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Maggie + Jason Engagement Photos at the Jefferson Memorial

squarerootofred — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:12:47 +0000

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.

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

Doesn’t Maggie just look so in love?

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

Cherry Blossoms!

Cherry Blossoms and National Monuments with Reese & Chris

squarerootofred — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:59:05 +0000

The day was unbelievably gray and at any minute the skies threatened to open up and just rain buckets on us, but we pushed on through. Reese & Chris were great sports –totally willing to walk around the monuments and find places where we could somewht avoid the huge crowds of people that descend upon DC each year for Cherry Blossom season. Here are some of the photos from the session — aren’t they ridiculously photogenic? Also, if you can believe it, Chris can actually do that crazy eyebrow thing with both eyebrows.

This is my absolute, hands down favorite photo of the day!

Preview: Reese + Chris Photos With the Cherry Blossom Trees

Making Sure Your Photos Don’t Look Like Poo When They Hit the Web

squarerootofred — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:04:05 +0000

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.

Before

After

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

Cherry Blossoms! Engagement Photo Session with Reese + Chris

squarerootofred — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:25:18 +0000

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