Archive for April, 2010
It’s that special time of the year…DanKatnakuh! Four years ago Dan and I started on our “togetherness” journey. It took us a while to define exactly what we were going…
A great mother’s day gift if you are in the Fort Worth/Dallas area, give the gift of a photography session a gift that truly lasts forever! Also a great gift idea for graduating seniors and expecting mom’s. The Year of The Baby is the gift of 5 portrait sessions and would make a wonderful hostess gift for baby showers. Email orders@kateleverenz.com for more information about gift certificates. Photography Gift Certificates are available in any amount.
The home grown, American made, 100% Organic Cotton onesies and toddler t’s have arrived as well as my dyes. Today is the day. The real beginning of my next endeavor….
I am about 3 months past due on my post-rodeo blog post. Some of you may remember my excitement. I love the rodeo, not so much for the actual rodeo…
What can I say about Jessica and Ben. I just met them and I am still speechless. We met for about thirty minutes before the session to talk and get…
My brother and law is getting married at the end of June! and then moving 3 minutes from our house! Game night EVERY NIGHT! The my crazy aunt (in-law..i mean…
Photoshop tutorial on creating a faded vintage look along the edges of a picture. I import all of my photos using Bridge and then edit through Adobe Camera Raw and then on to Photoshop. I cheat and use a lot of shortcuts actions from TRA for color pop and sharpening. I am not ashamed. It’s not that I don’t know how to do it myself, it’s that it saves a TON of time. …and they have a really cool action sets for not much mula. (If you are thinking about buying, use the link above of this one RIGHT HERE so I can get a small little cut…). After I do my standard thing I decide if I want to do anything special like add textures or make the photo vintage. There is are a few ways of making the photo vintage, I usually desaturate it a bit and give it a slight yellow hew. Then, to create the faded old picture look along the sides of the pictures I create two layers and I drag one of the color balances all the way to red and the other all the way to either purple or blue. I invert the layer (do this buy clicking Command I on a mac) and then using the paintbrush tool (around 24%) I draw along the edges where you think an old photograph might fade over time. I do this with both of the layers of blue and red. You can adjust the colors after drawing if you think they are too much, or not enough at all. You can kind of see below what my mask looks like (follow the red arrow):
The five most common phrases found on facebook according to Kate Leverenz. These are based purely on observation. Oh, and also, I take photographs. Thanks.
Now booking newborn session in our own home or in our studio. The best time to book a newborn photography session is between six and ten days and it is important to make the appointment early in approximate date to your due date. Fort Worth newborn photographer Kate Leverenz has many different props including the well known teacup. Visit the website to book your session www.KateLeverenz.com
I’m finished with my purple wall! However the rest of my studio and house is still in magical* disarray, so you only get a sneak peak. (*magical because am I…