Photoshop Actions and PSE | It's Us – Manning Family Portrait Session
Family photos of my family are rare happenings, believe it or not. Yes, my daughters have the camera pointed at them probably more than they are happy with, but getting all of us together to do an actual “session” is a rare occurrence. It seems photographers always have the most challenging subjects in their own kiddos. We braved the freezing cold, rain showers, dark Oregon skies (with a final peek of rosy skies as the sun set), a muddy five year old (it seems they are instantly drawn to the mud when you put nice clothes on), a baby desperately overdue for her nap, and lots of attitude from both kiddos to get these shots. But it was worth it and we had lots of fun despite the chaos!
Processed with Picture Perfect, Blessings and Moxie. Also a texture from Texture Collection Two. Beautiful feather headband by Gorgeous & Co.
omg those are amazing!
Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE your work!!!!
These made me smile! Great shots! 🙂
Amazing job Annie! Love love love these! Great job pulling it together with your own family. It’s such hard work but you will treasure these forever!
Ohhh Annie! I love them ALL! Love the fam pic and black and white of the girls is TDF!! Your life seems like it’s a fairy tale:)
You guys are such a beautiful family! And these images are fabulous! Happy spring:)
Amazing! Your children’s eyes are absolutely beautiful!
I love all of these. GORGEOUS!!
Absolutely stunning!!!!
Beautiful family! Spectacular photos 🙂 Of course, loving your work, as usual <3
I want to be like you!! 🙂 AMAZING work! How in the world do you take your own family picture??
Beautiful primavera shots! The lighting seems effortless and the prints came out timeless. Wonderful work!
Oh Annie…..these are stunning! Can I ask which set your B&W action came from of the photo of you and your husband?
Every single one of these is absolute perfection. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Now… I want the recipe to every single one, please. 🙂
Stunning photos!!!! I’m a new follower and absolutely LOVE your site so far!!! I can’t wait to keep exploring!
Your family and photos are so incredibly beautiful. I don’t know how you do it, but you make it look easy! Beautiful processing!!
My Dear Annie,
Your photo’s are absolutely breathtaking! You’re by far one of my most favorite photographers in the world! When I grow up someday(I’m almost 40 LOL!)I can only hope that my photography will even come close to yours.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful family session!
Aimee
XO
these are so great annie! i love them – and very inspiring. i like that you have left your home to do this – as anything my family gets are little quickies around the house! great work.
These are ALL so beautiful! I know you had an adventure getting them done, but they are so worth it!
Annie, I LOVE photographer’s family photos, I know how rare they are and how tricky it is to do them yourself! You pulled it off brilliantly!
I L.O.V.E the one of you all… So spesh!
Annie, not many people can evoke pure, raw emotion in me from photos that are not of my own flesh and blood (you know, that I can really connect with). Perhaps the fact that I know you on a, somewhat, personal level may add into the scheme of things, but girl, you ARE the MOST incredible ARTIST (this goes FAR beyond your photographic skills) I have had the pleasure of admiring and interacting with in just about forever!
Despite all that is on your “daily” plate, you NEVER cease to thrill us with your MORE than satisfying eye candy that fills these ‘ol eyes to the brim with desire to not only HAVE the camera of my dreams, but to master it and fill my family albums with something MUCH more than everyday photos! Even though I believe anything is better than nothing when it comes to documenting one’s heritage, I would not be totally honest if I did not admit that cracking open a book of artistic treasures such as you display, would not leave me breathless and QUITE satisfied with the legacy with which I am able to leave my children, grandchildren and future generations!
Thank you SWEETNESS for allowing me to feast upon the beauty created by your heart’s desire and passion for preserving MOMENTS!
You have a STUNNING family darlin’ and I adore your arsenal of creative props that lend themselves to creating a magical and storybook quality to viewer!
HAPPY SPRING/EASTER MANNING FAMILY! XOXO
Ooops … uhm, how about “to the viewer”! I did mention ‘ol eyes, right? ROFL!
Love ya girlie!
OHHHHHH so so sweet Annie this is gorgeous, you have done so well to get all of you together and looking at the camera!! perfect in every way…. Love it
Love these! Is this your own collage template? I have been looking for others and only have the one from your freebie. Any suggestions?
awesome!
Beautiful images! Love them all =) What a lovely family.
Oh my!! These are GORGEOUS!! I want to know HOW you are able to get such beautiful sharpness in your areas of focus?? Are you using a lot of sharpness in PS/LR to get this or directly from your lens?? SO Beautiful!!! I am heading over to check out your actions as I speak!
Blessings and keep up the amazing work!
Sue
Whoa Annie, simply stunning photos of your family… I just love how the eyes just pop out of the shot… Magic!
Wow, Annie! Absolutely GORGEOUS! Love the one of your little baby girl…so precious!
Love the colors on these. Especially the first one with the tulips. Just beautiful.