DYING for pictures so here are a couple sneak peeks at the girl's individual shots. So darling.

Kate

On our trip I was able to do photos for my sister. Her little girl Kate is a crack-up. Anytime you ask her a question she answers by saying "I don't know" followed by the actual answer. For example. If you ask her names is she says, "I don't know . . . Kate." Super funny.

Kate and Aunt Tracey got to go out for our own little photo shoot. This is pretty monumental since up until this trip, she has been pretty shy around me. We had lots of fun. I think she liked the part where we stopped and bought M&M's on the way home. I told her that we had to wait to eat them until after dinner. She gave me a thumbs up and said, "Good idea Tracey."

The Carousel

My two boys on one of our favorite Disneyland rides.

How's this for quality photography?

We are in Cali with our friends at Disneyland. Sam is Ben's BFF and our little guy is named after him. Obviously when Big Sam suggested a Mustache Vacation, Ben agreed. Here is a sneak peek of one of the 'staches. From my cell phone.

Nap time

May 10th Photo

For some reason I am really intrigued with Oquirrh (Pronounced Oaker) Mountain Temple. I want to photograph it all the time. Tonight we saw a storm rolling across the Salt Lake Valley so I kicked the boys out of the car, grabbed my camera and drove across town to try to catch the light. I then proceeded to shoot in the rain for 45 minutes. I have problems.

Recipe from a slacker

So with graduation and Mother's Day I didn't do so well posting this weekend. In an effort to redeem myself you are getting 2 posts today including a Photoshop Recipe. What can I say? I'm a giver.

This photo is my cutie pie cousin. I love her tongue. This is the straight out of camera shot (SOOC) Notice, its a little dull.

But then the magic happens. I love TRA Actions. They have changed my life. Here is what I did to the image.

First, I ran Yin/Yang and lightened up the whole darn thing. (Brush set at 30%)

Next, Pool Party at 20%

Oh Snap at 100%

Claire-ify at 45%

+Contrast at 50%

Finally, Punch Out at 100% (I love me some Punch Out! Sometimes a little too much . . . )

Then watermarked and saved for Web.

Dear Photoshop. I heart you. Love Tracey