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Emily Lucarz blog

Everyone asks me how I get soft skin. How do I get sparkly eyes. How do I get great light.  Well my friends, I will tell you!  Well, I’ll TRY to show you how easy it is to get fantastic photos with minimal editing.  This post will have lots of photos of my photoshop screen, […]

The literal meaning of Matthew means “the gift of God”.     Matthew Donald Erickson was sure named accurately. I am going to attempt to write a bit about Matthew.  I know I will leave a ton out, but I hope to give everyone reading this post the gift of knowing a bit about Matthew.  A miraculous […]

Exposure.  The most critical piece of a photograph.  What is exposure you may ask? Well I will tell you, and please note that this will be the MOST technical thing in this blog post.  🙂  Exposure is how you and your camera use the ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed, to determine how light or dark […]

Well, I have written a few tutorials for all of my photographer followers and friends. This time, Jodi Friedman from MCP actions, contacted me to be a guest blogger and write about a photo that I had edited. Well, anyone who knows, MCP is THE place for photographers to go learn about photography and photoshop […]

Well…I have had MANY questions emailed to me since my last blog tutorial.  I am in the process of working on a babies photo shoot and came across another perfect example.  I needed to post this as I was doing it so I remembered exactly what I did for this photo. This time I will […]

DISCLAIMER:  I RARELY USE THESE TECHNIQUES ANYMORE SINCE WRITING THIS POST. HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE STILL LIKE TO READ THIS AND FOLLOW THIS WAY PER ALL THE EMAILS I RECEIVE ABOUT THIS POST, SO I DECIDED TO LEAVE IT UP 🙂     FYI: This post is for those of you who know how to use […]