Washington DC Wedding Photographer | Jessie Mary Photography
Washington DC Wedding Photography and Lifestyle Portraits
I am almost done editing Jenni's family portraits. I posted this photo earlier with just basic post-processing. It's my favorite photograph of her older son so I thought I'd play around with it a little more, especially since I just got my new copy of Photoshop CS4. I love processing children's portraits because they are completely open to creativity. In this photo I used one of my black … [Read more...]
I was thinking this morning as I drove to Vancouver, Washington for a portrait session. What goes into a portrait session that my clients don't see? How come I charge more than your local mall photography studio? A few months ago, I was out shopping, and I noticed a mom bringing her toddler in for portraits. For a second I thought I should swoop in, and pass a business card, but that is not my … [Read more...]
Jamie and Justin got married at the Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland, Washington this past weekend. We don't get big snow storms very often in the Portland area but (as all my local readers know) we have had snow almost non-stop for over a week and it made the wedding venue extra gorgeous. During the wedding ceremony, there were windows all around and the snow was falling down onto the … [Read more...]
A pretty common question I get when I meet with potential clients is regarding processing images. They want to know what is involved, and why it takes so long. Most people shoot in .jpg format. Professional photographers shoot in RAW format. This means that after shooting the images have to be finished processing by the computer. This can be done with Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop's Camera … [Read more...]
Getting married or have a friend who is? Last month's contest giving away a mini portrait contest was a success and I have decided to run a contest every couple of months. This time the prize is a free engagement portrait session. Even if you are not engaged, feel free to enter and give the prize away to a friend or family member. To be entered into this contest, just add a comment in response … [Read more...]