Cherie Renae Studios - fresh photography!

We've unveiled it at last! Do you love picking up your camera? Do you look at some of your images and secretly think, “Hey, that’s pretty good!” Would you like to learn more, but:
1. You feel overwhelmed by the technical jargon in many magazines and articles;
2. You wonder if y… Continue

I know I've touched on this subject in my enewsletter and my business blog (Not Just Another Pretty Blog), but I just had to return to the subject. Last week, Brian and I were talking while I was picking my computer up after a miraculous resurrection. (They're great, by the way.) I'd let myself get worried about money matters, and I made an off-hand comment to him about hoarding my pennies. Brian responded so wisely. He reminded me that it's what we… Continue

I had a client recently request the raw files from a publicity session, because her book is soon to be published, and the publisher requires unretouched images. She obviously compared the image I initially presented her with the raw file, because she commented on how much more she appreciated what I did in my digital darkroom. Here was my response to her:

In the camera, I capture the physical. In the digital darkroom, I capture the spirit. Together, I capture the person. An artist shows what me… Continue