when emily was here, i noticed a ring she had on her finger. i fell in love with it. she told me liz eaton had MADE it for her. i emailed liz and talked her into posting about her jewelry on her blog. you guys have to check it out.

liz eaton jewelry

had lots of questions and emails about the last few batches of pics.

for every set of photos i proof i use Photo Shop CS3.

for color: i most often adjust curves and levels for my color photos to get them bright and saturated. the combinations are never the same, it takes forever, i wish it was easier, i wish there was a formula i could follow. but i cant. i fiddle until i like it. for every picture. sometimes, i use an action. maybe 30% of the time. i use them when the family strikes me a certain way, if i know they will like a funkier look, if the colors will work well with them, or if the photo just screams for it. but you still have to fiddle to get it how you like it. it took a lot of trial and error to get my color the way i like it.

for black and white i use several different methods depending on the photo. again, i play and fiddle until i get what i want. but again, no pat formula to follow.

i also just want to say how much i appreciate that so many people love what i do and want to learn to do it too. and i want to help and give tips when i can, but i also think there is a line that i dont want to cross. i want to keep some things to myself. the things that make what i do unique for me. so i am totally cool with telling you what i do, but i dont think its my place to tell everyone exactly how i do it either. i hope everyone can understand and respect that and not think i am a big ol’ jerk!

thanks you guys.
tara