This may seem like a totally obvious tip, but it is so true! And it’s even more true when you’re using a digital camera — after all, you can just delete the ones you don’t want. :) I was going for a walk along the San Francisco Bay with a friend when I took these. […]
Photo Tutorials
Tutorial: Photo backgrounds for crafty projects!
I’m often asked how I create the backgrounds in my photographs of cards and other crafty projects, so I thought I’d write up a tutorial to share. (If you’re new to my blog, I have more handy photo tutorials here.) I’ll start by showing you what the finished photo looks like, so here it is! […]
Make your photos tack sharp! (sharpen + unsharp mask)
In this tutorial I thought it would be great to give you tips on how to make your images tack sharp — without looking tacky! (Ha ha, couldn’t resist!) Here’s a before and after: Note that if your photo is too out-of-focus this tutorial won’t help you much — but! — you will want to […]
Get rid of the grey gloom! (levels)
In the first Scribble This! tutorial, we learned about setting the camera’s white balance to make colors pop and whites look pearly white. But, what if you can’t get the camera’s white balance to work out? Or — and this is what happens to me — you forget to set it? That’s where you photo […]
Get ready for the next Scribble This!
Hi there blog readers! I’ve been looking through the submissions for the first ever Scribble This! challenge — and I have just one word: WOW! BIG kudos to all who participated. I hope to have some featured submissions up here tomorrow — but in the meantime, I thought you’d like to get ready for the […]
Make colors pop! (white balance tutorial)
Wow, the response to whether or not y’all would like to see some photo tips and tricks has been amazing! Thank you so much! I’m not an expert or anything, but I’d love to share what I have figured out over the years. I thought I’d start out the tutorials by talking about something basic […]