FAQ II
A week or so ago a new little social media trend popped up called Formspring.me . Formspring.me is a place where people can come and anonymously or under profile login ask me anything! Sticking with my New Years Resolution of giving back in photography, I gave it a whirl. I was so surprised at all the questions I was getting and loved answering them!
Since most of the questions have been photography based I thought I would share the link here today in my FAQ. But don’t let that fool you…I will answer everything…not a single question has been skipped yet!
So head over to my Formspring.me profile page and read up on what others have asked…or throw me question yourself!
Question.
Haley asks: My question for you is about your post processing – I love it! It is light and airy and just so pure feeling. Could you share with us where you learned the most when it comes to post processing and/or maybe a little tip/secret about your post processing (it could be anything).
I have tried just about every post processing out there. Saturated, vintage, BW, Sepia, light and airy, washed, clear, contrasty, and the list goes on. As an artist I am always trying new things and playing with new actions and presets. My preset and action palettes are shameful they are so full. But this is exactly where I found my current post processing style…I played with actions until something fit the look that was in my head. I do infuse a lot of light in my images, so it was important for me to find actions that worked well with that and made me giddy when I used them (seriously…I am a dork like that, and get giddy while processing).
Some of my favorite Action/Preset Artists are (not in any specific order, I use all these all the time) Lily Blue, Jesh De Rox, Totally Rad Actions, Florabella, and Fall into Blue, to name a few.
A tip for you is to seek out actions and presets that fit the look you are going for, and play…play a lot! Then start to dissect the actions and learn how to adjust them, and make them your own. You will also learn a lot about photoshop while playing with the settings. I tweak everything I use and rarely run an action straight up.
Thanks for your question!
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