Category Archives: Photography

BOOSTING FALL COLORS IN PHOTOSHOP
Simple Technique for Adding Warm Fall Tones

Today I’m going to share with you a quick tip that I’ve been using on all my fall photos this season. Who doesn’t love all the beautiful colors this time of year? However, sometimes I find that my camera doesn’t capture them as I’d like – this is were Photoshop comes to save the day. […]

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November 4, 2013 - 8:15 am

Life with Kaishon - Thank you for this great little tutorial! You are the best. I really need to get a reflector, but then I will need to find a helper for every shoot, and believe it or not, those are hard to come by in my neck of the woods! Darn it.

: ) Happy Monday.

November 4, 2013 - 9:40 am

Elly - Haha, such a fun tutorial – the background music was pretty fun :)

November 4, 2013 - 9:59 am

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - You should definitely consider getting one! I don’t have an assistant either,so I’ll hold it one hand and shoot with the other. Or just prop it up against something if I can. It’s definitely worth it – even a white poster board would do :)

November 4, 2013 - 10:00 am

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - Lol! Ah yes, the music! I was looking for something royalty-free and that’s the best I could find :) thanks for checking out the video!

November 5, 2013 - 8:26 am

Sarah - Great tutorial, thank you for sharing!

November 10, 2013 - 8:47 pm

Amy - Oh, what a great tutorial–love it! Thank you!

THE CREATIVITY PROJECT // BLUR
A Photography Theme Blog Circle

This month’s Creativity Project theme is blur. Appropriate given my life feels like one giant blur at the moment. Dug into the archives for this one…still one of my favorites. To continue the circle, visit Sharon for her take on this month’s theme.

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July 10, 2013 - 7:35 am

Sharon - So beautiful…

July 10, 2013 - 7:47 am

Buckeroomama - Lovely, as always, Maddy!

July 10, 2013 - 1:44 pm

Sarah - gorgeous image!

July 10, 2013 - 3:03 pm

Katherine Vargas - cute photo Mad! <3

July 10, 2013 - 9:37 pm

Life with Kaishon - Wow. I love this. Art.
You are an artist!

July 11, 2013 - 5:55 pm

Scarlett - nice soft blur, i like this one alot! ; )

July 12, 2013 - 7:46 am

Amy - Gorgeous!

SAME LIGHT. DIFFERENT LOOKS.
Manipulating Natural Light to Achieve Different Styles

These photos were captured in the same location, shot with the exact same lens and  settings only seconds apart. They were edited the exact same way as well. So why do they look so different? It’s all about the light – in the case, the quantity of light.  In the first image, I asked Basia […]

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May 14, 2013 - 9:08 am

Erica L. - Great tips! I will definitely try and practice this affect.

May 14, 2013 - 10:39 am

Camila Faria - She looks absolutely stunning in both pictures. But I I tend to favor images that pop too.

May 14, 2013 - 10:46 am

Life with Kaishon - You are a good teacher Maddylicious.
I am at work today and feeling a little overwhelmed. Coming over here was a breath of fresh air.
: )
Happy Tuesday.

May 15, 2013 - 4:57 pm

Gloria - This lighting is just beautiful!

May 19, 2013 - 7:57 am

The Guilty Hyena - Nifty photography tips for outdoor shooting, all hail the sun too! : )