Whats the catch well there is one but its a minor one. This would be helping me build my babies and bellies portfolio so i would need you to sign a simple model release form allowing me to use the photos in my portfolio, that’s it.

So if you want to feel like a movie star or top model for a few hours contact me and we can set up a in home session. I will bring my backdrops to you so photos can be taken in the comfort of your home.

What are the benefits of being a Spokes model?

• Free portraits of course and earn cool stuff!
• FREE session 90 minute ($250 value)

(high school senior session, maternity, engagement) Limited sessions available

• All photos from sessions on CD/DVD web sized & watermarked ($50 value) to share with friends and family.
• Your portraits on my site
• Your portraits on my promo materials for next year
• $20 print credit OR 8 wallets per booked referral

PLUS COOL BONUS INCENTIVES…

• $50 Visa Gift Card at 5 booked sessions
• $75 Visa Gift Card at 10 booked sessions
• $100 Visa Gift Card at 25 booked sessions

Currently the following High Schools still have open rep positions:

• Aloha High – 1 Female, 1 Male rep
• Beaverton High – 1 Female, 1 Male rep
• Forest Grove High – 1 Female, 1 Male rep
• Hillsboro High – 1 Female, 1 Male rep
• Glencoe – 1 Female, 1 Male rep
• Century – 1 Female, 1 Male rep
• Battleground – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep
• Camas – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep
• Evergreen – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep
• Heritage – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep
• Mtn. View – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep
• Union – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep
• Washougal – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep
• Ft. Vancouver – 1 Female rep, 1 Male rep

If this sounds interesting to you, email your name, high school and phone number to contact@thedigipix.com or APPLY HERE!

Today I hung some of my prints in a Local pizza restaurant called www.atomic-pizza.com/ Atomic Pizza 2150 N Killingsworth 97217. If you are in the neighbor hood go check it out.

NOTE: I am having a raffle! 10% of the proceeds go to a charity of the winners choice. The winner of the raffle can choose one 11X14 matted and framed print from my foliage collection. Please see thedigipix.com/ For more details on the raffle.

I also have prints for sale on my website where 5% of the proceeds from each print sold will go to one of three charities listed on my site. thedigipix.zenfolio.com/

The Raffle is for any one of the prints in the Foliage collection on my portfolio. So If you win you will have a choice of one  11×14 framed and matted print. Not only is this a raffle for a beautiful piece of art you can hang in your home or give to your mother for mothers day, 10% of the proceeds go to the charity of your choice.  The Raffle starts at only $1. So if you have a dollar to spare why not enter a raffle to win a piece of art and help out your favorite charity.

Please feel free to spread the word of the raffle. The more that can be donated to the charity of your choice the better. Hang on to your PayPal receipt and be sure to include your name and email address when entering the raffle. If you are the lucky winner of the raffle I will be contacting you by email to get your current mailing address to find out which photo you wish to have printed and framed and where to send it. Drawing will be held May 1st 2009.

The photos in this post are a couple of examples of the photo you could chose if you are the lucky winner.

So what exactly is the WPPI you ask? Well its a comunity or group that is dedicated to keeping photographers uptodate on education with in the industry. It provideds photographer with may opertunitises to improve their work. Every year there is a convention for the WPPI in Las vagas where the best of the best in this indastry go to learn from each other new technique and skills to bring to youn the clients the best photography experience you can ask for.

By joining WPPI as a member I am dedicated to bring my clients the best experience I know how with photography. I not only enjoy and have fun in what I do, I also provide a  professional service to achive the best photography available to you.

Also note any of the photographs In the Featured Galleries and Collections on this site are available as prints to purchase. With any Print purchased 5% of the proceeds go to charity.

There are three charities in which I currently donate to. Below are the current three charities donations are made too:

• Help fight Breast Cancer by donating to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
• Animal shelter Donation will be made to Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter to help animals in need!
• Donors choice provides students with the books, technology, and supplies that they need to learn.

Also note that when you purchase a print Watermarks are not on the Final print!

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via Email!

