tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post6380788243320602426..comments2024-03-29T01:37:50.871-06:00Comments on Jessica Kettle Photography: are you ready?Jessica Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08981407420989528902noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-18057263824179608572009-09-27T23:15:02.400-06:002009-09-27T23:15:02.400-06:00I'm sure that most of these questions have bee...I'm sure that most of these questions have been asked by now...thank you SO much for offering to do this! I LOVE your photography!<br /><br />1)I'm struggling with my workflow. What are the steps you take as soon as you put the pictures on your computer? Do you edit each picture individually or do you do some batch processing? How much time do you spend editing each photoshoot? Do your clients see any unedited photos to choose from OR do you pick the best images and automatically edit those to give to them? Do you convert all images to a black/white or other conversion OR do you just convert a few select images for your clients.<br /><br />2) Your images look so great on your blog. Do you have a separate web sharpening action specifically for those images? How many different formats of an image do you save (blog image, image for client to print, etc)<br /><br />3) What format, size and type of cds do you use to save clients pictures? Do you release the copyrights for an additional fee? If so, do you have any additional restrictions on the sizes they can print?<br /><br />4) I have a really hard time getting good family shots. I end up with a lot of blur in my photos because of movement since we typically shoot in the evening. What is the lowest aperture that you use for group photos? What is the highest that you kick up your ISO to avoid grain when you have low light conditions in situations like this? What settings do you use on your camera when you want to get those "action" family shots?<br /><br />5) It seems like you have really mastered photoshop. What has been the most helpful training you've received? <br /><br />6) When you are doing a photoshoot that requires the use of reflectors or big furniture props, do you bring an assistant? Do you pay this assistant a portion of your earnings?<br /><br />7)I've loved the infant photoshoots that you have posted on your blog so far. I'm about to have my baby and wondered if you have any tips on taking infant photos. I'm upgrading to the 50mm 1.4, but do you have any additional props or tools that you'd suggest using to get that perfect shot?<br /><br />8) When you are out doing a photoshoot, do you review over the images as you go to make sure you are getting them properly exposed? Do you just zoom in and "eye it" or do you use histograms or highlights on your camera to make sure you've had a successful shoot? How far do you zoom in to make sure that everything is in focus? I swear I can't figure this out. I look on my camera and it looks like it will be a sharp image, but when I put it on the big screen, it is blurry!<br /><br />Again, THANKS SO MUCH for being so willing to answer these questions! Happy Anniversary!modellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213584050054926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-71241104604006414802009-09-27T22:16:24.753-06:002009-09-27T22:16:24.753-06:00Ohh Ohh! I've been wanting to ask you...what ...Ohh Ohh! I've been wanting to ask you...what are your favorite urban locations in Weber and Davis county areas?Karson and Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881940029330463476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-76319102420656960342009-09-27T22:04:01.832-06:002009-09-27T22:04:01.832-06:00I'm just getting started but I was wondering w...I'm just getting started but I was wondering why you chose nikon over canon? <br /><br />Also, I read your last q and a and it said that you use pin light fill layer and then a tannish orange color to get that cool yellow/honey tone to your highlights but I can't figure the right color it just looks off, mind explaining a little more this technique or maybe you found a new way. <br /><br />Do you have any other cool ways to add a hazy tone and also cross processed vintage look to your photos?<br /><br />Lastly, where is that wild flower field from your most recent session? It is beautiful! <br /><br />Thank you for all your help and congratulations on your 2 years!Mindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-78071621601309311352009-09-27T21:16:15.471-06:002009-09-27T21:16:15.471-06:00Happy Anniversary! Looks like all my questions hav...Happy Anniversary! Looks like all my questions have been answered, I just had to comment since I'm number 100. Sweeet. <br /><br />Can't wait to see your answers- I'm sure these will keep you busy for a while :)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010915865505922930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-12898563976980384972009-09-27T21:06:13.256-06:002009-09-27T21:06:13.256-06:00Thank you so much for doing this I can't wait ...Thank you so much for doing this I can't wait to read all your answers .... you're awfully sweet! Maybe this has already been asked but I'm wondering when you do weddings how many images do they receive on disk and approximately how many do you edit? Do you only give the edited images or do you give some that are unedited also?Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141784201220076194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-8009618407242704682009-09-27T13:12:02.157-06:002009-09-27T13:12:02.157-06:00Happy Anniversary. Good luck answering these ques...Happy Anniversary. Good luck answering these questions as there are MANY and I am about to add mine to the list....sorry and thank you all in the same breath! I love your blog and one day when you do a class/workshop...SIGN ME UP!<br /><br />1. Where do you meet clients for signing contracts, giving prints, getting to know them, etc.?<br /><br />2. Do you have questionnaires you have your clients fill out before your shoots? If so, what's in them? How do you help the session have the personal touch for each client?<br /><br />Thank you again!Belinda Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089643841904057664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-35032805874488468892009-09-27T13:07:17.731-06:002009-09-27T13:07:17.731-06:00I have one more question I forgot to ask. Do you u...I have one more question I forgot to ask. Do you use reflectors? If so, when and what kinds? Thanks!Marcie Meredith Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173897313401394755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-64264906549284850472009-09-27T01:15:27.253-06:002009-09-27T01:15:27.253-06:00I am still having post sharpening issues grrrr! W...I am still having post sharpening issues grrrr! What post sharpening techniques work best for you to get the crisp yet creamy smooth pictures? <br /><br />You are so kind to do this when you could totally charge money! I am impressed :)Andeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466009578143940602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-56446063219192917862009-09-27T01:06:21.792-06:002009-09-27T01:06:21.792-06:00Thanks so much for doing this Jess! You are an ama...Thanks so much for doing this Jess! You are an amazing talent and it is so so fun to follow your work. Thank you for sharing your gift with all of us! I have a million questions so don't feel like you have to answer them all...:)<br /><br />1. I know some about light, but I can never get over how amazing your light looks! I swear even at the most perfect times of the day it is so hard to get the light quality to my images that yours have. So how do you pick your light? Especially in less than ideal situations and times of day? Why does some shade look better than others? Do you usually shoot at the same time every day? How do you get such amazing window light quality such as in your newborn shoots?<br /><br />2. How do you get your inspiration on composition and posing subjects? I know you are an artist so most of it I'm sure is all your creativity, but what advice on this could you give to a not-as-creatively gifted person? :)<br /><br />3. I notice that my straight out of camera images look so muted sometimes when I open them in camera raw. They are soooo dull and sometimes feel really grey--even when I've captured good light and exposure. (They look even more dull and grey than they look on my camera screen or in Bridge--is this possibly something with photoshop? or a camera setting?) I use auto white-balance most of the time and I have all my basic in-camera settings on average such as contrast, etc. Any ideas why this might be happening?<br /><br />4. Do you mess with any of your in-camera settings such as brightness, contrast, saturation, etc.? Or do you leave all those on just average settings? Are there any other in-camera tricks you could recommend to help improve images?<br /><br />5. Lastly.....:) Do you have any post-processing tricks to help save time on the images you choose to individually retouch?? I am dying in this area. I know how to batch and do synchronized fixes in camera raw, but don't you specifically retouch 30 or 40 images from each shoot after opening them in PS? How do you keep your time down on these pictures where you are putting special effects and skin retouches on each image? It just takes me so long.<br /><br />THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!41st Avenue Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437556153222457636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-76970674610490286722009-09-26T23:23:00.213-06:002009-09-26T23:23:00.213-06:00I just discovered your photos. They are beautiful....I just discovered your photos. They are beautiful. I don't know if someone already asked, but I am trying to explore lighting in outdoor situations. So, do you use a flash very often? Also, do you use your flash on-camera or do you do alot of remote flash work? One more- Do you prefer posing your subjects in a certain light? Thanks for this!Marcie Meredith Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173897313401394755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-82754962900414484072009-09-26T17:43:09.089-06:002009-09-26T17:43:09.089-06:00Hey Girl! Thanks for your help!
What are the 3 mo...Hey Girl! Thanks for your help!<br /><br />What are the 3 most common TRA you use?<br /><br /><br />How do you get the kid's eyes to have that special shine?TRICKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960310202170823688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-13767320992199129092009-09-26T17:42:16.683-06:002009-09-26T17:42:16.683-06:00Hey Girl! Thanks for your help!
