Cosmetic Surgery Before Portraits

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Recently a client called to cancel their portrait shoot because they didn’t realize the side effects that come with reconstructive surgery.  All reconstructive surgery, even botox, has its complication, and clients should be aware of this when they schedule their portrait session.  Cosmetic surgery can cause some mild to severe side effects.

The side effects can be nausea, blood clots, bruising or simply redness and swelling.  At any rate it’s probably not a good idea to schedule your session for at least a week with botox, and even longer for any other type of cosmetic surgery.  Botox injections can leave redness and swelling, as well as headaches.  It can take at least 3 days for those side effects just to reduce.  Even a simple headache can cause undesirable portraits.

Although your photographer may be a wiz at Photoshop, the results of reconstructive surgery can make the job impossible at times, and it may cost more money in the long run.  Most photographers charge an hourly fee for any extreme retouching of photos.

So just a friendly reminder… if you are planning cosmetic surgery before a photo session, be sure to give yourself enough time to heal (as with any surgery), before scheduling your shoot.

Love, Laughs, and Photographs,

Wendy

School Books Have Arrived!

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It’s been a great week!  Well… aside from one ugly mishap, which we won’t talk about.  I’ve spent time with creative friends, and good people!  Enjoyed conversations about future plans with like minds, over a little libation, and good music.

The big brown truck dropped off this semesters schoolbooks yesterday!  After opening my box of goodies I was pleasantly surprised that LightRoom 4 will be on the learning agenda this time!  I already use LightRoom 2.6 and can’t wait to get my hands on 4!  To be able to do all my editing in one simple program will be wonderful!  All special touches will still be done in Photoshop (not sure what version I’ll be using yet this year), but will be making a change from CS4. 

Along with that little surprise also came “Criticizing Photographs,”  “A Short Course in Digital Photography,” and of course the main book for the whole photography program at SPC... “Photography.”  I received another copy of the photography manual, which explains chemicals, darkroom etiquette, developing processes, etc. 

This is going to be my best semester ever!  My head is much clearer… no distractions in my life, and I have surrounded myself with people who encourage what I do… rather than those who think I should be spending my time on other things.

I will be spending the next 18 days reading, gathering more supplies, and organizing for the upcoming 4 months.  I will also be adding some better glass to my arsenal of lenses, and planning at least one four day trip during that time to some exciting location outside the state of Florida… definitely somewhere that will enhance my portfolio, and will also fill some frames!

Until next time…

Love, Laughs, and Photographs,

Wendy