Last Friday, I had an unexpected and wonderful photo shoot at Valley of Fire. I checked my email early that morning and discovered that a family visiting from out-of-town was looking for a photographer to take their family portraits at Valley of Fire! Fortunately, my wonderful husband pitched in to help me rearrange our day’s schedule so that I was able to go. And...
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It’s been gloomy, overcast and a bit chilly for the past several days here in Las Vegas but last Saturday luck was with us. The clouds broke, revealing a beautiful blue sky; the sun made its appearance and the temperature went right up. This is the time of year I love! The leaves are changing colors and the autumn sky is even more beautiful than the summer sky. It...
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Take one absolutely adorable 5 yr old girl…. Add in a cute toddling nephew…. And her exuberant best friend. It just doesn’t get any better than that, does it? Contact me: Caren Keyes 702.882.4694 carenkeyes@keyephotography.com North Las Vegas,...
Learn MoreI spent 4 out of the last 5 years living in North Dakota, where we would already be wearing coats and picking the last green tomatoes to ripen indoors. It’s still hard to me to believe that it’s nearly October when it’s more than warm enough to go swimming and my summer garden is just barely starting to come to life. So I can’t be held responsible...
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Monday I had the opportunity to photograph FIVE girls. Yep, they’re all in the same family. My husbands says that he’s greatful to have at least one male representative in our family, but I think it would be fun to have a bunch of girls. Think of the clothes sharing, the doll playing, the dressing up that could go on? My own girls are seven years apart and,...
Learn MoreIf you’ve known me for any length of time, you’ll know that I’ve been saying for months that I wanted to write a series or photography and Photoshop tutorials. I originally had intended to do them in a newsletter format, but honestly, that’s turning out to be difficult to do. Apparently, writing html email is harder than it looks. Also, I’ve...
Learn More*Extended through the end of July!!!!*** What to do with all the digital photos that you’ve been collecting???? Well, photo books and all the other great photo products at Shutterfly are a great option (and make fabulous Grandparent gifts, too). Since I hate to see photos taking up space, unseen on the hard drive, and since I have a grand total of 22 Facebook fans...
Learn MoreI’ve done a few I Heart Faces contests, but haven’t gotten very involved in the forums over there. Maybe that will change? At the very least, I’d like to participate in the “Fix-It Friday” challenges that they have. Every Friday a photograph is posted and any member who would like to, gets the opportunity to edit it and then post their...
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For months I’ve been struggling with a question. While I may not have been blogging, it’s been constantly on my mind. With what, you might ask? Well, I want my blog to be full of wonderful photography tutorials. I want to have a newsletter that will teach the basics in a step-by-step fashion. I think about how I want to do it. I rewrite posts in my head. But...
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It’s all about the light. I’ve heard about the Jean lake bed several times since moving here, but hadn’t had a chance to check it out so when my new friend Erin Hatch arranged a shoot with a few photographers and three models, I was grateful for the opportunity to check it out. I was even more grateful after we turned out for the 6th time and were...
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A friend of mine posted a link on facebook today to an awesome blog post entitled A Great Many Things. Go read it, it’s awesome. And it rang true with me. I’m equally happy taking photographs, streaking an agar plate in a lab, snuggling with my kiddos or digging in the backyard. And I’ve been doing all of that… except being in a lab. It’s...
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If you’ve ever tried to put together a collage of photos, you may have gone looking for a suitable background… something not too powerful, but not a solid color, either. Something just right for your pictures. But you can save time (and possibly money) by creating your background simply and easily in Photoshop using the gradient tool. Using a filter can add...
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