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You've stumbled onto my blog! Who am I? I'm a Photographer, Certified Photoshop Nerd, teacher,
action creator, Mom, Wife, and any other hat I happen to be wearing at the moment.
This Blog is where I post sneak peeks for photography clients, photoshop tutorials/tips, photoshop actions, contests, random slices of my life, and anything else that's bouncing around in my head at the time.
I love to hear from my blog readers, so if you have a suggestion, question, or just want to chat, drop me a line!
Is it?? Oh My Gosh, it is!! A video tutorial!!
I figured you all would give up on me if I didn’t get SOMETHING up for you. So this is a way I’ve been playing with lately to do some more custom vignetting to my photos. I actually love using Lightroom for this now, but you can’t crop in LR or you lose the vignette, so this is great for a quick custom vignette.
CLICK on the photo to view the Video
That’s it folks.. have a fun weekend 
Yes, I know I do things obsessively, it’s my MO. For now I love doing these.. we’ll see how long that lasts.
First up, this is a photographer friend, Stephanie Tu and her son. The photo was taken by the talented Tisha McCuiston
And this one I finished last nite… The original was actually 2 pictures that I combined (hence the jagged edge towards the bottom.. much easier to clone when you’re going to paint it).
This is Jodi Friedman’s twins. Jodi is the talented lady behind MCP Actions, a fellow PS geek
Oh, and I saw this link on another board.. Too funny.. Deke is one of my favorite Photoshop Instructors!
101 Photoshop Tips in 5 Minutes!
After special request by so many wanting to the the U but not sure about the investment I am now offering a Guarantee/Payment Plan. I know how hard it is to plunk down $$ for anything, especially when you’re not sure if it will be worth the investment. I’m so SURE that you’ll enjoy this class and learn what you need that I’m willing to give a Guarantee. If you want to “Try” the course, all you need to do is pay $200. You will get the same package as everyone else and start the course like normal. At the end of the 2nd week if you really feel like you will not learn anything and are not satisfied with how the course works, you can quit and not pay another dime. You will have the first 2 weeks of learning AND all of the phaunt products (given with the course), which are valued at $225. So you essentially will have paid nothing to be able to test the course out!
At the end of the 2nd week you will pay the remaining $175 and finish the course. I’m doing this because I know it is hard to do the whole thing at once, and because I am sure that you will love the course so it’s not a hard thing for me to offer. If you want to do the payment plan/guarantee then all you need to do is let me know in your application!
If you have any questions about the U, just let me know! We have spots filling up quickly, so don’t wait!
And another Painting.. I did this one really quick for one of the SOOC Challenges on the Phaunt Forum
The Original is by Michelle Kilander of Heirloom Photography who also sells great templates for PS and is a vendor on the Phaunt Forum.. check out her website!!
And the painted….
I had the pleasure of meeting Hank the turkey last weekend in Montana. I had never seen a Turkey in real life, and I had no idea that they were so incredibly UGLY! I was told that Hank is an exceptionally ugly Turkey, but I don’t see where that configuration of parts could really be any prettier.
Things are finally back to normal here, and there are some new things going on with phaunt! I’ll be announcing this week, but the first thing is that the next round of Phaunt U is NOW OPEN for registration! I have a wait list, and those who were on it should have gotten an email from me (if you didn’t shoot me an email asap!).. The class will begin August 1st (approximately), and is limited to only 20, so if you’re interested get your application to me asap!
Here’s what a few of the past U students had to say:
“Let me just put a plug in here for this amazing class! We’re almost to week 3 and it’s so great!!!! i can’t recommend this enough - very thorough, easy to follow and a great way to learn ps! I’m loving it!!!!” -Kim B.
“I’d say i’m an intermediate user of PS and I have already learned SO much and we’re only on Week 2! It’s really cool actually learning how to do something that an action does. Learn the back-end behind it.” -Stephanie T
“I’m so glad to be a part of the U! Everything is so easy to understand and the videos make it easy to work along step-by-step. The weekly chats help tie everything together and Kylie is always available to answer any questions we may have. Just in the first couple weeks, my post-processing has greatly improved!! I encourage anyone, in any level experience in Photoshop to sign up - you won’t regret it!” - Christina H.
Quick overview of what you get with phaunt U:
• DVD with all the video lessons, playable on your computer
• Workbook with quick tips and intros to each lesson
• A voucher for the mini course of your choice
• DVD with all phaunt actions products to date (worth $225 in itself!!)
• One in-depth portfolio review focusing on your post production
technique. Done at any time after the course is completed. A
great opportunity for getting your website ready!
• Goodie Bag with discounts/offers from other vendors
• The opportunity to purchase additional mini courses any time once
the 5 week course is completeWhy spent hundreds of $$ on actions and still have no clue what you’re doing in PS? Take the time to learn from the ground up, your photos will thank you for it
Watch an intro Video HERE
Read more Here
I’m headed off in the AM to Montana for a family wedding, but I’ve got a few people waiting for a sneak peek from this session, so gotta put these cuties up.
A friend of mine was in town with her 3 year old and 10 month old an their 3 year old cousin. I usually try to squeeze in a session for them whenever they’re in town. Brooke (now 3 years old) was my very first newborn I ever shot!
She’s a bit more grown up now, and has a little bit of Attitude!
Funny thing is I have 3 or 4 pics of her doing this… She reminds me of her mom 
I did get some sweet ones of her though.
