From the monthly archives:

December 2011

The 365 Photo Project

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A 365 Photo Project is a great way to get to know your camera and discipline yourself into practicing your photography every day.  Whether you prefer to blog your photos or just post them to your Facebook page or Flickr account, read on to be inspired by one of our I Heart Faces participants who [...]

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5 Tips for Balancing Your Business and Your Life

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As a new photographer and a mom there is a constant struggle to find balance. There is no “right way” to create balance in your life. Each person has a unique set of circumstances and needs. The trick is figuring out what balance means to YOU. Here are a few tips to help you along [...]

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How to Be a Good Photographer | A Handy Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Okay, a little disclaimer: This tutorial isn’t really a post about being good at photography. I wish I could boil that down to eight simple steps — it would’ve saved me a lot of time over the past few years. But I would need about 700 pages (and a lot of coffee) to write a [...]

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12 Beautiful Holiday Bokeh Examples

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We’ve been enjoying the Holiday Bokeh photos that have been shared in the non-competition photo challenge we are hosting right now. So many beautiful photos to be inspired by! You can continue to share your photos until December 31st in our special “Holiday Bokeh” linky. Please just make sure that you link back to I [...]

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Donating Photography Services to Charity {Inspiration}

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‘Tis the Season to Give In this season of love, happiness, and bliss, there is much talk of giving and sacrifice. The gift of service is priceless and can forever touch the hearts and lives of not only the receiver(s), but the giver as well. So, what does this have to with photography? If you [...]

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How to Make Shaped Bokeh

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Making shaped bokeh can add a touch of fun to your holiday photos.  In this free tutorial, our contributor Dana Suggs shows you how to create bokeh shapes.

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Photo Challenge | Holiday Bokeh

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Welcome to our “Holiday Bokeh” photo challenge! This is a special non-competition photo challenge and will be open for entries until December 31st. Read more details about our Holiday Bokeh theme.  Since this is a non-competition week you can have multiple photos in your entry post or you can link to multiple photos that you [...]

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Photo Challenge Winners | Furry Pet Faces

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This week’s photo challenge was just adorable! In honor of the holidays and the holiday madness that is in full swing, we thought we’d serenade you (because the Holiday Madness may be getting to us, too.  Hee!) On the 12th day of Pet week, I Heart Faces gave to me: 12 lazy dogs, 11 close [...]

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