Posts Tagged ‘national monuments’

We met up with Maggie and Jason at the Jefferson Memorial where there was all sorts of construction going on, a wedding happening on the side of the Jefferson Memorial, and then on top of that, tons of people there for the Cherry Blossom Festival.  It wasn’t quite the original plan, but after pushing through the crowds, we set up a blanket in a patch of grass nearby and managed to get a whole other perspective on the monuments from the other side of the Potomac.  It’s neat how that can turn out…you start out with an intention to get a certain view or perspective, it goes wrong, but then you end up getting a whole other amazing look.

Maggie and Jason met on Match.com and besides both being super-adorable, they both love English!  Maggie is getting her PhD in Medieval Renaissance literature and Jason teaches English to high school students.  We met up to do some faux-reading and some serious ham-ing for the camera. They have this amazing connection and it was tons of fun sharing in all the laugher they have. Congrats guys and I can’t wait to photograph your wedding later this year!

Check out the smoldering eyes…Maggie doesn’t actually have red hair, but I think it’s the light reflecting off of Jason’s shirt.

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diptech engagement photos dc monuments Maggie + Jason Engagement Photos at the Jefferson Memorial

How great is “The Divine Comedy” for a book in a pre-marriage shoot? =)

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Doesn’t Maggie just look so in love?

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And my favorite…I love how fantastical this photo feels.

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Cherry Blossoms!

Cherry Blossoms and National Monuments with Reese & Chris

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I’ve been noticing a rather unpleasant phenomenon with my photos lately. I edit them on my beloved Mac and they come out all vivid and shiny and bright. But then, I looked at those same photos on a different PC monitor and the images look flat and desaturated. I realized (rather slowly….) I was doing something wrong. A quick dig around photoshop and some googling, and I realized that I haven’t been looking at the right color profiles while I edit.

To avoid my rather silly blunder, go to View –> Proof Setup –> and select Monitor RGB. Then, go to View –> and select Proof Colors. Finally, go to Edit –> Color Settings –> and for RGB row, click on the pull down menu and select the last sRGB option.

Here is a before and after of one of the photos I posted yesterday.  On a Mac screen, the difference is pretty subtle.

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Before

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After

It’s back to the drawing board with some more color profile fixing.  

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Here’s a quick preview of our cherry blossom filled engagement photo session with Reese and Chris. Tons more to come tomorrow.

reese epic blog 9 Cherry Blossoms!  Engagement Photo Session with Reese + Chris

reese epic blog 6 Cherry Blossoms!  Engagement Photo Session with Reese + Chris

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