child photography – Jo McVey Photography

Princess Edit – Using Greater Than Gatsby Actions

I’ve lost count of how many messages I’ve received asking for mentoring, tutorials, or editing videos, so I decided to record one to show you how I use Greater Than Gatsby actions in my editing workflow. I am in no way affiliated with GTG, I just happen to love their actions.

I started this edit off in Lightroom, and did a few adjustments to exposure and white balance, and then moved on to Photoshop.

It’s really helpful if you know how to work with layers and masks before purchasing their actions so that you can tweak and customize them to your liking.

Here’s the progression of the edit you will see in this video. The straight out of camera (SOOC) image on the far left, then the adjustments I made in Lightroom, and finally finishing up with GTG actions and a little hand editing in Photoshop.

The GTG actions used in this video are from the following collections: Innocence Retouch, Innocence I and II, Newborn Essentials, and Newborn II.

Side note: I shoot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, and this particular photo was shot with a 70-200mm f2.8 lens. I always shoot in RAW, never JPEG. I just like having more control over my images. Settings for this photo were 1/200, f2.8, ISO 500.

I hope you like this video! Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Joanna McVey specializes in maternity, newborn, child, senior, and family photography. Serving Nashville and surrounding areas, including Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, White House, Madison, Hermitage, Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Bellevue, Old Hickory, Donelson, Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, Castalian Springs, East Nashville, Germantown, Nolensville, Green Hills, Ashland City, 12 South, Belle Meade, Cool Springs, Clarksville, Greenbrier, Spring Hill, Dickson, Portland, Fairview, and all other Middle TN areas.

Beautiful Sisters {Hendersonville, TN Family Photographer}

Hendersonville, TN Family Photographer | I love shooting family photos. Knowing the art that I am providing has the potential to be passed down from generation to generation gives me goosebumps. I also think that family photos have the biggest potential of being printed and adorning the walls of my clients’ homes, which is my ultimate goal. Digital files are great for sharing on social media, but prints are where it’s at! I shared a graphic on my Facebook page yesterday that said “Your family portraits look better on a wall than on a disk in a drawer.” And it’s totally true. Who knows what the digital storage technology will look like in even ten years!? CDs are almost obsolete. My laptop doesn’t even have a CD slot, and other medias such as music and movies are being downloaded from iTunes or straight from your TV. My point is, technology is always moving forward, but physical prints will last a lifetime. I’m hoping, in the near future, to base my portrait sessions mostly around prints and heirloom products, and have digitals be an afterthought.

Wow! I really went off on a tangent there! Now, back to the purpose of this post — to showcase the adorable Cox family! Nicole and her family were referred to me by her sister, whose family photos I had done just a few weeks before. (Did I mention that I love referrals?) She and her husband we so sweet, and their two little girls were some of the most adorable I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing! I can’t wait to work with them again!

Hendersonville, TN Family Photographer | Joanna McVey of Southern Daisy Photography specializes in maternity, newborn, baby, child, and family photography. Contact me today to schedule your next session! Email me at [email protected], or contact me by phone (615) 294-6867. You can also follow me on Facebook and Instagram.

Southern Daisy Photography serves Nashville and surrounding areas, including Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, White House, Madison, Hermitage, Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Bellevue, Old Hickory, Donelson, Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, Castalian Springs, East Nashville, Germantown, Nolensville, Green Hills, Ashland City, 12 South, Belle Meade, Cool Springs, Clarksville, Greenbrier, Spring Hill, Dickson, Portland, Fairview, and all other Middle TN areas.

Happy Family of 4 {Nashville Family Photographer}

Hendersonville, TN Family Photographer | I love my church. We have an amazing kids program, as well as special events and programs for men and women. One of these programs I’m involved in is called iMom. Once a week during the school year, I meet with a couple hundred other moms like me, and we are fed spiritually, emotionally, and sometimes physically! It’s an amazing time to connect with other women who are in the same stage of life as me, and to make and develop many new friendships.

At the end of last semester, we held a drawing, and a few lucky women won various gift cards. At the last minute, I decided to give away a mini photography session in the drawing. So, I ran up to the front with my little piece of paper scribbled with the details of the session, and sweet, beautiful Laura was chosen as the winner! I hadn’t met her previously, but I’m so glad that I finally had the opportunity to spend time with her and her adorable family, and provide them with a beautiful family photo session. I think I’ll make the photo session giveaway an annual thing from now on! Especially if it means I get to hang out with such amazing families as this!