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Hi all, Thought I’d add a quick review of a new toy I was very lucky to receive recently.  The Canon Selphy printer is a teeny weeny little thing, designed to quickly print off high quality 6×4″ prints. My wonderful husband gave me mine as a gift, and I must admit at first I was [...]

Y’know that funky trick with the shapes and the photos? Try this: http://www.shapecollage.com/

Photo Tips

In: Capture It.|Learn It.

15 Nov 2009

The Photo Tips section over at National Geographic is pretty cool – a great resource if you’re into a variety of shooting and want some general tips.  They have a bunch of great galleries and videos to help show you what’s what.

When I was editing these photos in the weekend, something about this shot jumped out at me and screamed “make me vintage!”  Something to do with that teensy little girl and her sweet little feet dangling off the edge of the log, the matching dress & hat, just the whole feel. Vintage is a thing [...]

One of the coolest things about photography is that it’s an almost limitless art.  Of course, when I think of photographers (especially professionals), I still can’t help but mentally categorise them at least to Landscapes, Weddings, Fashion, and Portrait.  I know there are loads of other areas, but for whatever reason, that’s just what comes [...]

Just found this stunning shot on the Pezz Photo blog.

Some great tips from fab photographer Jessica Kettle. Find her post here.

Another quick photo tip that’s a bit of a trend as well. Shooting your subject from a distance is fun as it allows you to get some context of what’s around them. A fun variant on this is to place objects in between yourself and the subject. You could get down low and shoot in [...]

Mini Photo Tip

In: Capture It.

8 Sep 2009

To get more out of your photos, especially if you’d like to start printing them more, or playing with them more in Photoshop or a photo editor, make sure you have checked your camera’s image quality settings. I usually pick the highest quality setting, but if not try to go for at least one of [...]

Umbrellas are an easy and funky prop to use, not to mention a practical one should you be shooting in less than lovely weather. 1. Un mariage Japonais au Louvre, 2. I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob., 3. Week 32/52: "So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said — I’m just not the [...]


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