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Six Sisters Stuff

Most likely if you are into flowing blogs you have seen the Six Sisters Stuff. If by chance you don’t do the blog scene but love pinterest, you have probably pinned their stuff (I have).  The truth of the matter is… they are all REALLY sisters, and they’ve got skills, and a cookbook!  Now I myself come from a family of all girls.  However their were only 3 of us.  I can’t imagine what dad be going through with all these dating years!  Only half of them are married so he is right in the thick of it.

These girls were fabulous and I had a blast!  I hope they need to up date their blog pictures again next year too.  I finally have all their names down after editing, so I can finally stop saying you, and you and you.

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D Family Pictures {Draper Park}

Had so much fun with this family!  I love when its easy to get mom and dad to let loose and have fun.  They were laughing the whole time saying they couldn’t take themselves seriously… well I’m the same way in pictures so I totally love it!  They are an adorable family!  They have TWO 3 year olds, I have one and I can’t even imagine! Dfamily_DraperPark_2013_01

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My editing Style

So what does it mean when you hear the words SOOC, Edit, and Retouch?

SOOC stands for Straight out of camera, this is the unedited, raw image, which most photographers wont give you ever, unless its Uncle Bob who does not know anything about or even own any editing software, which is why you got him for free…

You get what you pay for!

Now there is an edit. Technically and edit is just brightened, color enhanced, crop image.  Pretty fast editing.  Which will make a picture look better, and is probably cheaper on the wallet.

But you know those images that make you say… “man, I really like her pictures”.  You want to book them, but they cost more.  You think, “Oh man, I like these pictures but Photos By Whosamama is cheaper…”  WHY?  Because they put way more into each picture creating the best looking image for you.   This is called a fully Retouched photo.  some photographers add retouching as a separate cost if you want it.  There is no right or wrong way to do it.  For me, its what I do.  This is my art and I love to put my touch on the pictures.

Below is my visual example of what I create for all my clients.  I never give the SOOC, and I never stop at just an edit.  I love to create amazing pictures for all my clients!

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Headshot Minis Round 2

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January was so successful, I ended up with a waiting list for this time around.  This is the LAST time they will be at this crazy low price, so jump on it!  Also I probably wont be doing it again for at least 6 month (after I recover from family picture season!)

There are two nights, one in Utah County, and one in Salt Lake City.  The exact locations I have not decided on, I want to find something different from last time.

The price is $30 (+tax), you get 10 min with me and my camera.  Then you get back 5 fully edited and retouched images in full resolution and a web ready version.

This can be for business or personal, or even for a mission picture!  I’m extra excited for this time around!  So sign up already!

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My Anniversary!

Today this post is about me!  I have been married for 8 years ago today come 11:30 in the afternoon!  Its been an amazing 8 years but I can’t believe it has been that long, I guess my proof is in the fact that I have 3 kids.  We got married in Salt Lake City Utah, when neither of us lived in Utah or even went to college here.  In fact we both were very determined that we would NEVER live in Utah.  I guess we sealed our fate that day because 6 years into our married we ended up right where we began.

My interested in photography actually began with my wedding.  I wish I could link up my photographer, but she no longer in the business.  I always look back on my pictures and feel all giddy inside again.  Styles change, in dress and photography, but the memories never fade.

I love my husband so much.  I know this is so cliche but I SERIOUSLY love him more today than I did 8 years go.  I can’t wait to see what life will bring us.  We 3 wonderful little girls who I love so much.   But my husband has my heart, and I’m so happy we picked each other to spend forever with.
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My Craft Channel Ladies!

I was so excited when these ladies from My Craft Channel  asked me to do their headshots!  These women are not just suburb business women, and talented crafters, they are also just plain awesome!  I had a blast meeting them and laughing with them!  Thank you again ladies, hope to do it all again next year!

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Fix Up Friday

It’s always fun to see a little before and after.  The care and love I put into my pictures is hard to understand, but visual difference can help.  The top picture is a Straight out of camera shot, the bottom one is the final image I give.  Before-and-after

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Below is a picture from my very first ever photo session, with my very first DSLR camera, stock lens, and first time using photo shop!  I have come a long way since this session and I decided to try to re-edit a shot from that day using using new knowledge.   I want to be so clear that Photoshop can only do so much to save a picture.  The truth is, if you don’t know enough about your camera it doesn’t really matter what you do it Photoshop.  You can’t make a bad picture good!  If I could REDO this picture, it would be a lot easier to make it look better, but I didn’t even keep my SOOC (straight out of camera) shot, so I could only edit what I had.  With all that being said, the newer picture is still better than my first attempt! 302764_246599648714534_1608969446_n110608_0641-edit-copy

Crepe Party

My mom is my best friend (after my husband!) and my sister and I joined up to throw her a surprise birthday party!  She was always surprising us growing up and it was our turn this time to get her.  Boy did we get her.  We  never lived in Utah growing up but have friends and family nearby so it was the perfect amount of people close to her to have over.  We debated between an all chocolate party and crepes, because my Mom LOVES chocolate, but we also love breakfast for dinner at my house.  We opted for the crepes afraid that people would get sick off too much chocolate really fast and just did her favorite chocolate cake instead.

In this post you will find some of the recipes included at the bottom of the post.  The rest of the recipes are on my sisters post HERE at I’m Topsy Turvy’s blog, including printables for the labels.

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3 Different Crepe flavors to pick from: Cinnamon, Plain, and Chocolate
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My Favorite choice of the night: A Plain crepe with Lemon Cream filling, mixed berries, topped with buttermilk syrup and whipped cream
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Syrups:  Buttermilk, hot fudge, and strawberry coulis

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Cinnamon Crepe with Creme Cheese filling, strawberries, bananas, topped with hot fudge and whipped cream

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All the fillings: Tart Cream Cheese, Cream Cheese, and Lemon Cream

Berry fillings: Fresh Strawberries, frozen mixed berries thawed with sugar, and bananas

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The Flourless Chocolate Cake! YUM!

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Stabilized Whipped Cream

Chocolate crepe with Strawberry sauce, filled with tart cream cheese and strawberries
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And the Surprise!  We GOT HER!
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Other recipes located HERE! Including, chocolate crepes, Sour Cream Cheese Filling, Hot Fudge, Berry Coulis, Flour less chocolate cake, and stabilized whipped cream.