After learning about photo album scrapbooking from Stacy Julian, I knew it was the thing for me! I had been putting off creating a scrapbook of my honeymoon to Florida for over two years now...never seemed to have enough time. Been there? I was [...]
Photographs are memories, snapshots in time. They remind us of friendships, love, and relationships. But what happens when we lose those closest to us? The photographs end, and we are left with only memories we’ve made throughout our lives together. “Some people come [...]
Sometimes, the best photographs are the ones that we didn’t plan on taking. That was the case for photographer, Matt Shumate. While shooting a wedding in Spokane, Washington a few months ago, he was surprised by the first winter snow of the season. This is [...]
I made my first pinhole camera in a high school photography class. It was made out of a small cardboard box and some photo paper. Things have changed since then. New technology has emerged, and now companies like Lensbaby offer creative lenses and optics, like [...]
How would you like to add some randomness to your photography? Get ready for some fun with Multiple Exposures! I first discovered this technique in my Color Photo class in college. And, while I enjoyed many of the projects we completed that semester, this is [...]
Last night, I mentioned to my husband while watching the holiday tree lighting downtown that I wanted to capture some bright colored bokeh. He turned to me with a smile, and said, "I like Almond Roca Bokeh!" He's such a jokester! Now, every time I [...]
As Michelle wrote yesterday, we had the opportunity to participate in Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk in our hometown this last Saturday. We had an absolute blast! Here's the group, before we headed out for the morning (shot by our group leader, Paul). And here's [...]
Helping others in need isn’t just for the holidays. We can use our talents and skills as photographers to help others all year long. I’d like to introduce you to Mia Coelho of Compassion Photography, a non-profit company based in Fort Worth, Texas, whose values [...]
We learned a ton from our experience at Photoshop World Las Vegas 2011, but one thing I came away with was the importance of using Smart Objects and adjustment layers in non-destructive editing. Whoa there, slow down, Misti…use what with the wha?! It may sound [...]