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Letter to Our Sons | April

dsisk — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:55:50 +0000

Colton,

You are so full of life and love and I hope you never loose that. And even though you drive mama crazy because you could live outside no matter what the temperature, you inspire me. I want to be able to play with you and not run out of breath. I want to live a long and healthy life so I can see you grow older and succeed and get married and have little ones of your own. So thank you for giving me the motivation to get healthy. You are so much more inspiring than you know right now. And I love being able to capture these little moments and special times that we have together.

Love Always,

Mommy

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> PHOTOSHOP FRIDAY < | DSisk Photography

dsisk — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:52:41 +0000

Another installment of Photoshop Friday! I really do love sharing before and afters…and I hope you enjoy them. It’s great to see what all an be achieved with a little bit of post processing love! I snapped this image of my son swinging the other day. It was cloudy so in order to get him exposed correctly, the background got blown a bit, so I snapped another shot right after of just the cloud properly exposed., then just did a composite and edited it. I also extended the canvas some because I liked the effect.

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5 Things To Improve Your Photography…Today | Tools for Photographers

dsiskphoto — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:37:27 +0000

Whether you just got a DSLR or you are getting one for Christmas, or even if you own one and feel like you aren’t progressing; I want to share 5 tips to help you improve your photography skills TODAY! I believe that photography like any art is always evolving so we are always learning as artists. I want to share where and how I have learned. I picked up my first DSLR August 2011 and dove right in! So I wanted to share with you some resources I used to learn and hopefully they will help you.

Read Blogs

The online world is full of so many inspirational and educational photography blogs. From the basics to business to more advanced techniques. I just searched for photography blogs and stumbled Ashley Sisk (same last name so I was intrigued), Paper Heart Camera, And then she snapped…, I Heart Faces, Mom*Tog, Click It Up A Notch, and Courtney Kirkland. These were the first ones I read but since then I have learn so much from so many amazing and talented people in this industry. Here are some links to blogs with all kinds of photography basics :

Click It Up A Notch – Manual Mode

Courtney Kirkland – Photo Tutorials

I Heart Faces – Know Your Camera

Clickin Moms – Tutorials

Join a Forum

So about a day after getting my camera and staying up late reading every blog I could find, I wanted to join a forum. So the first one I found was I Heart Faces. It was free to join and I was excited to connect with others who had the same interest. I didn’t really feel like I belonged there so I quickly wanted to find another forum and happened upon Clickin Moms. They had a free trial to check them out and had a discount code if I wanted to become a member. It was a little over whelming at first but I started with the tutorial section. They have so many amazing tutorials and I was so excited to learn! And the ladies on the forum were so friendly and nice. And it does seem a little cliquey at first but you have to get involved and they will welcome you with open arms. Since then I also tried other forums but few compared. However I also enjoy Light Inspired. It is a much smaller forum of people but it is so amazing and has so much potential!

Practice

So it would be pointless to read all the time and never actually practice. So what I did is I would find a tutorial on one of the blogs or forums and read what I could then I would take this new knowledge and actually practice it. I would wake up early in the morning before my son woke up and go outside and shoot my frog statue with different settings. Then once I would feel comfortable with what I had learned I would find a new technique to learn. I taught myself to shoot in manual within a week and was shooting in RAW in a month. Practice is the basis of truly mastering your craft. The only way to get better is to learn and do. And when you think you have it all together, learn some more and practice more. You will never stop learning and your will always be improving if you continue to practice.

Connect

I am a firm believer in connections. It is the reason why I created a group on Facebook for local photographers. Connections can provide great and some times lasting relationships, as well as learning new tricks and techniques. We all provide something valuable, from the person who just got a camera to the old school photographer who has been at it since before I was born! You provide a unique perspective and you may see something differently than I do, which can bring a new view to it. Another great reason to connect is to be able to share with someone who has a passion the same as yours. My poor hubby sometimes gets tired of me chatting about apertures and chromatic abberations, so it’s nice to talk with someone who may understand my jargon! So wherever you are and whatever skill you are, find people who love photography as much as you and reach out to them.

