As Promised!

I promised Kari I'd post the rest of my favorites, so here they are! I have never had a tougher time deciding what the final products of my images would be.  Honestly, I usually just do crazy stuff with pics of Mia Grace when I have time (never) to play.  Most of the time that is the easy part for me.  The picture either screams black and white, or vibrant color (sometimes both :) ) and then every once in a while the session will have a very vintage feel (such as the recent Huffman session) and I will add some grain or a texture or two.  Besides that, the tough part is narrowing down my favorites.  With Kari and Bay so many of their images were just special and needed very different processing!  So ... I have been at my computer for HOURS playing and it really has been a refreshing change of pace.  I think I could really get into this Engagement (E-session) stuff!  Side note: for those that don't know me, I love a good story and that is why I can't just blog photos.  To me, life is really just a long epic adventure, so I MUST tell you the story behind the session, the image, etc.  My husband calls me (and Rachel I might add) "Over communicators".  Enough said.

Alrighty then ... onto the images.  This first one is my favorite favorite, and honestly, it is my very very favorite picture I have ever taken (so far).  As a mom, all the pictures of Mia Grace are my favorite, but I usually don't include her photos in this category because it is impossible for me to look at them objectively.  As an artist, this image makes me proud.  I'm not trying to toot my own horn or anything, its because it represents how far I have come.  Usually during sessions, I rarely really know what I got until I get home and load my cards. With this photo, I truly had a vision as I was taking it (sun flare and all) and just felt like I got it right after my shutter clicked.  When I loaded all the photos, this one stood out because it was exactly as I pictured it my head and I loved it straight out of the camera. So, here it is!

I processed it three different ways to show you how a picture can feel differently depending on the vision for the final product.

This one is my favorite.  Very vintage washed look. What about you?

Color ...

BW ...

Isn't Kari gorgeous?!

If only you all knew how embarrassed we all were (yes, those that know me, know I was probably as red as an apple!) shhh ... don't tell Kari & Bay. I held it together just like a pro :)