Believe in yourself… push your limits
Images lit with two backlights ( Alien Bee and the other just a small slave) to accent hair and muscle tone with one large Alien Bee softbox in front to the right of camera.
West Highland Way ~ Day 8 will have to wait due to the tragic events in Paris, France. Click on the video link for a short viewing from the People of Paris series:
https://animoto.com/play/KAfOuiydhH6UnQKWDhKXeg Images by Joyce Meyer
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies were born in Paris, and continue to operate there. Another organization whose roots are in France is Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders. Click on the links if interested in more information and how to donate.
Americans in Paris were urged to call 001 202 501 4444 for information and assistance.
https://animoto.com/play/o8mNlWEmFXkt500WJjKPpw
The majority of these images were obtained using available window light in the home. It just seems easier to not take the baby out. If flash was used, it was bounced for fill only and not direct.
I was the father’s kindergarten teacher and photographed the couple’s wedding, so I feel truly blessed to capture this miracle of life.
“I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful — an endless prospect of magic and wonder.”
— Ansel Adams
Give an autumn image a little nudge using Photoshop.
A few adjustments in channel mixer, blending, selective colors and filter photoshop effect.

Another option is using Photoshop to add lens flare for an extra kick.
Enjoy these last days of autumn…
…until that magical first snowfall!
Above is a Photoshop tutorial on creating an autumn effect:
This is what happens when Randy and Joyce take a walk through scary Gary, South Dakota:
Video by Joyce Meyer ~ RJMeyerArts