i heart faces challenge: best march face

iheartfaces is hosting a “people’s choice” challenge for the best face photo taken in March. Follow the link to their site and vote for your favorite March 2011 face. : )

Gimp Tutorial: How to Retouch a Face, Take TWO

Back in January of 2009, I posted the original Gimp Tutorial: How to Retouch a Face. A recent comment on that post prompted me to re-read it…and I realized that I rarely use those methods anymore. In fact, I never use the second method I wrote about. There is another way that is simpler and faster in most instances. So, here is my How to Retouch a Face Tutorial, TAKE TWO:

Jason & Vanessa’s Wedding

Vanessa and I used to be coworkers, but she said goodbye to us Long Beach labor and delivery folk and ran off to be with Jason, her true love, in Colorado. I can’t say that I blame her, either. She invited Tim and me to her pretty new state to photograph their wedding, and it was lovely and perfect.

Bob and Debbi invited me to document their “matrimonial luau” with my camera, and their pictures are now ready to be viewed by you! Watch the Slideshow, then click to View and Order Prints. Enjoy!

Grand Canyon Photos III of III: Hiking and Camping at Hermit Creek

We hiked the Hermit Trail to the bottom, which is considered a threshold trail. This means that it is somewhat maintained, but not as much as a more popular (and easier) trails such as Bright Angel Trail. Tim tells me that Bright Angel, which he’s hiked down, is like a big wide road compared to Hermit Trail. This meant that we came across less hikers, but it was a bit more work navigating things like landslides and such. Here are our hiking and camping pictures!