Stay Positive

And my final quick tip to improve your photography today is to stay positive! We are sometimes our own worst critics and we sometimes don’t understand why so-and-so is doing amazing but just started and we feel like we are in a rut! Focus on yourself and stay positive. When you find yourself reverting to negative thoughts or feelings, put yourself in check! You are an amazing person with talent and never forget it!

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> PHOTOSHOP FRIDAY < | DSisk Photography

dsisk — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:10:31 +0000

I had the opportunity recently to take some beautiful images of a fellow photographer capture a special moment. I was so exctied and honored and we went to her family’s property which was gorgeous. Unfortunately since the winter here has lasted so long, we were lacking any warmth and lushness of spring, so I wanted to create some warmth and go for a different look on this images. I also originally posted on Facebook a different image because I wanted to sneak peek it that evening but this is my final edit. I made the left and right side match more in Photoshop which helped draw your eye directly to the moment.

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Interesting Perspective | Blog Circle

dsisk — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:00:12 +0000

We had a fun Easter this year…even though Lee was at work. Colton had a blast and the energy that boy possesses is beyond ridiculous! I don’t know how he does it. Even after getting up early and being on the go the entire day, while the other kids were about to pass out…mine is still rocking it out! When we got home, he really wanted to play outside, and since it was so nice and warm, I let him, but I grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots from the top of our porch.

Check out the rest of the talented ladies in our circle : Tamra Yandow

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> PHOTOSHOP FRIDAY < | DSisk Photography

dsisk — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:32:32 +0000

Look I am actually posting another one! Yay for me for trying to be consistent! This is an old image I took on my D3000 last summer. I actually don’t even think I ever shared this image because I marked it out. But I love it! I cleaned up the extra marks and scuffs and got rid of the handles as well. This is a stronger, contrasty image than I usually do, but I love it! I also amped up the red in the door to match the scarf and bow a bit more and warmed it up

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Online Editing Mentoring Webinars for Photoshop and Elements

dsisk — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:29:20 +0000

Schedule your own one-on-one editing webinar to learn how to tranform and create amazing images. You get 3 hours to learn all about editing in Photoshop or Elements as well as ask as many questions as you want and we will edit your images as well. Email me at dee@dsiskphotography.com for One-on-One Editing Webinar Rates.

Also keep an eye out for group webinars which will be dedicated to learning and perfecting an editing style (clean edit, matte edit, rich and colorful edit, light and airy edit, black and white edit, retouching, transforming/cloning). They will be 1 1/2 hours each. One hour going over one topic and 30 minutes of Q&A. Get on the list to learn more when they are released : Group Editing Webinar List

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Letter to Our Sons | March

dsisk — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:27:59 +0000

Colton,

You are growing up too fast on me! Counting and using the potty and learning more and more words each day! I still remember the day I went into labor with you. And the first time I help you in my arms. You were so helpless then and depended on my for everything. But now you are becoming so independent. It’s amazing how quickly you are growing up on me. But I treasure those little moments when you pull me in for a hug or want to play ring around the rosie. You will forever be my baby.

Loving you,

Mommy

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Be Lucky | Blog Circle

dsisk — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:29:44 +0000

This month’s theme is “Be Lucky” and without a doubt I never forget how incredibly blessed I am. My life could be on a completely different path but I am so lucky to have met my husband when I did and now have this great life with him.

Check out how the rest of the ladies interpreted the theme this month starting with Tracey!

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FLASHBACK! | Indiana Portrait Photographer

dsisk — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:51:05 +0000

So I was digging through my hard drive because I had to re edit some newborn images. Apparently I lost the edited version or wrote over or who knows what after my hard drive crashed last May, but I did have the originals so all was good! Well I decided to re edit some old images from when I got my first DSLR! Like within the first month of getting it and teaching myself manual! I still love these images, but it could be that they are very special people to me

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