Christmas Card 2018

Time again for our yearly Christmas phamily photo challenge! This year, Charlie was up to his antics again… couldn’t resist climbing atop the Chevy II to ride the tree home from the Christmas tree lot. He’s a tough little guy though, so no worries!

No Chevys were harmed in the making of this photo…

But it did take dad an entire day of photoshopping each person’s best face into the final photo!

Treated with onOne Perfect Effects for the dramatic look.

Merry Christmas to all!

Two more kid photos

Continuing with the photo started post-Halloween, these two were with my youngest boys. The Robin Hood costume was another half-price post-Halloween costume, with an English castle thrown in the back thanks to Grandpa!

The foosball pic was Becca’s idea, and I shot him playing foosball first, then shot the mini-player pictures of him after lining them up to the real foosball players on the original shot.

Kid Photos

Nothing gives me greater joy than looking back on fun photos I’ve made with my kids, but it’s easy to get caught up in the busy-ness of business and let long stretches of time go between these fun projects. This Fall I decided to get out and have some fun with the younger ones! The first one was a costume bought on sale after Halloween, plus a cheap light globe from an antique store that had a remote flash triggering whenever I pressed the shutter. I dropped in a few background elements from other places and then coloured it all to make it look connected. Lightroom and Photoshop are the main programs used, with the final look being achieved in OnOne Perfect Effects.