Senior Portraits by Jennifer Hopper Photography

One of my favorite things to do to make a photo look more vibrant is to boost certain colors within the photo.  For example, in the photo above I boosted the green, and also changed the hue of green to make it stand out.  The results?  Lush green grass that help make this photo pop.

Engagement Photos by Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

Here are two other another examples of boosting the vibrancy of a photo.  I turned up the saturation along with boosting the greens, blacks, and vibrance.

Engagement Photos by Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

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Jennifer

Abstract Jewelry Shots by Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

I had the privilege of shooting some beautiful jewelry this Autumn, both abstract and studio shots. Jewelry made by www.justerica.com. With the abstract shots, I found that complimenting the piece’s natural color and finish with a similar background, made for very beautiful photos.  Above the vibrant green clovers are a perfect bed for the subtle green beads.

Abstract Jewelry Shots by Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

For the earrings above, being hung from a Queen Anne’s Lace flower brought out their simple design.

Abstract Jewelry Shots By Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

All of these shots were taken right by my home, I found this rusted circular piece in the old barn on our road, I thought the holes in the piece complimented the hole in the necklace and its circular shape also brings definition to the main circle of the jewelry.

Remember when you are shooting an abstract shot of jewelry, paintings, or any object, the key is to never have your back ground compete with the main object.  Pick something that is interesting enough, but also compliments your object well.

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Jennifer

If you’ve ever walked into an Apple (Mac) Store you know that less is more.  Everything that Apple designs has plenty of clean, open, space.

Above is one of my favorite “less is more” photos. This is also my “favorite angle” (see previous post called “My Favorite Angle”).  There is plenty of clean space yet it is still interesting enough to draw your eye.  The glisten in the flakes of snow, and the shadow of the thistle both add various depths.

I do not have a Lensbaby Lens: www.lensbaby.com

However I would like one. A Lensbaby gives this same look of blurred edges and attracts your eyes to the focal point.  To get a similar look I used the brush set with 0% clarity around the edges in LightRoom 2: www.adobe.com

This studio shot is another example of clean, open, space.  In my upcoming posts I will be writing about studio shots and getting a nice reflection.

Jewelry Photography by Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

This last photo is one of my husband’s: www.christopherhopper.com favorite shots.  Its simplicity, angle, and shallow depth of field make it an interesting photo.

Gerber Daisy

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Jennifer

If you’ve skimmed through my photos at all, then you know that I LOVE this angle.  I like how it draws your eye from the bottom of the image to the top!

To get this kind of shot, you can go all out and lay on the ground with your camera OR you can have your camera do your dirty work.  I simply hold my camera so its just a centimeter above the ground take a few test shots and move the lens until I get what I’m looking for.  Now if you are going to manually focus on something then prepare to get a little dirty, but hey its worth the shot.

Below is another one of my favorite shots using this angle.  This was taken right next to a castle in Scotland.  The blossoms were so beautiful that I wanted a close up of them, and I wanted to show how they were littering the path with their pink perfect petals.

Pink Blossom Path

Another one of my favorite shots using this specific angle.  This photo below also taken in Scotland by St Andrews.  Whats neat about this photo is that it creates an illusion that the red rocks are larger than they really are.  They are really just pebble sized!

The North Sea. Scotland

Okay one last photo (I obviously have many more).  Here is an example of a portrait using this particular angle.  The Rock adds texture, and draws your eye from the bottom out of focus part upwards towards her face.

Senior Portraits by Jennifer Hopper Photography

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Jennifer

Art Photography by Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

I feel like this particular style of editing has been WAY overdone.  But it still has its place, and definitely can make a photo extraordinary.  For the photo above this was the edit I chose for a few reasons.

Number One: Erasing color made this painting’s colors pop.  Had I left the colors of the bridge in, the green and rusty shades would have competed with the greens in the photo.

Number Two:  The texture of the bridge alone is enough of a background that it doesn’t need color.

Number Three:  The now black & gray tones of the bridge pull out the black & gray tones of the girl in the hat.

Painting By: Erica B. for www.justerica.com

In this fun wedding shot above erasing the color and leaving the tractor its original color makes the photo stand out, without taking away from the couples wonderful expressions.

In the photo above I didn’t completely erase the color rather on the bride I brought the saturation down, and then boosted the vibrancy of the flowers.  To erase color (in Lightroom2) I use the brush, bring the saturation all the way down and start erasing with the brush.  Then hit “Command” += to zoom in to get precise.

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Jennifer

Family Photos Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

This photo above is my youngest son Judah.  He loves mud puddles and so do I.  You can find such beauty in mud puddles if you look at the right angle.

Autumn Reflections

The photo above and below were both taken with my iPhone when I was on a walk one day.  Both just mud puddles reflecting the beauty of the sky.

Mud Puddle

In the next photo below, I had a couple stand by this mud puddle to get their refection.  You can also see the reflection of the American flag above their heads as well.

Engagement Session by Jennifer Hopper Photography Thousand Islands, NY

In the final photo below is a bride looking in a fish pond.  Next time you see a mud puddle or pond, get creative and try to capture something other than the murky water.

Happy Photography.

Jennifer