Beehive Boutique Lookbook Collaboration

Originally, I wanted my first post of the year to be a "Best of 2016" post. After moving into a new home in January it kind of pushed my post back and now we are in the third week of February. So now I kind of nixed the idea but please let me know if you would still like to see it!

I wanted to share my favorite images from my recent collaboration with the most fun boutique in all of Fort Worth- Beehive Boutique. Last year, my work lacked on lookbook shoots and I really wanted to kick off the new year with a fun lookbook with one of my favorite stores. I want to give a shout out to Chelsea, the store manager for her support and always being open to my ideas. 

The team:

Make-up: BA Beauty- Becca Ashmon (Book Becca and her team, she is the most fun person to have around and her work is flawless.)

Styling: Ashley Nudge- This girl is Magic! She was also super helpful on set.

Models: De'Ana Fierce, Chelsy Forbes, Marrica Evans, Brandi Coley

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Post processing was actually done in Lightroom! For anyone who knows me, this may come as a shocker. I am pro photoshop and always have been. But when it comes to look books, editing is so much more easier in LR. No retouching has been done to this shoot. I believe all of the girls looked beautiful in their own skin and I wanted to promote their natural beauty.

Gear for this day: Canon 6D, Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art, Canon 85mm 1.8 (Click on links to purchase)

Thank you to everyone who was involved in this shoot and for sacrificing a little bit of Super Bowl Sunday festivies to make this shoot a success. 

You can shop these looks at the Fort Worth store located at 4808 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107 and online.

As always, Thanks for stopping by! 

XO, Angie

Sleeklens Photoshop Actions Review

Since I have started my blog, I wanted to talk about Photoshop actions. Actions are tools you can use in Photoshop to speed up workflow. All you have to do is press play on an action set and everything from lighting, contrast, shadows, color tones will be automatically adjusted by a press of a finger. Everything is adjustable within the folder. This will not be a tutorial but a review on this specific action set. 

I was generously given the Portrait Perfection Action set from Sleeklens to write this review. 

I would love to start off with- WOW! This was such a great action set to be gifted. What I loved about it was that it didn’t dramatically adjust the image. With most actions sets, they really go all out and you have to adjust every single folder. Luckily with these, I only had to adjust the shadows and contrast. 

This set is great for any beginner to professional photographer. I would feel comfortable using this set for all of my shoots because the adjustments are very subtle and you only have to do slight adjustments. I started with the Base actions and then moved on to the Enhance Tones actions.

Each image only took me less than 5 minutes to complete.

Here are all of my before and afters from my shoot with Style of Sam.

 

Here are the exact settings I used in this shoot:

In Camera Raw-

Enable Lens Corrections

Distortion- 0

Vignetting- 100

Temperature 4900

Tint +10

Exposure +.050

Shadows +20

Whites +38

Actions used in Photoshop-

Base- From Bright Sunny Days

Color Correction- Natural

Enhance Tones- Romantic Dance

 

Overall, this action set would definitely be worth every penny. I look forward to using more of their actions. I recommend this for beginner photographers for their first action set or professional photographers that want to speed up their workflow.

 

This set can be purchased here:

https://sleeklens.com/product/portrait-perfection-photoshop-actions/ 

Here's a video on how to install PS actions on MAC and PC:

https://youtu.be/ZTnE5069jXU

Here's another video on how to work with Portrait perfection portrait workflow:

https://youtu.be/pqOE_c_8IOg

To see more actions offered by Sleeklens, click here: https://sleeklens.com/product-category/photoshop-actions/

Sleeklens also offers a professional editing service: https://sleeklens.com/product/professional-photo-editing-service/

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

XO, Angie

Video Tutorial: How to change background colors in photoshop

Notes:

  • Switch colors from black and white in order to erase and add on the layer mask.
  • Use the Hue/Saturation adjustment tool to change colors in photo by selecting the color you want to adjust in the drop-down menu. In this video by clicking on the finger with arrows- it auto- selects which color you want to adjust. 
  • The video shows you how to save the adjustments to apply to other photos. 

Miami Swim Week

I am so excited to share with you all my images during Miami Swim Week. I was invited as a personal photographer to Arkansas Blogger, Tara Gibson of Jimmy Choos and Tennis Shoes and Georgia Blogger, Lauren Lefevre of Edit By Lauren. Make-up Artist, Jennifer of Jenny Sue Makeup was also with us during our trip. Prior to the trip, I met Tara in Dallas for a shoot and thought she was so kind and fabulous. I knew this trip was going to be a fun experience.

This was my very first time in Florida and I can say Miami was as gorgeous as I thought it would be. We got to stay right outside of South Beach at The Sonesta in Coconut Grove. It was nice to come back to a peaceful hotel without all of the chaos surrounding South Beach for Swim Week. I adored Coconut Grove- this is such a good vacation spot if you are traveling to Miami with family. Just one block from the hotel is an outdoor shopping strip filled with restaurants and goodies. 

From left to right: Lauren, Tara, and Jennifer.

From left to right: Lauren, Tara, and Jennifer.

Our itinerary was filled with fashion shows, presentations, events, and parties. The best part was that everyone was very laid back and nothing felt rushed.

Friday 7/15

The first show I got to experience was for Hot As Hell. They held the show at The W Hotel in a very small tent that probably could hold about 100 people. They would only allow so many people in at once, I seriously don't even know how I got in. Somehow, I managed to watch the show from the 2nd row! 

When that show wrapped, we made our way to an outdoor pool area for the Kaohs Swim show. 

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Saturday 7/16

The first fashion show for the day was at The 1 Hotel for Revel Rey. 

Next up, we checked out the fabulous Tresemme Hair Salon, located in the penthouse at The W Hotel. 

After getting glam with Tresemme, the girls enjoyed a rooftop pool party. 

Next up, Wynwood Walls! Wynwood Walls is a shopping area covered in art murals. You can access a free outdoor art gallery that has contributions from artists from all around the world. 

Sunday 7/17

We headed over to the Stella McCartney Swim and Eyewear Presentation held at The Webster. 

Trying on Stella McCartney eyewear with Jackie Ward Photography. 

We ended the day attending at the Mara Hoffman BBQ held at the Standard Hotel located on the Venetian Islands.

 

For more Miami Swim Week fashion, check out Tara's and Lauren's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

XO, Angie