This is Auntie Spiffy. Or at least that’s what kids have always always called her. She’s my hubby’s baby sister. Isn’t she beautiful? She is single and well qualified applicants may inquire.

Today I’ve got a lovely little freebie, it’s a nice soft focus action with a layer that allows you to erase through to keep your eyes sharp. So in the shot above, I ran it just once to soften the skin and hair. You can run the action again to get a more ethereal feel (remember to flatten your image before running tha action again). I do only leave my freebies up for a limited time so grab it while you can!

Congratulations to Dana Ohlsen for winning our Hot Shot Challenge. The theme was gratitude and she did alovely job conveying that concept. A nice action pack for you chicka!

And it’s because of Dana (ALL RESPONSIBILITY ON HER) that I’m going to be doing a Shot Out Boot Camp December 28 in Salt Lake City. One full day of  in class instruction and hands opportunities to develop your skills, shooting and editing. Models will be provided with a catered lunch. It will be fast paced, no hand holding, push yourself till you drop, and the chance for you to take your photography to a new level. It will be everything I wish I had known when I was starting off. Participants will need to be know how to work their camera in manual and bring a laptop with CS3 or CS4 (free trial download available). Class size will be limited! More information soon!