From Joyful to Joyfully Warm
Browsing through images the other day, I found this family photo that made me smile to no end. To some, this may not be considered a typical family portrait. You know, the photos where everyone is staring at the camera saying "Cheese!" which never looks natural (who came up with that anyway?). Although no one in this image is looking directly at the camera, it's filled with buckets of joy. This is the kind of image that will always make a family smile when glancing at it hanging up in their home.
I wanted to enhance this image so that it highlighted these beautiful blondes and their warm smiles.
Wash (Earth Textures)
Remove Texture Color @ 80%
Digital Fill Flash (Artistic Tools V2)
Smokeless Burn (Artistic Tools V2)
Clarify Lite (Production Tools V2) So curiosity got the best of me and I Googled to see who started using the phrase "Cheese" while taking portraits. I found a website called The Phrase Finder, which shows you the origin of a bundle of phrases. Among listing the first printed record of someone explaining why you should say "Cheese" when having your photo taken, it also mentions what a couple non-English speaking countries use as their version of the word. Apparently Mexico and Argentina say "Whisky" and in France they say "dit souris" (meaning "say mouse"). Who knew? What word or phrase do you use to get those pearly whites to show themselves during a portrait session? We'd love for you to share your tricks! Cheers from the Image Diva,
Eryn
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