Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Family Photo Session at the Blue Whale in Catoosa Oklahoma


Greetings feathered friends!

We recently had a fantastic session with the Brown family! Ryan Brown is a 2nd Class Petty Officer for the U.S. Navy & his wife, Kierra, was the winner of our Military Spouse Appreciation Contest held back in May on our Facebook page. We're so happy to meet this incredible family & want to say "thank you" for your service!

The Brown’s chose the historic Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma for their family session. 


“We loved the location! Given that we are a military family and Oklahoma is our HOME, we may not be here forever. To be able to have our family portraits done at such an iconic place here in Oklahoma makes me feel like I can take that part of home with us no matter where we end up.” Oh, & did we mention, Kierra’s favorite color is blue? What a perfect spot!

For our shoot, the Brown’s dressed 2-year old daughter Joleigh in an adorable dress from the Children’s Place, which resembled a Navy outfit & the rest of the group planned their outfits around Joleigh’s. Full Feather never shows up to a shoot without some kind of props & this time we busted out some of our fairy sticks so the girls could pretend they were fishing off of the old whale.  And yes, one of the sticks ended up in the water but Kierra quickly rescued it!



It was truly an amazing photo shoot & we could not have asked for more perfect weather for an evening in July. If any of you are considering a family session or are prepping for an upcoming session, here are some great tips from Mommy Kierra:

“Don’t expect everything to go perfectly. Kids will be kids, and no matter how well behaved they are, they aren’t going to want to do exactly what you imagine for family portraits. One way or another things will go differently than planned, so always “plan” for the unexpected.”  Solid advice!

Five-year-old Amerie, aka “Am,” was a great helper during the session.  She was full of positive energy & kept us on our toes. We may have had her fooled for a moment though when we told her we heard she loves Tinkerbell. “How did you know that!?! Do you know everything?” Yes, yes we do. Thanks, Kierra, for providing us with some secrets beforehand to help keep your girls attention!  ;) 


We’d like to take this opportunity to share some kind words from Kierra:

“I wasn’t worried about the session. I believed in my photographer and the work that she does. I have never had a photo shoot outside of a department store studio, so I was curious as to how the “customer service” was going to go. It was much more personal and easy going. Tara was so much more laid back than any “studio” employee.  Thank you!”

Okay, on to pictures of the Brown family!








If you would like to schedule a family session with us, please visit our website to see our current rates & information.  And be sure to "like" Full Feather Photography on Facebook to see our latest special offers & contests!

Thanks for dropping by!


Thursday, August 1, 2013

Full Feather Photography unveils new Smugmug website

Out with the old & in with the new!  We were so excited to hear about the changes over at our web host SmugMug, as they announced their biggest launch since 2002!  



Our staff quickly jumped into the new customization pool & it took us a couple of days to learn to swim, but we are very pleased with all of the changes.



The pages load fast & the images display crisp, full & vibrant.  There are several different web designs to choose from, all of which are completely customizable.  One of our favorite new features is the "Organize Site," where you can quickly apply changes to your gallery arrangements, passwords, & watermarks.



We hope you enjoy navigating around our new website & if you have any comments or questions about our updated design, please feel free to contact us.  



If you are interested in testing out a SmugMug design for your own business or personal use, please CLICK HERE for a free trial & coupon should you decide to upgrade.


Monday, July 22, 2013

Popsicle Party Mini Sessions


Whew! One thing's for certain: Hosting a mini-session in July in Oklahoma is challenging, but so much fun! Despite all the hard work that goes into planning, shooting & processing, it always pays off in the end.




This was our first time to host back-to-back minis in two locations: Blue Creek Park, on beautiful Oologah Lake on Friday, July 19th & LaFortune Park in Tulsa on Saturday, July 20th.  The theme was a patriotic popsicle party & boy, did we enjoy making a mess!




All of the children were very cooperative & they didn’t seem to mind the heat too much. As you can see from the photos, we all had a great time.  





We’re excited to have met some new clients & to have had a chance to catch up with some of our previous clients.






We are considering offering another set of minis in October.  If you want to be one of the first to hear about our special offers, please subscribe to our blog & remember to “like” us on Facebook to stay in touch.



Thanks for dropping by!



Monday, June 24, 2013

Popsicle Party Mini Sessions!

Full Feather Photography is excited to announce that we will offer Popsicle Party Mini Sessions in July! There are a limited number of slots available, so please CONTACT US today to reserve your spot.  


Each mini session is limited to 1-3 children, ages 6 months & up. The session will last 20 minutes, & will include 7-10 digital images with a print release. The edited images will be delivered to you via email about one week after the session. Prints or other photo items are available for purchase from our lab as well. 

We expect to fill these mini sessions quickly, so we ask that you email us as soon as possible to reserve your spot. We will send you some more information about the mini sessions, including our Contract & Ala Carte Pricelist. *Please note, the $50.00 session fee is due at booking & we prefer to accept payments via Paypal. We will email our Paypal Invoice to you, once you are ready to book.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! We look forward to hearing from you!



Saturday, June 1, 2013

How to create a "before" & "after" image in Lightroom 4 using the Print Module


Full Feather Photography is excited to share our latest editing tips with fellow Lightroom 4 users.  We recently acquired a great set of social media templates from the ever so awesome Jodi Friedman over at MCP Actions.  Here is our first go at testing out the template “FB Vert B&A”:




The “before” photo is SOOC, with some cropping & it was shot with a Canon 6D, 28mm fixed lens, at ISO 1000, f/5.0 & 1/500 sec.

We then applied one of our favorite presets ~ “BW hazy daisy film” ~ offered by Amy McMaster.  This preset is available as a part of her gorgeous Wildflower Essentials pack. We cropped the photo some more, added some sharpening & a slight vignette.  Very quick & efficient editing, with happy, happy results.

Let us know what you think in the comments below & remember to "like us" on Facebook to stay in touch!  Now let's tidy up your workflow with some of these time-saving editing tools!!!