Scrapbook ideas and tutorials

by Debbie Hodge I edit every photo I scrapbook with Totally Rad Lab. I don’t edit every photo — just the ones I’m putting on scrapbook pages — and I don’t spend more than 30 seconds editing any photo. Three of my favorite ways to oomph up my photos for the page using Totally Rad [...]

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By Katrina Kennedy After reading a few comments on a recent photo of one of our family dinners that I posted on my blog, my mind set off thinking about the idea of context and “the overall picture” of our photography.   Sometimes, in working towards the perfect photo–with a lovely blurred background and the right [...]

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By Amy Kingsford Around this time of year we all start to scour our photo stash for a family photo to grace the front of our annual Christmas card.  And around this same time…some of us come to the conclusion that the last decent photo we had taken of our family was used on last [...]

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by Katrina Kennedy December! It’s here! If you are taking part in Ali Edwards’ December Daily project or just documenting your month one day at a time, finding inspiration for a photo everyday can have its challenges. There are days you are just too tired to mess with your camera. Days you forget to take [...]

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 by Katrina Kennedy What photos will you be taking for Thanksgiving? I plan on photographing small details, faces, and the entire table. This is the year I get a photo of my husband, his dad, and Ian, a long over due photo. Here’s my Thanksgiving shot list — and you can download a printable pdf [...]

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by Katrina Kennedy HAS THIS HAPPENED TO YOU? Have you ever taken a photo with a perfectly lit background but a dark subject? Have you wondered how you can get more even tones throughout a photo? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! Your camera uses reflected light to create a photographic image. Your camera records [...]

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By Katrina Kennedy As is often the case with scrapbookers and artists—every photographer’s space in which they create, differs based on their style and their surroundings.  Some of us may have expensive equipment and a professional set-up–but the rest of us aim to make do with what we have!  So here’s a peek at my [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Think about this next statement and let it guide your everyday photography: The photos you take of everyday life are not necessarily pictures from memorable events, but, rather, they are representative illustrations of your life. What I mean is: you don’t snap that photo of taking out the garbage because it was [...]

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by Katrina Kennedy Taking photographs is about telling your story. Capturing the moments, the events, the pieces of your life that make it uniquely yours. What kind of photographer are you? Do you want to capture the details? Or the events? Do you like  landscapes? Or portraits? Are you capturing the running child or the [...]

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by Katrina Kennedy Do they make you cringe? The attempt at clean shirts, clean faces, good moods, good light, great location. All at the same time! Is it even possible? This year I say, “embrace the imperfect”! Let your family be who they are. Let them wear what they want to wear. Let them make [...]

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