What are the 3 mo...Hey Girl! Thanks for your help!<br /><br />What are the 3 most common TRA you use?<br /><br /><br />How do you get the kid's eyes to have that special shine?TRICKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960310202170823688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-86208888191681222222009-09-26T17:33:31.636-06:002009-09-26T17:33:31.636-06:00Hey Jessica, Thanks for doing this, I learned so m...Hey Jessica, Thanks for doing this, I learned so much from you during the mentoring session. I have a few questions I forgot to ask.<br />1. What is your white balance set at for indoor shoots?<br /><br />2. Do you ever mess with the color balance and or the hue/saturation to make skin tones less red/yellow or is the first question my problem?<br />3. And yes what about the actions used to get that color of the bride in your banner! I did end up buying the TRA2 also!<br />Thanks!!!Raquelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291446367562166329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-15743713162402259472009-09-26T13:02:05.395-06:002009-09-26T13:02:05.395-06:00Uhh.... You freakin rock...
1) Explain RAW... The...Uhh.... You freakin rock...<br /><br />1) Explain RAW... The benefits, is it worth the extra time editing.. etc<br /><br />2) I am in the Utah County area.. Do you know of any good printers? How do you I get my prints to match my monitor? SRGB? What the beef is that? Help me puleeessee:0 <br /><br />But seriously... Thank you so much for doing all this. THis is totally time consuming for you and your selflessness really is not going unnoticed. You are totally going to be rocking it up with all the blessing you are going to receive for all this. THANK YOU THANK YOU!Jessica Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896566282875312044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-60747752556723043822009-09-26T10:26:02.436-06:002009-09-26T10:26:02.436-06:00I love your pictures. And your style. I just came ...I love your pictures. And your style. I just came accross your blog while blog-surfing. I like the blogs that offer "eye candy" -as a very amature photog - I have tried to make mine that way as well.<br /><br />Here are my questions:<br /><br />I want to know how you get that creamy look to your pics -the background a soft color contrasted with the bright colors! (i.e. in the post just above this one - the last 3 pictures are a good example of this)<br /><br />also, how do you shoot in the sunlight with out overexposing the "whites" in the picture. My pictures tend to have the "whites" blown out. <br /><br />Thank you for doing this - you have no idea how helpful just looking at your pictures is to me! And, thank you for your talent - you make me miss living in beautiful Utah!Katie Blackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446169679155265562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-62072385179726003422009-09-26T10:02:29.823-06:002009-09-26T10:02:29.823-06:00Congrats Jessica!!! You are a sweetie! We need t...Congrats Jessica!!! You are a sweetie! We need to shoot together soon!Julie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706318023504524557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-36726991063423895912009-09-26T01:18:51.401-06:002009-09-26T01:18:51.401-06:00Look at all these questions!!! How awesome is it t...Look at all these questions!!! How awesome is it to know you have so many friendly blog-stalkers admiring you?!?! Happy 2nd photo-versary and thank you so much for offering to share your perspective=). I cannot wait to read all your answers! A few questions similar to others above...<br />Posing- ANY and ALL tips you have on posing for groups would be so helpful... especially when it comes to maintaining the attention of numerous kiddos. Do you have someone standing behind you, helping? Do you give specific or general posing suggestions to your clients? Do you have any resources that have been helpful in teaching you more about posing? <br />Newborns- since most sessions are taken inside, do you have a suggestion for what time of day provides the best lighting? <br />Albums/coffee table books- do you have a recommended company you love? Do you create your layout templates from scratch or have you purchased them?<br />Whew! Lots of little wonderings floating around my head. Thanks again! <br />Jenni<br />wayfarerstudio.blogspot.comIsaac and Jenni Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944868878298275383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-28610622210645064622009-09-26T00:46:17.493-06:002009-09-26T00:46:17.493-06:00I am so grateful that you are willing to take the ...I am so grateful that you are willing to take the time to do this! I realize that I love capturing people on camera. I think I am pretty good. BUT...I don't have any technical experience. When you first realized you wanted to get better and learn what did you do? Did you have someone to shadow? A class you recommend? I look at your blog and get so discouraged because I have so much to learn and don't know the best place. PLEASE ADVISE! Also, how much editing do you do after a photo is taken? WOuld you be willing to post a before and after and walk through what you did to give it a certain look? That is where I'm frustrated. I don't know if it's changes on the camera when the pic is taken or changes made after editing. Lastly, what exact editing software do you use? The exact name and I'll go buy it and read the whole manual. Thanks you so much for your time! You have amazing talent!!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202090427831376821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-42941751660861935212009-09-25T22:29:30.614-06:002009-09-25T22:29:30.614-06:00hi.
