You're with your family outside during a gorgeous sunset and trying to take a group picture.
​Someone yells out "Don't have the sun on our backs!" Or the group automatically positions themselves to face the sun. And we get a lot of this....

The idea that if shooting a subject in front of a sunset would result in really dark subjects. Yes and no.. Here is how I angle myself to capture glorious and magical photos......

Who doesn't love a little fairy girl? I love bringing a little sparkling magic on little girls. And you don't even need a fairy tale back drop to make it happen. See how I've made these girls in the country extra magical?

My heart aches for every one who is suffering from current natural disasters of fires and floods. Fortunately, in some aspect, my family and I haven't been affected by fire or flood. However, we have experienced the tremendous smoke from nearby fires.

On our recent trip to the Grand Tetons we met a wonderful couple who are from Texas. The woman is a wedding planner and brought up the idea that many photo albums are probably damaged due to the floods. And they would need to be saved as much as possible. This brought an idea to my mind....

So you had an amateur photographer for your wedding. Or simply that your favorite photo didn't come out right like the lighting shifted due to clouds or the sun, your best pose/smile/look was not at the ideal location, or someone ran into the frame at the same time. Whatever the case may be, the point is, when you look at your photo, you're not happy.
My mother remarried back when I was in college studying to be a Digital Imagist aka Photo Retoucher. I've learned photography and had a job with the College's newspaper as a Photo Journalist. (That sounds so cool doesn't it?) 
I was so excited about this new photography skill and having the means to borrow a professional camera I asked my mother to be her photographer. What does she say? "Of course!"
Little did I know that it takes more than a pro camera to take stunning wedding photos. I was still so new that I totally missed that special Newly Wed couple pose of magic. The best one they like is...well...you can see below...Just you wait to see how it comes out in the end!

That's my motto when it comes to challenging restoration projects.
Take this photo, for instance. 
​Looking at it closely you can see it's almost like a dot print art.
Not much detail to work with. I thought it would take days for me to clean this up. But as I started working on it........

I'm sure a lot of people draw a blank when it comes to what to expect and look for in ordering a retouching service on their photo. You look at your photo and you see a memory that brings a smile to your face. But you may notice some imperfections or just something that's off. Below is a list of things I can do to your photo to give it more reality or magic to not only make you smile but light up your eyes and your heart.
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