One down!

Just sent in my first Hurricane Sandy photo restoration.  I sure hope they like it!  It really feels good to do SOMETHING with photography...the last few months I've been in a bit of a block.  It's been a couple of months since I picked up my camera.  I did take photos of my new ornaments and pink tree, and I've uploaded a few Instagrams to my Flickr account to get me back in the swing of things. :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/khwphoto/

And of course I have a few photos I posted from a while back on my personal blog:

http://ngc-6543.blogspot.com/

UPDATE:  Ah, here it is!  My first restoration.  Look how cute this little girl is!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/careforsandy/8300391431/in/contacts/

CARE for Sandy

I got approved as a volunteer photo restorer for CARE (Cherished Albums Restoration Effort) for people who had photos damaged during Hurricane Sandy.  And I got my first assignment today...the one I picked as my #1 choice!  :)

http://www.careforsandy.org/

Recent work

Mary and Brad: 37 Years, November 2010

This photoshoot duplicated their original wedding photos, on their 35th wedding anniversary. I also used, for the first time, the method of computational rephotography, or, perspective matching photography. I did not consider using this method until I actually got home and started doing adjustments of the normal photos on the computer. I think they turned out pretty good! The bride wore her original wedding dress and the groom wore a similar suit and tie as the wedding day.

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This one was made to match the tighter shot of the original photo, in which the photographer used the glow from a lit candle to give the photo a bit of a yellow cast...

...while this wider shot was made to match a photo of their son and daughter in law for framing:

The bride's father, who passed away in 2000, walking his daughter down the aisle once again.

Pledging their love...for another 35 years?

...as the officiant from their wedding in 1973 looks on.

Kissy kissy! The steam generator still works! ;)

Looking forward to their future...

..and thinking back to yesterday.

The {Still} Happy Couple.

A similar shot, although not identical, to their wedding day. They had yellow flowers and posed with their hands on a Bible.

The first day of many more happy years together!

Back in 1973...

...and same shot, with some of the audience included this time.

Another inverse time travel shot.

Me, Myself and I. (And the cat.) May 2010.

Here's some samples of a photoshoot I did with my husband, who's also my handsome assistant (whom I didn't even ask his permission to be put in here...because I knew better!) ;) The date on this is quite old because this was intended to be a gift for Mother[-in-law]'s Day, but life got in the way and it ended up being a...Thanksgiving gift? *is embarrassed*

Some of the brightnesses are a bit off because we were snapping fast and also using the remote.

Mary and Paul, Duke University, July 2010

I knew this couple would be a blast to shoot, and I was right. They were such fun, with some goof thrown in! :)

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"Katherine expertly, but unobtrusively, guided us through a two-hour photo session that was a lot of fun and resulted in some great pictures -- both posed and candid shots. The day could have potentially been a disaster, since it was overcast, humid, and ultimately, rainy, but Katherine didn't let anything hinder her creatively or personally." -Mary

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They are too cute together. ♥


Zigzag Bridge at Duke Gardens.




They're so right for each other, they generate their own steam! Woohoo!




Memories of purposeful wandering around campus.


Yeah, they think the camel's cool, too.




I'm siiiingin' in the rainnnn... ♪

Day-to-day photography blog

Check out my Photo-A-Day Challenge blog. I am doing this to keep myself active in between jobs; to help myself learn more and become more polished; and to become more creative.

http://ngc-6543.blogspot.com/

Photos as a Wedding Guest, October 2007

These were photos I took as a wedding guest in October of 2007 near the beach in Southeastern NC. I have recently received permission from the bride to post them (our schedules just haven't matched up to sit down and go over the shots!)

The ring dog. :)


Dark clouds begin to approach.

Storm's a-brewin'!

Detail of the bride's gorgeous wedding gown.

Accepting the ring from the attendant.

People break out the umbrellas as it begins to rain!

Sandy: "I can't believe it's raining!" (Mercifully it waited until the last words of the vows were spoken!)

Cake topper for the cupcake tower.

I bet Sandy's thinking, "Yes...I have a knife and I know how to use it." ;)

Mark, don't you dare shove that cake up Sandy's nose!

Cake fight!

Cleanup time!

Toast, selective color.


An attendant's bouquet.

Bride's portrait, soft focus.

On the way out.