Engagement Session with M&M (Michael and Marissa) at Mission Oaks in Zanesville, by Sarah Kobunski

Michael and Marissa's Engagment Session at Dillion State Park in Zanesville, Ohio by Desired Focus Photogrpahy

Wow! I've been so busy! I've moved into a new house and taken three courses at Zane State College. My finals are tonight, Monday and Tuesday!

Even though I haven't blogged much, I've had the privilege to
*get to know brides-to-be when I booked their Wedding dates and
*get to know Michael and Marissa when I shot their fun engagement session!

Michael and Marissa were up for anything and easy to get to know over ice cream at Tom's Ice Cream Bowl. They are unpretentious and sophisticated..that's pretty amazing!

Here's a special artistic enhancement I added to one of their pics.
(These pictures look 100 times better when you double click on the image!)

Here's the original picture below! Isn't it amazing what an artistic enhancement can do?

Here's another artistic enhancement. I call it old school!I'm looking forward to shooting Michael and Marissa's wedding and reception. I'm getting excited to hear their favorite music (some of Marissa's private selection including Big Band!) and see their beautiful reception site. It's going to be at Quailcrest Farm, in Wooster, Ohio. Although the pics on Quailcrest Farm's site can give you an idea of the beauty, I'm sure the real beauty can't compare.

Michael and Marissa's Engagment Session at Tom's Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville, Ohio by Desired Focus Photogrpahy

Summer Break Special at Mission Oaks in Zanesville, Ohio by Photographer: Sarah Kobunski

$50 Summer Portrait Session Sale at Mission Oaks in Zanesville, Ohio:

Special Offer Available from June 1st to June 15th

call 740-297-4955, now, to book your session

Desired Focus Photography Sale Includes:

• 30 minute session (Family, Engagement, Trash the Dress, Bridal, Model, Senior, etc.)
• Pick 2 of your Favorite Pictures and I will enhance the images in your desired style
• 2 Free Prints (8X10, 5X7 or 4X6 sizes available)
• low prices available for albums and additional prints

Zanesville, Wedding Photographer: Sarah Kobunski, owner of Desired Focus Wedding Photography wants to give you your Dream Wedding Photography!

Hello Brides and Grooms of Zanesville and other very cool places like Cincinnati, Columbus and anywhere else you might live.

I just want to share my heart with you.

The reason, I shoot weddings is because I really love what they mean.

I love that a couple is making the choice to love through the good and the bad.

I hope and pray that my photography of a couple's Wedding, will inspire them to choose to love, even when it might seem challenging.

If you can't afford my prices, make an offer that you can afford. I see photography as a way to save marriages. If you really have a limited budget and photography is one of your highest priorities, please e-mail or call me and I will try my best to work with you.

Before and After! I just shot this on Monday!

Hello all! Look at the picture above! It's my good friend, Tiffany, and her daughter. We had so much fun shooting her family portrait session. When we looked at the pictures on her TV after the session we loved the images.
I want to show you a before and after with the artistic image enhancement.

This is going to get technical:
I use Corel for my post processing.
After I open an image I duplicate it so that I can preserve my original image while working on the duplicate.
When I want to edit a picture, I make sure the lighting is balanced so I adjust levels.
Then if a face is too dark, I simply erase the duplicate face area and the original is still bright.
I merge the layers and then sometimes I will saturate more of the background.
It is fun to see how amazing an image can become.

I have a family portrait session tomorrow!!!

I get to shoot one of my best friend's ever tomorrow. Her name is Tiffany! We are going to do a family shoot around sunset at her mom's house.
I can't wait. She had so many creative ideas last year when I did her family portraits. I'm excited for the ideas we come up with tomorrow.
I'm hoping for an amazing sunset so that I can get some awesome flare!!! If the sky is overcast, I really hope the sky looks amazing!