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Posts Tagged ‘digital camera’

11Mar

Document Your Artwork — Photo Tips from Lori McNee

In past posts, I showed you how to create an artist’s portfolio — a photo book displaying your art. photo book by lifephoto.comA book that can be printed, e-mailed or posted to a Web site, blog, Facebook or Twitter. In those posts, artist Tom Eddington had his fine wood sculptures professionally photographed and the finished book is spectacular. In this post, artist and blogger Lori McNee explains how to photograph your own artwork to get optimal results for a professional-looking representation of your work.

How to Photograph Your Artwork the Easy Way! Part 1

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22Dec

   

Get your digital camera ready for holiday photos

These tips are just too good to pass up. Darren Rowse has offered up these great suggestions to help you get ready for holiday picture-taking. I’m passing them along to you and recommend reading all 16 of his tips! Then you’ll be ready to make some fun photo gifts or maybe even a 2009 Christmas photo memory book with all the great pictures you took!

Here’s a photo book made by a friend of mine after last year’s holiday season! You can do the same — easily! Then e-mail the same kind of photo sharing previewer to your family and friends — or put it out on Facebook or Twitter! So easy when you upload your photos to lifephoto.com.

16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas

by Darren Rowse (from Digitalphotographyschool.com)

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It’s just a few days until Christmas so I thought a quick tutorial on the topic of Christmas Photography might be appropriate. Hopefully this will give you some good Christmas photo ideas.

Here are 16 Christmas Photography tips and ideas to try that come to mind for digital camera owners wanting to capture the big day: continue reading

10Dec

Try Closeup Digital Photos of Your Puppy

If you can get your pup to stay still for more Santa Puppy personalized photo poster from lifephoto.comthan a moment, try to capture a closeup shot like this one. I used a Kodak EasyShare Z980 in Sport (or Action) mode. I moved in close to the pup’s nose with my camera in a vertical position. (Had to clean the lens a couple of times from puppy nose juice before I got the shot I wanted!)

Snap a few shots — not everyone will work out perfectly — so give yourself some choices.

I “Photoshopped” in the Santa hat — which I downloaded from Microsoft’s ClipArt site. (Had to resize it a bit to work on this photo — but wanted it to look small and goofy on the pup. continue reading

9Dec

Here are some simple tips to help you and your camera take better outdoor photos this winter.

Pro Photographer T.J. Dinsmoor recently offered these tips on his pro photography blog.

Photography in The Winter: 5 Great Photo Tips

Posted by TJ Dinsmoor on Mon, Dec 07, 2009 @ 11:05 AM

Just the thought of winter makes people cringe. Who would ever want to go out in the snow and cold to take photos? Winter is a wonderful time for photography — especially if you and your camera are well prepared. Here are five tips to make photography in the cold more successful. continue reading

30Nov

   

Tips to Get Creative Photos of Kids

Some pro photographers snap very creative shots of kids.  They know how and when to capture the poses, the looks, the emotions. But typically it costs a lot of money for that kind of photo shoot. You can pick up a few tips to help you achieve some of those results yourself. Read this post from the blog at Photography Bay. It’s full of simple, useful tips to help you capture those unique moments. continue reading

19Nov

Digital Photos Are Easier to Organize Than Prints

Here’s a post by pro photographer T.J. Dinsmoor offering some tips on getting organized.

Organizing Your Digital Photos

Posted by TJ Dinsmoor on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 @ 10:00 AM

Is your computer full of digital images scattered in different folders? continue reading

12Nov

   

Taking Family Holiday Photos is Like Herding Cats

Everyone is getting together for Thanksgiving, Christmas dinner, a holiday party or New Year’s Eve. You’re going to want to take some photos of Grandma with all the grandchildren, all your aunts and uncles, all the cousins or of everyone gathered around the holiday table. How do you set up your shots and how do you position people so that you get a great result?

Digital photo pro — and blogger — Darren Rowse offers some terrific tips on getting the group photo job done — and done well. Darren’s post includes photo ideas, but I’ve also included a few group shots that reflect a fresh photo perspective. continue reading

16Sep

Getting Last Pix for Photo Book

The last couple of cruise days flew by so quickly. We stopped in Juneau for a dayVictoria, B.C. — it’s a city with a good bit of Alaskan charm. Took some photos there that will tell the story in my cruise memory book. Then on to Victoria, British Columbia for a delightful day in this beautiful city with a distinct British flavor. Then back to Seattle. Then home.

Follow along as I discuss how to sort photos in preparation for creating a trip memory book. continue reading

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