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Family Photo Album Tips {Photography Project}

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Please.  Don’t let your family photos merely live in your computer.  I know we’re living in a digital age, but I still believe that there is just something special about a printed picture.  Or a whole bunch of printed photos all combined together.  In a book.  That tells a story.  That documents YOUR FAMILY.   My [...]

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How to Capture Holiday Light Bokeh

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Beautiful seasonal photos are taking over the web this month…the holidays are upon us, and one of the best things about photographing the season is the built-in bokeh inside or outside your own house. Bokeh can be defined in many ways, but for the sake of this tutorial, we’re learning about the festive circles of [...]

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Taking Great Indoor Photos without Flash

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Taking great indoor photos without flash can seem impossible, but it’s actually quite doable! We recently took our girls to Gatlinburg, Tenn., and while we were there, we visited the Ripley’s Aquarium. Because Emma wants to be a mermaid, this was clearly one of her favorite attractions.

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Inspiration: Tips for Photographing Baby’s First Year in their Natural Environment

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Photographing babies is incredibly fun and creates reminders of wonderful memories. This week, Keli Hoskins has some tips to help you make sure those memories look as good on camera as you felt while making them. I have a one-year-old baby girl, Lucy, and a 4-year-old girl Emma. They have been my life for the [...]

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Rad Lab Review

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If you edit photos in Photoshop or Elements, then we’re sure you will love Totally Rad‘s newest product, RadLab. We asked our contributor Keli Hoskins to try it out and give us her review. Take it away Keli… Simply put, RadLab is a photo editing program that runs through Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. It comes with [...]

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4 Tips to Help You Love Your Camera’s Kit Lens

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Most Canon or Nikon DSLR cameras come with a lens, we call that the kit lens. Enjoy these tips by Michelle Johnson of Love that Shot as she helps you love your kit lens!

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How to Take Meaningful Photos of Your Dog

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Written by: Jennifer Tonetti-Spellman This past Spring I launched an extension of JellyBean Pictures called DogDay Pictures. I found that every time I walked into a client’s home who had a dog, though I was there to film their children, they would ask if we could get some solo shots of their ‘other’ child. Being [...]

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How To Use Pinterest for Photographers

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Pin It When you’re preparing for a photo shoot, it’s good to have a vision for what you want your final product to look like. What kind of setting and lighting will you use? What about the clothing? Props? Colors? Styles? A good way to figure out where you’re headed in a shoot is to [...]

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