Please be aware that there is some Hardware maintenance scheduled by Zenfolio for Thursday, February 26th, between 23:00 and 01:00 Pacific Standard Time (Friday, February 27th, between 07:00 and 09:00 UTC). Service may be inaccessible or slow during that time. We apologize for any inconvenience. So if ordering Prints or browsing the PRINTS/PROOFS service may be inaccessible or slow during that time. I apriciate your patients during the update.

While having a correct white balance is important in digital shooting to get the best photo possible. Most digital cameras will do a decent job if left on auto white balance. However, sometimes they need a lil help to do this you can use a white, black and/or gray card.

More than often the most used approach when photographing is to leave the camera set on Auto White Balance (AWB) while shooting in RAW mode. One will then choose the white balance later in your RAW converter Program such as Lightroom, Photoshop CS3 or possible the software that came with your cameras. Here I choose to use Lightroom with an occasion of CS3 when doing post processing edits.

When accurate color work is required it pays to have a much more precise method of determining the white balance this is where a white, black and/or gray card come in handy.

I now carry a set of small white, black and/or gray cards in my bag and will try to always take a shot of the cards during the shoot. You can either fill the whole frame or just lay the card in the shot. Be sure you take a shot in every room you are shooting in. If you are doing a wedding or event photography.

Below is an image taken in flat light. The color of the image looks slightly off as Skyler my son skin is definitely not that orange, as his skin is more peach, white.

Using the eye dropper, Next I select the white balance eye-dropper tool and click on the gray card image. Because of the lighting conditions it still does not quite look right. It’s now to blue to me!

So I then choose the eye dropper again this time selecting the black card, Once again the image is too orange.

So finally I chose the white card, in this case it happen to be the best choice. As now Skyler’s skin color is more accurate. So in this particular case the white card happen to be the best choice.

Depending on the situation and location I try to use all cards. This allows me to check each one to see which look is best for the room it was shot in.

Next you then note the white balance values, Temperature and Tint, and apply them to the image that you want to correct. In Lightroom this can be easily done in a number of ways but the way I prefer is to create a Develop Preset of the corrected Gray card white balance for the location of that shoot.

This is how I do it in Lightroom

To save a preset you will need to be in the Develop module. Here you will be able to save the white balance settings for the white, black and/or gray card image as a Preset.

Click on the little plus sign to the right of Presets(use ‘Copy Settings’ from the main Lightroom ‘Settings’ menu). Just check the white balance box and then save as a Develop preset. Note: The advantage of saving the white, black and/or Gray Card white balance setting as a preset is that you can use it on any image you like in your Adobe Lightroom library.

Un-check all of the settings except for white balance.

Save your user preset with a meaningful name. In this case ‘ white, black and/or Gray Card – Date/ name of shoot’.

So now for the question where do I get these cards you are talking about. Well you can go on eBay or your local camera shop and buy  the cards. You could spend a good 15 to 30 bucks on buying them. However, I have a better suggestion.

Go to your local Home Depot or Lowe’s, walk down the paint ill and pick out a white, black and/or gray paint cards. Look for the ones that have a wood back or heavy cardboard. Next drill a hole or cut a hole in one corner of the paint examples. Use a keyring to connect them. Now stick them in your camera bag!

Best part is usually you can pick up a few paint examples for free.

So if you are wanting a good photographer cheek out my portfolio and feel good you chose a photographer who cares. As with each package purchased I will Donate 25 Dollars to one of the three charities above, your choice of the three.

Keep a eye on the site as I will be adding didfferent charaties to choose from. If you have a favirote charaity you can suggest it and we may add it to the list.

We where able to try a couple new things with this couple, as they where willing to have a lil fun while shooting, for that I am grateful. It is always nice to have couples who are willing to try out new things. One of the new things I was able to try was adding a picture frame in the mix to get a frames photo of the happy couple.

All in all I feel that it turned out good. I however do wish there would have been more lighting, as it was night time when we got the time to do pictures. However, as a photographer You have to learn to work with your environment and think quick on your feet to get those once in a life time shots.