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Quick Photo Tip ~ Capturing Emotion~

May 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · creativity, photography, quick tips

Life is such that we all have good days and bad days. Happy moments, so so moments, and plain leave me alone moments. I equally love to capture the leave me alone moments. These moments can produce powerful images. Images that let us more deeply into a person’s true character. I’m all for happy pretty posed pictures, [...]

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Quick Photo Tip – Using Selective Focus

August 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · giveaway, photography, quick tips

So what is selective focus anyway? It is the process of focusing on one particular element in a scene to single it out  or create emphasis on  a particular element. How to create selective focus: a wide aperture for shallow depth of field.  The more you lower the f-stop, you can create very soft out of focus backgrounds. [...]

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Quick Photo Tip

July 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · photography, quick tips

Photographing portraits indoors is not always ideal. To make the most of available light and to get bright even lighting on faces, always place your subject facing towards the largest window you have. The closer you can get to the window the better. If the sun happens to be too bright use the curtains to diffuse [...]

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Quick Photo Tip

June 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments · quick tips

Quick Photo Tip: Set your camera on continuous shooting mode when taking pictures of your kids. Children can be very unpredictable. They move around quickly and without notice. You will be more likely to get the perfect shot by shooting in continuous mode.

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Etsy Shop Update

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · my etsy shop, photography, quick tips

Even with a new baby at home, I have found the time to create new prints for my shop. Most of the images are ttv’s. I purchased a Kodak duaflex vintage camera not to long ago. It has taken me some time and practice to really get some quality ttv’s or through the view finder [...]

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Quick Tip

July 4th, 2007 · Comments Off · inspiration, quick tips

Keep a dream journal beside your bed. Jot down the dreams you remember from that night’s slumber as soon as possible, before you forget them. Your dream journal could be an invaluable source of inspiration for new drawings, paintings etc…

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