1. Original photograph
from a church Halloween
event. Very basic editing
from a raw image. No
cropping.
2. Original photograph
cropped a little letting the
little girl shine. No extra
charge for this type of
editing.
3. Now the original
image has been
significantly
manipulated to have
more of a studio
portrait look.  The
background has been
blurred, leaving it with
a hand tinted look.
4. Basic black & white
conversion from image
#2. The background was
also darkened to give the
subject more emphasis.
This style portrait has a
soft, ethereal quality.
5. conversion from image
#3. The background is a
different type of blur:
foreground has more of
a sharpened look.
6. Sepia conversion from
image #3.
Picture Styles,
Conversions &
Digital
Enhancements


Hopefully this page will illustrate the
diversity of styles and artistic
interpretations... as well as to open up
a dialogue, where you can convey
your personal likes & dislikes to me.  

I want your images to be done in a
way that moves you.  Before I edit
your images, you can let me know
what style(s) you like, as well as
what you don't. I can then create
everlasting, spectacular images for
you.  

This page also serves as testimony
that taking the picture is only part of
what a photographer does. The post
processing can be as simple as a few
quick adjustments or can be very
complicated, depending on the look we
are trying to achieve.  

Basic editing (which includes tweaking
the exposure, cropping, adjusting
brightness/contrast, adjusting the white
balance, & sharpening) is done on all
of the images. Sepia and black & white
conversions can be done on any
images that you choose for a minimal
charge. Borders can be added too for
a minimal charge.

I may do some artistic treatments
and/or black & white / sepia
conversions to any image that moves
me and I just can't help myself! Of
course, the original will be left
untouched if you prefer it.  After all,
art is definitely subjective.  Obviously
there will be no charge to those
images I decide to enhance on my own.

Past that, there is a higher charge
for more complicated, artistic
enhancements or image corrections.

The rate for extra post processing is
$1 to $50+ per image, depending on
the degree of difficulty and time it
takes to edit.  This charge would be a
one time charge, per image, and you
may order as many prints of that image
as you would like for no extra charge
(other than the print charge of course).
If you have purchased a package with
a high resolution CD, you may decide
to simply pay the editing charge and
take it to your favorite printer to print.

Most of the time, the charge would be
nominal, $1 to $20 or so per image.
A quote for any image will be supplied
before I edit it. If you are not happy,
there will be no charge.  

If you decide that you would like me to
put a artistic spin on an image, I could
do several different conversions for
not much more than the price of one
edit.

I want you to be happy with your
portrait, event & wedding photographs,
so your input is important to me.
More Images
Basic editing.  Looks fine.
Colorized & selective blurring.  
Now it really pops!
Basic editing. Sunlight on the her
upper arm & both faces are a bit
distracting. This is a big problem
with midday sun!
Corrected image. Highlights are
much less distracting and the
focus is on the couple.
Add a frame to make it a little more
dramatic.

    
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Basic editing with the image
softened a bit for a romantic look
7. Colorized version from
image #3.
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