Sweet T studios by Patrick and Tiffany

Newborn Session: Cadence/ Chattanoga Newborn Photographer

2012-01-14T18:37:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas from us! (Chattanooga Portrait Photographers)

2011-12-19T09:17:00.001-08:00

The Hoopers..A mini Christmas session ; Chattanooga Lifestyle Photography

2011-12-18T19:54:00.000-08:00

These guys are such a sweet family. Little Luke was happy the entire time , and we had a ball!

Adore this photo.

An E-card we designed for them to email to family and friends.

Patrick and I send out E-Christmas cards as well. It saves paper!
Ok, that's not the real reason. (But it's a nice side effect!)
The real reason is we get caught up doing other things and other people's cards, that we don't really have time to do our own!
We'll post our e-card on here at some point. It's got the Danes on it. :)

Thoughts on Editing and Post Processing; Chattanooga Lifestyle Photography

2011-12-15T08:32:00.000-08:00

I think we all know that nowadays in the digital photography world, that most photographers use some sort of software to post process their images. Be it to crop, correct lighting, add special effects, or improve blemishes, there is often much work to do after the photo is taken.

There are a few schools of thinking on this. I know there are some photographers out there who think that any post editing is wrong, or that it falls more into the Graphic Design category, rather than photography. And I do agree, that certain types of editing probably do. For example, if a person is using Photoshop, etc. to completely fix problems that should have been corrected in shooting, then perhaps, that person needs a bit more experience with their gear. But I don't think there is necessarily a right or a wrong way to do things.

I think that in today's photography market, many people are looking for a little something extra. This of course, doesn't go for everyone. But I have found with my clients, they tend to love photos that are a little bit more edited and creative looking than the "out of the camera" shot.

Are there lines when it comes to this? Sure. But honestly, I believe that's for each photographer to decide. There's room for all different types of style and editing styles out there. People have varied tastes, and that's awesome! How boring would it be if every photographer did the same exact shooting style and the very same post processing style? Ew!!! Variety is good! :)

As for our philosophy, we do what I would consider to be a light to medium amount of editing for our shoots. Depending on people's personalities, we may do something crazy in post processing like use a pink cross-process for a magazine style look. And we may add or remove things from the background, change photo tones, etc. It just depends on the people and the shoot. With families, we usually lean towards more traditional with minimal editing.

I tend to not enjoy looking at photos of people who have been made to look like porcelain dolls. Not because those photos aren't gorgeous, because they certainly are. (You guys have probably seen this in a lot of children's portraits where their skin looks almost surreal or doll-like.) Some people like that. And I admit, those photos are eye-catching. But it's not my style. If people have freckles, I want that to be an integral part of their portrait. That's part of what makes them uniquely.. them! I'll do things like smooth the skin a bit and remove blemishes. I'll even whiten teeth a wee bit. But I won't change someone's body, make a balding person have a full head of hair, and I won't correct to the point of perfection. Cause that's just not authentic. And we like authentic. We like personalities, real people, and we love our clients just as they are :)

So there is Sweet T's take on editing. Have a glorious holiday season!

Fa La La La La...La La La Laaaa- Chattanooga Lifestyle Photographers

2011-12-06T13:26:00.000-08:00

Our site is all decorated for Christmas!
Check it out SweetTwithLemon.com

Here's the preview:

Most people get excited about decorating their homes for Christmas....but we get excited about decorating our website. Ok, ok, we got excited about decorating our home too, but we can make it snow on our website! ;)

Lee & Michelle...collage style

2011-12-06T13:23:00.000-08:00

Lee and Michelle got married! Chattanooga Lifestyle Photographer

2011-12-05T07:47:00.001-08:00

Michelle has been a dear friend of mine since my college days. During her senior year, she did a study abroad in England, fell in love with a boy, and never came home. Ok, that's the short story. haha. She did come back to the states, graduated, then went back to England for her Master's Degree, then stayed. She's been there for about 10 years now. The last time I got to see her was in 2004 when I did a study abroad in Ireland. She flew over to see me for a few days, since it's just "across the pond" as she would say.

I had the honor of shooting their post-wedding, wedding photos. (They got married on a cruise last week on the island of St. Thomas, and they wanted to do another fun shoot to show off their heritage and personalities.)
(See more on Facebook here!)
Without further adieu!

Pubs are a huge cultural thing in England, so they wanted to incorporate that vibe into a few shots.

Cheers, beautiful couple! See more here.

Practice and accidents :)

2011-11-16T17:54:00.001-08:00

Sometimes really great photos are the result of opportunity and seizing that opportunity. Other times, things just happen on accident.

Like this one....where the tiny bee flew right into my frame the second I pressed the shutter. Total accident! And it made the photo even better!

Conger Family (early) Thanksgiving

2011-11-14T07:06:00.000-08:00

As a largely military family, this was the first time in a long time, that everyone was together. One of the grandsons in the Air Force, was just about to be sent to Guam. They wanted to photograph this time where they were all together.

Grandchildren. This photo is actually a compilation of two photos.
It's always difficult to get every kid to look at the camera at the same time, so
from the shots we took, this was the best one. However, one of the girls wasn't
looking at the camera. So we took her eyes from another photo where she was,
and put them in this one. Now, it's perfect!

The grandparents. The family began here. What a sweet moment.

Watching as her daddy makes an oath to serve with her Grandfather, a veteran.

Telling us war stories.

The whole fam being silly!

Dariann Senior Session

2011-11-08T18:41:00.000-08:00

We loved her mismatched socks, so we went with it! So fun!

Promo work

2011-11-04T07:42:00.000-07:00

Go here to see her stuff!
The Paper Bag Boutique

Fur baby: Knox

2011-11-04T07:35:00.001-07:00

Cinemagraph; early morning coffee

2011-10-28T19:34:00.000-07:00

1940s Schoolhouse Session

2011-10-24T11:46:00.000-07:00

Callie and Chad met in the 3rd grade. At which point, Callie came home from school one day and told her mother she had met the boy she would marry.

And she did.
And this session is to celebrate their 6th wedding anniversary!

Cheers to love!

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More fun effects!

2011-09-27T21:39:00.001-07:00

Post-Processing

2011-09-27T11:09:00.001-07:00

I'm always looking for ways to give our images a little extra umph or just new fun ways to experiment with the look and color of a photo.

Here's a new effect I learned on a tutorial today.
Before

After