From MaryBeth

I believe this is the Saint Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square, New Orleans. There is a light which lights the statue and displays a shadow on the facade of the church behind it. In the before image it is very hard to see, I imagine hard to photograph also. There was just enough shadow there in the original for me to emphasize it a little more and I also brought back some color that was lost to the darkness.
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Photo Submitted by MaryBeth Mcgowan

Submission #2

Thanks Dave for sending us your travel photos. This one looks to be in South Texas someplace but I'm not sure so you'll have to fill us in on the details. In this image I added a little warmth to give us that sunset feel and a bit of depth to make the rock in the foreground pop out from the rest of the photograph, almost giving it a three dimensional look!
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Photo submitted by Dave Taylor

The First Submittal

Thank you to my Aunt Tricia for submitting this photo, Trish you will have to add a comment to give us some insight on how this image came about. At first I thought I was in trouble on this one but I had fun resurrecting this little fish back from the depths!
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Image submitted by: Tricia Pettitt

Lets get started!

While I hate to admit that my photos need to be "photoshoped", its true! I think all images could use a little touch up here and there and some could even use an entire makeover. Even professional models need a little "added makeup" now and then... click here to see the real scoop on You Tube. I thought that was a great You Tube video and it goes to show that we can't believe everything we see!

So to get started and before I launch the site I thought I would show you a few examples of my own. Some needing major work, some only minor, but all needing some touch up none the less.

Here is an Image I shot for a local bed and breakfast Prince Victorian Estate.  At the time of the shoot the sky was overcast and not anything near optimal shooting conditions but it had to be done that day so I did my best.  After a little Photoshop magic to give the image an added pop, the bed and breakfast now stands out and welcomes you in!
Here I was photographing the cake my wife and I made for our daughters 1st birthday.  Again the lighting was not optimal as there was no natural daylight and I had to hurry as she really wanted to eat the cake ASAP!  The first image turned out fine but the colors were too saturated and the cookie sheet and table were distracting from the subject...the cake.  This time a couple second in Photoshop makes for a quick fix and lets me show off the cake and not the table.
For this image, I was to make our family portrait in an outdoor setting but with over 30 subjects and most of them young children, this was going to be a task!  Instead of trying to photograph the entire family all at once, I broke them up into more manageable groups and then stitched the image together once back at the computer!
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Alright, now I'm ready to get busy working on your images,  I can't wait to see them!

-Matt