More from the shoot on Saturday

, originally uploaded by My Blog Images.

, originally uploaded by My Blog Images.

Playroom Adventures

Playroom Adventures, originally uploaded by My Blog Images.

On Saturday I shot a Portrait Session for a family of three in Southampton. They wanted a modern, high key look.

It is always a real challenge working with young children, but we got some great results. The images are now ready to view in the client area.

More shots from the shoot to follow on my blog soon.

Photoshop actions. Love them or hate them.

Love them or hate them, there is no denying their value.

Photographers are often split down the middle with Photoshop, but use it well and it can be a fantastic tool. I use a number of actions that really add to the images I take.

Over the past few years I have built up quite a collection of actions, but find that I only use a select few.

Here are a few recommendations:

Nicole Van. She has some excellent actions, my favourites are the 'colour pop' which work well in both natural and studio light. It adds a real kick to the image, great for that modern high key look.

Childish David. He has a beautiful collection of sepia actions, and an awesome colour punch action.

Martas Actions. Her 'eyes like marbles' action is a must for all portrait images. Use it subtly and you can transform the eyes in an image. She also has some excellent B&W actions.

Photoshop can be easily overused, use it correctly and you will add so much to your work.

Ready To View

Hat, originally uploaded by My Blog Images.

The images from Luke and Jo Barnes photoshoot are now ready to view in the client area. Friends and family please feel free to request the password to view the photos.

Couldn't resist uploading another image from the shoot. This is 5 month old Reuben.

Dribble

Dribble, originally uploaded by Ben Goode.

Yesterday I did a photoshoot for a couple and their 5 month old son in Lymington.

They recently had a session with Venture, but like most found their prices too expensive. They were after a similar style - high key, and not your traditional pose and cheese.

The shoot took an hour and a half, and we got some superb results! The entire shoot should be available to view in the client area in the next day or two.

Advanced Photoshop Magazine

Advanced Photoshop Magazine have just published an article on Ben Goode, a photographer/designer from Australia. In the article they've put my web address under his name. They assumed bengoode.com was the same Ben Goode.

Great news for me as I now get international exposure, and hopefully lots of traffic.

Photobooks

Photobooks, originally uploaded by Ben Goode.

This is a photobook I ordered for a recent client photoshoot. I ordered the book from Photobox, and was very impressed with the quality.

26 pages for just £22.99! The cover has a really nice feature, a cut away that reveals and image below.

It's been a while since my last post. Life has been a little hectic lately. Get keys to our new apartment on Monday. Just preparing now for a photoshoot tomorrow. We're going for a modern 'venture' look. Shots will follow shortly.