Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke
Capturing the Joy in Life
Welcome my awesome friend and fabulous photographer–Shari Hanson sharing a great photo tip today–Finding the Open Shade. Hello friends and followers of Kristen Duke! I have known Kristen since high school and feel so blessed to know her! When I was starting out in photography she was (and still is) an endless source of information and help to me! I am so pleased that she invited me to be with you today and excited to… Continue Reading
I’m so excited to share both my Citrus Photography Art Prints along with a fun monthly collaboration starting today with 10 creative blogs. Each month on the 10th, the same 10 blogs will share a project around the same theme, and you can hop to their blogs to see and save their projects after viewing mine. Pin this collage below, and make sure you come back on the 10th each month! In May, the theme… Continue Reading
I’ve got another photography contributor today, Jessica on the East Coast. I met her a few years ago at a mentoring session, and I photographed her kids in Philadelphia, and we’ve become friends ever since. She has done amazing things with her photography, and I thought it’d be great for my readers to hear from someone who has just begun on her photography journey. Here she is! Hi. My name is Jessica and I am… Continue Reading
For those that know me and my blog know that I’m all about Saying NO to Auto. Goodness sake, I wrote a book about it! Today I’m sharing how to fix a picture taken in auto. Firstly, I’m a photographer with a desire to teach moms to use their fancy cameras the RIGHT way. BUT, I also think it is necessary to emphasize that it is more important to capture the moment, than to be… Continue Reading
I’m so excited to announce that I’ve asked a handful of fabulous photographers to help me share photo tips on my blog! I have been slacking in that area, and it’s not that I don’t want to, but my efforts are into eating and decorating these days, and my mind is occupied with those thoughts. Please welcome my friend Jennifer! I am Jennifer…full time mom, wife, photographer, professional errand runner, and wanna be dance superstar!… Continue Reading
I got to photograph 3 gorgeous sisters last week, and the evening light was just as breathtaking. I thought it was a great time to share images I took, and at the same time give some tips on how to shoot beautiful back-lit images. The hour before the sun goes down each evening is often referred to by photographers as the Golden Hour. When the light is shining brightly, it gives the most lovely… Continue Reading
Glow. We all have it. Some of us don’t think we do. Some of us are afraid to let that glow out, afraid of how we will be perceived. {Download 8×10 printable here, thanks to Lindsay for creating what was in my head} What exactly is your glow, you ask?
I really want to get back to sharing more photo tips, so this post is about how to color pop images. I shared this post several years ago when I was a contributor at The Idea Room, but I’m changing it up some to share here. I use photoshop SOLELY to edit my images. I know a lot of people love Lightroom or even PicMonkey, but I don’t know those programs. For those of you… Continue Reading
Soooo, hope you don’t mind, but I have a handful of “personal stories” this week to go along with my family stories last week. I didn’t plan to have it that way….I’m a “blog by the seat of my pants” kinda girl and have about 25 blog post ideas in my head/written on my calendar at the same time, but don’t always plan out what comes next til the night before! Next week, I’ve declared… Continue Reading
I am so happy and excited to share with you the details about my new FOTOstrap Camera Strap—I am in LOVE! {Read the whole post, you could win one!} My old camera strap was seriously grating on me the past year. I’d had it for probably 3 years, and besides the fact that I was tired and over the pattern, it was pretty dirty and worn around the neck. I mean, who washes their camera… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I posted a photo tip, and this is also a Decorating with Pictures idea! I’m so excited to share How to turn Images into One Color in Photoshop. It’s a very artistic twist for pictures, and I love how this turned out. I shared the image below on my Girls Fancy Room Makeover, and my girls think it is so fun! Since I already had my Fancy Gallery Wall in… Continue Reading
It was such a delight to photograph this cute girl, as I photographed her sister’s Senior Pictures two years ago. She is beautiful, and I loved her sense of style. I asked my teens to bring a car full of favorite outfits, and I help select those that will photograph well with the backgrounds we’ll use. Here is a sampling of her session
{If you missed the February series with creative contributors, click here to see thumbnails of all. {Edited to add: The Girls Fancy Room Makeover Reveal is up, check it out!}} I am so very excited to share with you the gallery wall in my girls fancy room. I’ve got a doozy of a post for you, with a giveaway and a fun link party at the end! But first–The Girls Fancy Room Gallery Wall: I’ve… Continue Reading
I’ve been a fan of Mod Podge Amy for quite a while, and I’m so happy to have her here today, wrapping up the guest posts for this series. I LOVE how she’s sharing her cute little pup, and reminding us that we don’t need to hang pictures, but to just have them out! Such a cute little cube she has created from her Instagram picctures! Hello! I’m Amy from Mod Podge Rocks – so… Continue Reading
So happy to have Jenn joining us today! I love the 3-d canvas art she is sharing, and I like ‘em BIG, a girl after my own heart;) Also lovin’ that sweet image of her boys at the end…adorable. Hello! My name is Jenn. I blog over at Clean and Scentsible where I share my organization projects, easy DIY projects and crafts, and fun ways to celebrate the holidays. I’m very excited to be… Continue Reading
