New Blog Site

Good morning everyone!

I just wanted you all to know that I have moved my blog.  Click here! to visit it. Don't forget to bookmark the site too :)

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New Website

Good morning everyone!

In case you have tried to access my website, Deirdre Ann Photography, and see a generic page, don't worry.  I am in the process of having it revamped.  I'm really excited to see the end product.  You're going to love it.  It will reflect more of my personality and style and hopefully give your more insight to my, and your, art.

It should be completed by the 15th.  So, in the mean time, feel free to contact me via email at info@daphotography.org.

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What's the happs?

I often participate, and share, my photos through various photography groups on Flickr, blogs and forums that are featuring photography related challenges. I want to share the link of my most recent submission with you to check it out because I love it.  I really really love it.  I went out shooting (pictures, not people) with a fellow photographer and friend (Hi Bri!) this past week during lunch and dragged her pregnant self around Downtown Jacksonville.  As always, it was a good time for pictures and chatting. 

OK, so now back to what I was saying.  Shutter Sisters is a blog that has partnered with IHeartFaces.com, a blog that I'm addicted to, and offers photographers an opportunity to partake in their monthly One Word Challenge (aka OWC).  This months OWC is faces.  So, I captured my vision of a face with a spin.

To give you a little insight and preface of the picture, and me, I love vintage. I love capturing vintage items that have a story to tell. Not the bright, shiny, recreated vintage.  I like to see the items were actually used because they have a story to tell and I’m all for hearing a good story.  Well, I think my truck has a story, or two, for you to see.

Whatcha lookin' at?

http://bit.ly/9uIzPK is the link to Flickr.

Let me know what you think. I love to have your feed back!

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Blog Storyboard

Good morning!

I'm not sure I've expressed or even told you all about MCP Actions.  Many of you are already familiar with them, you being my photographer friends, but I love them.  I mean I really love them.  Since I went to bed last night when the sunset (not kidding) I was bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning at the raw hour of 7 am.  So, wondering what I was going to do with my quiet time, I decided to actually watch some of the tutorials on MCP Actions.  I've been using their actions for a while but actually watching them in action (no pun intended), gave me a few tips on what they could do.

So now, something for your viewing pleasure.  Hope you all have a great weeekend!

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Wedding Season

Hi Everyone-

I came across a really good article (www.ppm.com) for brides, and bridal parties, giving advice on make up application/tips for weddings.  Not only is this good info for brides but for anyone having their portraits taken by a professional.  If you have any other advice to share, feel free!

Tips from makeup artists Steve Moore of The Moore Agency in Atlanta, Deanna Rene of Scottsdale, Ariz., and photographer Holly Schumacher. 

1. BLEND, BLEND, BLEND. You can use your everyday makeup, but use more than you normally use every day. Many makeup professionals use airbrush makeup, the method of choice for high-definition TV, because it’s lightweight, waterproof and gives flawless coverage.  

2. SOMETIMES LESS IS MORE. Use less makeup for a day wedding and more for evenings. You can get dramatic with eye makeup.  

3. DON’T SKIMP ON CONCEALER. Use a moisturized concealer on the thin, sensitive skin under the eyes. If your concealer isn’t moisturizing, blend it with a skin cream. For blemishes, first treat them with a natural or over-the-counter anti-inflammatory, then cover with concealer.  

4. DO A MAKEUP TRIAL RUN. It’s the only sure-fire, stress-free way to make certain your makeup will look beautiful.  

5. NOT ALL MINERAL MAKEUP IS CREATED EQUAL. Titanium dioxide, a chemical used as sun block, can reflect flash, giving the bride a ghostly appearance. In 2009 makeup artist Annie May launched a line of mineral makeup especially formulated for photography called Advanced Mineral Makeup. May promises it won’t white-out the bride under a flash.  

6. USE WATERPROOF MAKEUP WITH STAYING POWER. You don’t want to spend your reception in the bathroom reapplying your makeup. Foundation, eyeliner and mascara all should be waterproof. And in case you cry (and you probably will), have a tissue or handkerchief handy to gently blot your tears right at the eye.  

7. KEEP YOUR LIPS MOISTURIZED AND COLORED. Dry lips look dreadful in photos. Have someone carry your lipstick for you and touch up often. Matte and gloss lipstick both photograph well, and be sure to use blended lip liner for enhanced definition. 

8. DON’T FORGET THE GROOM. If the groom is red faced due to too much sun (or drinking), a little powder can help. That goes for shiny heads, too. And it’s a good idea to slip a tube of Chapstick in the groom’s pocket for his dry lips, as well as a handkerchief to dab well-wishers’ makeup smudges off his suit.  

9. DON’T SPRINKLE ON GLITTER. In photographs, it tends to look like little white spots, as if there’s something wrong with the camera.  

10. REMEMBER to apply foundation and powder to your neck, shoulders and décolletage—you want your head to look like it belongs to your body! 

Enjoy!

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Picture Play

Hi!  I have had this texture for a while and decided to actually play with it a little bit, so S & S, hope you like the picture!

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Fellow Photographers

Question o' the day to my fellow photographer followers/friends:

Templates?  Which are your favorites?  Do you make your own or purchase them?

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