A Boy and His Box

I'm not sure why we even bother buying Dillon toys, he seems to have more fun with the boxes than anything else.

It's a good thing I love shopping at Amazon.com.....we have a pretty decent box supply at this point.

Dillon said this was his kayak and you'll notice he even decorated it with a few fish!

Crave Mentoring Giveaway!

Oh how I would LOVE to win this! Crave Photography is giving away a 2 day, all expenses paid, in person workshop along with amazing prizes from 10 other vendors! Don't miss out, enter today here!

Crave Photography is giving away an 85mm lens!

Head on over to the Crave Photography blog to check out an awesome giveaway! My favorite photographer Andee Tate is giving away some awesome prizes. The top prize is either a Nikon 85mm 1.4 or Canon 85mm 1.2 lens. The winner gets to choose which one!

http://cravemyphotography.com/blog/25000-fans-giveaway/

For those of you who aren't entering....please keep your fingers crossed for me!

MCP Actions Blueprint - Murphy

I'm sharing another blueprint of a photo edited using the MCP Mini Fusion action from MCP Actions as an entry to win the new set of MCP Lightroom presets!

The top photo is the before, the bottom photo is the after.

Here are the steps I took to edit the photo:
1) Used Spot Healing Brush tool to get rid of white spec under left eye
2) Ran MCP Mini Fusion
3) Increased Clarify layer to 60% and masked off background
4) Increased Warm Tint layer to 65%
5) Turned on Pink Cadillac layer at default opacity
6) Used Darken layer to darken edges of photo
7) Added Hue/Saturation layer (with no adjustments) set to Overlay blend mode at 44% opacity

MCP Actions Blueprint - Dillon

I'm sharing a blueprint of a photo edited using the MCP Mini Fusion action from MCP Actions as an entry to win the new set of MCP Lightroom presets!

The top photo is the before, the bottom photo is the after.

Here are the steps I took to edit the photo:
1) Ran MCP Mini Fusion
2) Increased Clarify layer to 90% and masked off skin and background
3) Increased Hazy layer to 40%
4) Increased Warm Tint layer to 50%
5) Turned on On Cloud Nine layer at 40% opacity
6) Turned on Cool Blue Sea layer at 15% opacity
7) Turned on Pink Cadillac layer at default opacity
8) Used Darken layer to darken background
9) Added levels layer and masked to only brighten eyes
10) Added general levels layer
9) Added Hue/Saturation layer (with no adjustments) set to Soft Light blend mode at 55% opacity and masked off shirt

MCP Actions Blog - Project 52, Week 36

"Bookworm"
Week 36 - MCP 52 Week Project Theme: Thirst for Knowledge

I have a thirst for knowledge when it comes to photography! Most of my research is done online, but I've broken down and purchased a few books, as well.

MCP Actions Blog - Project 52, Week 35

"Laid Back"
Week 35 - MCP 52 Week Project Theme: Lazy

I love lazy weekend mornings, and obviously so does my son. There's something so relaxing about putting your feet up and hanging out in your pj's for as long as you want.