I Thee Wed Wedding Collection

One of the newest collections!

I Thee Wed Album

8x8 Album

20 page

based on WHCC album template

Only $30

The Newest Collection is on Sale NOW!

My newest collection,

I Thee Wed Custom

8x8 Wedding Album

is on sale now through

Photo Deal of the Day

LINK

Purchase it today before the price goes up.

Hope everyone has a great week!

The Sale!

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone has had a great weekend.
In case you have not heard, you can purchase 15 of my collections on
Photo Dough
for only $149

Most all collections templates can be viewed here on the blog
under the template collection label name.
Since there are so many, I am currently working on getting actual
samples created in addition to a new website.

Please go to my website HERE
Click on Client Proofing and use password: collections
to view a full page of all the collection samples.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at
heirloompics@yahoo.com

I will upload the freebie template shortly.
Have a great day!

The CD Set on Sale!

The newest CD Case Set is on sale now
with Photo Deal of the Day!

www.photodealoftheday.com

Only $10

New CD Case Template Set

Happy Monday!

Up for grabs is a 5 set
CD Case Collection
(templates based on WHCC)
Fully customizable!


Now only $15
Download link will be emailed within 24 hours

Freebie Template #100

We have hit 100 free templates!

Here is your freebie for the week.
Download LINK
Download good for 7 days
2011 Calendar Collage and brush
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please leave feedback
Enjoy!

Photo Deal of the Day

We all love Groupon right?

Well, there is a great new place that
you can get deals for the photographer at a great price!

Check out Photo Deal of the Day
and sign up for email alerts

HERE

You just may see some of my collections
on sale there!

The " I Do" Collection

Just sharing a review I received from
a photographer about the new "I Do" Wedding Collection


I love the simplistic elegance of the I DO Wedding book! This is exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks Michelle!

Katie J.

The Christmas Collection Sale

Christmas is around the corner!

The Christmas Collection
is on sale on the
Photo Deal of the Day
Website

Check it out!
LINK

Save $10 when you purchase them
on there today only.

Freebie Template #99

Long time no share.....

Sorry I have been MIA.....
this is my busy season now.

Here is your freebie for the week.
Download Expired
Check out the new freebie
I call it the Sepia Love Action
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please leave feedback
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Interview with Julie Anderson!

This person has to be by far

my favorite when it comes to paintings.
She has done many of my images as well
as many other photographers.
Be sure to check out her website
and her special for my readers!
Thank You Julie!


Who do you paint for?

I paint for myself, family, friends and photographers. I got started painting for other photographers by researching Photoshop and the things I had to know for my own business, like retouching and fixing photos for clients. This lead me to other forums that lead me to painting forums. I also really enjoy making art from photographs.

What's in your painting bag?

Adobe Photoshop & Corel Painter X. Photoshop is essential in my photography business, so in the beginning I started painting in Photoshop using the smudge tool. Photoshop is where I can create the really smooth look and when I want to "muck up" a painting I do it in Painter. However, I have the hardest time getting messy; I tend to be a perfectionist and want every pixel painted perfectly.

Education:

My education in art began about 25 years ago. I took a few commercial art classes along with art history and really excelled. I always remembered loving art and drawing. More recently, I was able to expand on this knowledge by purchasing numerous DVD's on photography and art and also by taking online painting classes and webinars. I have spent hours painting and would have to say it is my passion.

What artists do you admire? Then and Now?

Then: The artists I admire most from the past are Rembrandt for his skill with lighting. I love the strong highlights and shadows in Rembrandt's paintings. I also love Mary Cassatt. She painted my favorite subject which is children. I love painting children and Mary Cassatt really inspired me with her beautiful work.

Now: I absolutely love Jill Garl's paintings. Jill's work is much more painterly than mine and her work inspires me to become more painterly. Another favorite is Scott Deardorff. Scott's work is perfect; he is extremely detailed in his paintings. There is not one messy brushstroke in his work.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

As my customer base continues to grow I hope at some point to receive notoriety for my work.

Interview with Tiffany Hix!

Today I interviewed Tiffany Hix from Tiffany Hix Photography

She does amazing outdoor pictures!
And I love her baby pictures too!
Thanks Tiffany!


What inspired you to become a photographer?

- My husband and my son. I would take my son to get portraits done all the time and one day my husband told me "Just do it yourself, you have a camera." I looked at him funny and thought about it for a minute. A few years, a lot of practice and a two camera upgrades later I started my business in the fall of 2006.


What does your camera gear consist of?

- Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 50mm f/1.2L, Canon 85mm f/1.2L, Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L

What are the top 5 things in your studio you just can't live without?

- iMac, Epson 4880 for printing orders (I just LOVE having my images look exactly the way they are supposed to), 85L, Wacom tablet, Drobo


What was the funniest story you have related to photography?

- I don't think I have any funny stories ... except I shot a wedding that was completely pink. And when I mean pink, I mean pink fabric walls and ceiling. It was a white balance nightmare!! Luckily I was second shooting for an amazing friend of mine and didn't have to do the retouching!!

How do you handle your workflow?

- I do most of my processing in Lightroom to adjust for color and density as needed. My clients see their images with the basic retouching in Lightroom. Only ordered images and taken in to Photoshop to be fully retouched and enhanced. It's such a time saver that way and my clients are thrilled with the final result.

If you were on America's Got Talent, what would your talent be?

I love to sing Karaoke so even though I'd get 3 BIG X's in a hurry, I would sing "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" because it is the first song I ever sang at karaoke and I was told it sounded good but I have my doubts!

Freebie Template #98

Happy Monday!

Here is your freebie for the week.
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Download good for 7 days
A fun sports magazine cover.
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please leave feedback
Enjoy!

Interview with RFP Studio

Today I got to interview Tiffany with RFP Studio.

She has amazing work!
Every time I see her senior pictures on Facebook
I can't just help say in my head
"She is going to make it far"
Her work is simply amazing.
Thank You Tiffany!


What inspired you to become a photographer?

Oh the old cliché……my kids. I took my first born to the Picture People three times his first year and thought it was too expensive (HA!) so I decided for his 1 year pictures I would do them. After all, I had a nice SLR and I could do it. Uh, no. So, after lots of rolls of film I got about 6 keepers. That year for Mother’s day (and also my birthday and anniversary) my husband bought me a Canon Digital Rebel XTi. I was awesome! Or so I thought. I took a simple online course on photography that summer and ended up taking pictures of a friend’s little girl. She was almost 2. Well, they gave me $100 and were about the pickiest people ever so I figured if they would pay me, so would others! So, I created a name (which I don’t use anymore), snagged a domain name, designed my own logo, and coded my own website in black and red. I totally put the cart before the horse but thank goodness I learned quickly and learned a lot and have been learning ever since!

What does your camera gear consist of?

Canon 5D

Canon 135 L f/2.0 L

Canon 85 f/1.8

Canon 50 f/1.8

Tamron 28-70 f/2.8

Radiopoppers

Vagabond II

3 Alien Bees (AB800)

10x20 strip box

AB giant soft box

AB Beauty Dish

What are the top 5 things in your studio you just can't live without?

Well, besides the obvious lights and camera……

1. My knockoff homemade eyelighter (curved reflector)
2. My refinished ice cream chair: love this sucker…..great for leaning people on and such
3. my denny’s freedom cloth drops: desire street, unhinged, and house of pain
4. my seamless paper
5. my goofy and irreverent attitude
   
   What was the funniest story you have related to photography?
   

Oh, there are SO many! Each session is so different and something goofy always happens. I’ve had a mom pretend to pole dance while holding my light for OCF, lent a client a bra when it became clear she was in need (wearing a sports bra with a tight tanktop, not good), lent a client some socks to stuff her prom dress because it was too loose in the bosom and she needed a lift, watching a client come out of a waterfall not once but twice on two separate occasions with soaking wet light colored clothing and a black thong, the day I was buried under a prom dress fluffing it around a stool and making a crack about her not wearing a thong and she said she was……well, let’s just say thong and vinyl stool do not make good friends.

How do you handle your workflow?

My workflow is pretty easy…..I import images into lightroom after each shoot, go through and mark my choices with a *, then I choose three for facebook usually the night of the shoot and process them and put them up. I tweak white balance and all that jazz in lightroom and export to psd to deal with in photoshop where I use MCP eye doctor and some phaunt actions to enhance as I see fit.

If you were on America 's Got Talent, what would your talent be?

Being a dork! Seriously, I just had some clients have a facebook wall chat about how goofy I was and I just can’t help but be silly and funny and a total goof!

You can visit her website at www.rfpstudio.com

Freebie Template #97

Happy Monday!

Sorry that I have been MIA for awhile.
I am hoping to come back full force with
freebies and interviews.

Here is your freebie for the week.
Download Expired
Check out the new freebie
Always wanted to have a bigger
softbox catchlight in your subjects eyes?
Here is a softbox brush for you!
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please leave feedback
Enjoy!
Be sure to check out the sale
still going on.
See thread below for details