Then we had little Miss Audrey, also 3 years old. But I think she looks way too old in this shot.
And the little man, Trey
We tried to get a “nice” shot of all 3 of them together, but most of them looked something like this:
But we did manage to get at least one for grandma.
It was so fun to see the girls again and meet Trey! They’ve been clients of mine since the beginning and I’m so thankful that they let me practice on their kids when I wasn’t all that good.
I’ll have to post some pics from their first sessions when I get back, amazing to see how they’ve grown!
Well WTD said it better than I could:
If you haven’t checked WTD out.. You gotta go.. Hilarious stuff.
I’ve been extremely busy these last few weeks, so haven’t posted much. Sam is gone on his annual 2 week a year USMC training, so the girls and I are having a good time hanging out. I leave on Friday to go to Montana for a family wedding, so have a bunch to get ready for.
As usual, my obsessive side has been forcing me to do more painting. I finished this one for Kim Townsend of Simply Splash a few days ago:
A few Detail Shots:
I’m working on a few more, will post when I’m done.
I also got to go to the park tonite with the girls right at the perfect time for the light, and get some shots. Using my trusty 50mm and the kit lens on a few.
Warning.. PICTURE OVERLOAD….
Kate was in top form today, as she is currently in the “I’m not going to listen to you and will do whatever the heck I want to” stage. This included throwing sand, then laughing maniacally about it. But it did allow me to get some good laughing pics of her.
Yes, it’s very funny to do things Mom says NO to..
Lilly helped a bit.. I haven’t been able to get Kate to stand still for a picture with Lilly in it (without Kate crying and smacking Lilly in the head) for quite awhile now, so I was happy that they’re at least in the same vicinity for these shots.
Lilly informed me that she was making her heart castle for the leaf she found, it’s very serious work…
And it’s finished!
Oh yes, always fun to throw more sand!
They went down the slide, Kate LOVED it.
Just before we left.. trying to get some silhouettes, but the playground equipment wasn’t cooperating.. Great colors though.
Extremely quick processing on these (Just ran them thru Lightroom using the Phaunt Presets), so they’re a bit naked, but I know if I don’t post them I’ll forget about it, so I wanted to put it up.
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m always working on some “new” project. On top of all the other stuff I’m doing lately, I’ve become obsessed with painting in Photoshop.
Painting in PS actually involves using the smudge brush (looks like a little poking finger), using various opacities/strengths and brushes. It’s a learning process for sure, but not as hard as you would think. I’m slowly getting the hang of it, lots of practice.
I started off by getting Brad Buttry’s Virtual Oil DVD and watching most of that (I have a very short attention span so didn’t make it thru the end of it).
From there I’ve been looking on the net and practicing practicing practicing! Having a great time! I may eventually offer them to photography clients, we’ll see. But for now I’m just having fun. Here’s a few that I’ve got done so far.. No making fun of me, remember I’m still learning!
This is Avery, from a session last Fall…
This photo is from the talented Jenica Lemmons, her daughter, Keely.
This one is Anyssa, Christina Hamre’s adorable Daughter.
This is from a session last Fall as well..
And last but not least.. one of my old favorite photos that is almost 2 years old now. I had just gotten a new backdrop, knew nothing about studio lighting, but it’s still one of my favorite shots of Lilly.
And some detail on her face:
So that’s waht I’m up to lately! Sam is gone for 2 weeks (annual training USMC) so me and the girls are going it alone. Hopefully we don’t go insane!
The cool thing about knowing people in the photographer land is that I get to see some of the coolest new products before they’re even released! I got to play with Christie Lacy’s presets for ACR and Lightroom, and they’re awesome! Very Versatile and great variety!
I did an interview with Christie a few months ago and you all got to see her great photography, but now You can go check out her presets on her new Preset blog/shop:
She is JUST opening up shop to sell these, and at that price you’re getting a steal, that’s less than $1 per preset! I processed some photos with them took me less than 10 min to do all of them, just applied the presets and resized/sharpened and Voila!
Christie has done a great job on these, you won’t be disappointed!
She’s also going to be running a contest on her blog, go leave her a comment and you could win a free set of presets!! Better hurry!! Tell her Kylie Sent ya
Well it’s about 3 am here, and I’m posting to the blog. Why? Because I think we’ve got a case of the sickies! Not me, but the girls. Who are now snuggled up on the beanbag watching the Jetsons. They were asleep, but Lilly woke up and cried, so woke Kate up, and now we’re all up, lovely!
So what better than to post to the blog? Late night rambling is always fun, especially when I don’t have my contacts in and am not quite sure if I’m making heinous spelling errors or not.
Thought I’d share a bit of what I’ve got laying on my desktop (computer desktop, not my desk desktop, which is covered with Dr. Pepper Cans and a few magazines).
First up we have:
awwwwwwww Thats me!!! Wasn’t I cute? I’m scanning old photos to keep them on a disc, just did this one.. I think I was about 6 months old here?
And who’s this hottie?
That’s my mom, she said probably back in the late 70s? Love the outfit huh? Think we look alike?
Lets see what else we have going on the desktop….
An elephant that Lilly drew me! Isn’t she good? Only 5 years old!!
That’s about it for show and tell. I think I may go watch Yogi Bear with the girls.. he’s smmmmmmmarter than the average Bear!!
Hope you guys are sleeping well. Hah!