i am good friends with brittany asay and that ...hi.<br />i am good friends with brittany asay and that is how i stumbled on your blog. you are incredibly talented and very inspitational. i am just starting out in my photog business and have a lot to learn. most of my questions, people have already asked, so i will just stay tuned. i don't think anyone has asked this one though...<br /><br />Nikon vs. Canon<br />I noticed you are a nikon girl and wondered how/why you choose nikon. do you have any experience with canon or did you just start with a nikon and fell in love? i use canon and i'm just curious.<br /><br />ok...one more. <br />how do you know what lens to use when. would you say your 50mm is your most versitile? what needs to be in every photographer's bag (as far as lenses go) and would i be better off saving up for a new body with more megapixels or spending the $$ on lenses on an older camera body? hope that makes sense.<br /><br />keep up the good work. i hope to take a class from you someday when you come to southern california.jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539346501020021180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-43308028481487643912009-09-25T22:24:52.259-06:002009-09-25T22:24:52.259-06:00BLESS YOU for doing this!!! No one gets tired of ...BLESS YOU for doing this!!! No one gets tired of hearing how amazing they are so here you go..... YOU"RE AMAZING!!! I love looking to see what you will do next. <br />Many people have asked a lot of the same questions I have but I have a couple more. <br /><br />#1 I am considering attending the WPPI in March, do you recommend this and what tips do you have for a first year rookie? <br />#2 What are some of your favorite locations to shoot at? <br />#3 Do you use an assistant when shooting? If so do you take volunteers, because if so I would love to be inspired by you. (is that enought butt kissing?) <br /><br />Thanks again you rock!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683259667776711024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-3686965688651014452009-09-25T21:52:47.359-06:002009-09-25T21:52:47.359-06:00You are so great to do this. I love your last Q a...You are so great to do this. I love your last Q and A. So helpful! <br /><br />Ok here goes...What do you do exactly in RAW? What are your defaults set to? What does your image look like when you take it into photoshop? Would you maybe include a screen shoot of what you do in raw? <br /><br />You are incredibly talented. <br /><br />Thanks.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070184070357343360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-11549596396065747512009-09-25T19:42:37.592-06:002009-09-25T19:42:37.592-06:00another question- i checked out your family blog a...another question- i checked out your family blog and i have been dying to ask you- how did you make your headband?! i love it!Amber Shumakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717594217690025460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-56267055416013163142009-09-25T15:02:36.376-06:002009-09-25T15:02:36.376-06:00When shooting kids - toddlers like Max's age -...When shooting kids - toddlers like Max's age - do you have a preferred setting (app and shutter), or do you change that up? I struggle to change my camera settings and my focus area before the kiddos move or run or jump away . . . . <br /><br />Awesome that you are doing this. I can't wait to read all your answers!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102255006632672397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-61109007291465473262009-09-25T14:50:53.201-06:002009-09-25T14:50:53.201-06:00whoa.. you really got yourself into one now! my ...whoa.. you really got yourself into one now! my question is more family based. <br /><br />how many clients do you take a month/week? how do you schedule enough time for work and family?<br />how do you balance your family life/work? <br /><br />when do you do your editing (late at night? during the day? etc) how long do you spend on average per photo session?<br /><br />for your weddings, how many photos do you normally give the client?<br /><br />and does your hubby think you are married to your computer? <br /><br />;) good luck.tanalicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709261533249272496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2595051000671849608.post-10324531371460639352009-09-25T12:10:40.000-06:002009-09-25T12:10:40.000-06:00Oh almost forgot..What are your favorite locations...Oh almost forgot..What are your favorite locations to shoot at?Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097137730932971046noreply@blogger.com