For those who asked (or who are lurking and wondering) Mr. RBR isn't a professional photographer. He's an engineer for a large-ish furniture manufacturer. Neither of us have much photo experience.
Shortly before the boys arrived we bought an Olympus E510. It's a nice camera. But the shots still looked a little... ordinary. Nice ordinary, but they lacked punch. That is until I found The Pioneer Woman and started using her free action sets.
I know a lot more about photoshop (being a graphic designer) than I do about photography, so I started editing our digital photos heavily in that magical program. And it's really made a difference! I am starting to learn more about the camera so hopefully my SOOC (straight out of camera) shots will improve.
If you don't have Photoshop, there are free online programs (so I hear), like Picasa. Or more inexpensive programs like Photoshop Elements. Check them out!
To show you the difference, here's the before and after of Zack.
Before (taken by Mr. RBR, SOOC)
Yeah. He really took it sideways like this. Weird.
And After (edited by me in Photoshop. Rotated, cropped, color enhanced)
Very cool! I never would have thought to crop and rotate that pic. I'm very interested in photography and would love to take some classes. BTW, I LOVE Pioneer Woman. She's from my home state! =)
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