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Want to Design Your Own Blog for Free?

Ebook: How to Design a Blog for Free: A beginner’s guide to creating a professional design on a budget. By: Jacinda Vandenberg Cost: $4.99 Book Summary: In it, I explain in complete detail every step it takes to create and install your own customized headers, buttons, banners, Facebook covers, photo tabs, eBook covers, social media icons – as many things as I could possibly think of! I’ve included visuals for each step, and made the installation process a painless ordeal by providing codes you can simply Copy & Paste. You don’t need Photoshop or any other expensive tools since everything … Continue reading →

Quick and Easy Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking has never been so easy. If you’ve admired memory albums from afar, but didn’t think you were creative enough to craft elaborate layouts, it’s time to squash your inhibitions. Fortunately, the Internet has made scrapbooking simpler and more accessible than ever before. With the introduction of online scrapbook kits, skill level, income and creativity no longer come into play. Digital kits feature all the design elements, paper and tools necessary to construct a memory book that will be appreciated for decades to come. Contrary to popular belief you don’t have to be a computer geek to complete a digital … Continue reading →

The Magic of Editing

Can you tell that I edited this picture? If you shoot with a digital camera, then you know that it is nearly impossible to take a picture that can’t be fixed. Photo-editing software has made it possible to turn boring images into frame worthy works of art. Photo-editing software is vital when you are trying to make adjustments to your subjects after a picture-taking session is over. Most post-production photo programs allow you to whiten your subject’s teeth or eliminate blemishes with the click of a mouse. Simply, de-saturate the unflattering areas to take out the color, and then whiten … Continue reading →

Using Picnik to Work With Your Photographs

I have been using a wonderful online resource for working with my photographs. It’s called “Picnik” and it’s a free online tool that you can use. I have found it to be one of the easiest ways to edit my pictures. You can resize, rotate and crop your pictures. Not only can you do the basics in editing pictures but you can create custom-made effects. There are a variety of fonts, shapes and customizable frames that can be used. There are also advanced editing tools available for the more knowledgeable user. Of course, for additional features you can pay a … Continue reading →

Photography Week in Review for August 1-5, 2008

We are headed down the home stretch of summer… have you shot some prize-winning shots this season? If not consider following the tips provided in the series of blogs posted this week: August 1st—–Tips to Remember when Shooting Outdoors. If you are going to experiment with outdoor shooting techniques now is the time to do so. Summer is when most families spend the bulk of their days in the great outdoors and snap happy parents are getting a workout trying to capture all of their children’s adventures with their cameras. To avoid spoiling those spectacular outdoor summer shots follow the … Continue reading →

Photo Editing Made Easy

If you shoot with a digital camera you might agree that it is nearly impossible to end up with a bad print. Photo editing can turn even the most oddly framed photo into a visual masterpiece. In addition, the technology can do wonders to compensate for poor lighting. If you tend to take pictures that need a few minor adjustments to make them print worthy, photo editing is key. The simplest way to improving your digital photographs (without enrolling in a photography class) is to edit them with easy-to-use software. For example, Google’s Picasa is one of the most popular … Continue reading →

Photography Potpourri: Photo Labels and Photo Gear

Do you drink bottled water? Have you ever considered giving bottled water as a gift? I hadn’t either until I attended a bridal shower and was given a party bag with a personalized bottle of water in it. The bride-to-be had created custom-made labels featuring a picture of her and her fiancé sitting near a stream. She simply wrapped the labels around ordinary bottles of water and gave them away as gifts. I thought it was a clever idea and later found out how easy the labels were to make. Here’s what to do: You don’t necessarily have to give … Continue reading →

Creating A Fabulous Photo Wall

How many of you watched Wednesday’s Oprah show? It featured Oprah’s favorite designer Nate Berkus helping homeowners break out of decorating time warps. It was a great episode and offered a ton of great tips; however, the part of the show that stuck with me came at the end when Nate showed off a mock living room that featured collage frames. You know, the ones found in just about every home in America. They are large wooden squares that feature a series of circles, ovals and other shapes that frame your prize-winning shots. Your pictures may be fabulous, but the … Continue reading →

Good Photos Make Great Photos

When I shoot photos of an event I take an excessive amount of photos because I end up with a wide variety of bad, good and great photos. Bad photos are deleted immediately, while they are still on the camera if possible. You know the kind of photos I am talking about the ones with closed eyes, odd looking faces, or even the occasional out of focus shot. I can’t tell you how many photos I take of the back of my son’s head as he is avoiding my camera. I don’t waste the storage space keeping those photos. I … Continue reading →

Photo Print Test

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As promised from a previous post, here is the information about online photo services compared. The people from Smart Computing magazine did a test of four online photo services. The services that they compared were KodakGallery, Shutterfly, Snapfish and Mpix. First, they uploaded test photos to each site, to see how the color quality would vary, from site to site. They used images of a bouquet of flowers, a pet portrait, a regular portrait and other images with a wide range of sharpness and colors. They also sent some photos that were deliberately underexposed or that had unusual color casts, … Continue reading →