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Black and White Photographs

Some people love black and white photography and some people dislike it. Some scrapbookers use black and white photographs on their scrapbook layouts and some would never even dream of it. With the full color vibrancy of today’s photographs, why do some people still choose to take and use black and white photographs on a layout? Black and white photographs are literally timeless. When color is gone from a photograph, the focus remains on the subject and it doesn’t matter what colors are used to create a layout. It doesn’t matter that the child might have been wearing a mismatched … Continue reading →

How to Get Great Pictures

The question is often asked, “How do I get great pictures?”. There is no need to be an expert photographer to get good pictures nearly every time. In fact, you don’t need to take a class to be an expert photographer, but you do need to be aware of a few things to ensure that you have a greater chance at getting those perfect scrapbook worthy shots more often. 1. Don’t think you know everything there is. Often, an overly confident amateur photographer thinks that there is nothing left to learn. This is not true at all. There is always … Continue reading →

5 Basic Photography Tips

Photography is the key to scrapbooking. Often, the better your photographs are, the more appealing your scrapbook layouts are. Photography can be tricky, and every camera is different, yet the following tips will help no matter what camera you use, and what you are trying to take a picture of. 1. Get to know your camera. Be sure and read the manual, find out what features your camera has. If you have a digital camera, try taking the same picture with several different settings. Remember which settings you used, so you can see the result when you get it up … Continue reading →

Using Bad Photos on Your Layouts

It is a huge disappointment when you are looking through your photographs to create a layout and realize that the photographs you planned to use for an event are blurry, out of focus, too dark, too light or the focal object is cropped. Don’t despair, there are ways to use those photographs or get your message across without throwing out those photographs. Read on to learn more. Everyone winds up with a photograph that is normally deemed unusable at some point or another. From blurry to red eye to over exposed, there are dozens of things that can go wrong. … Continue reading →

Family Photos: Posed or Natural?

Many times when we attempt to take a photograph of our children or the whole family, we stage the photo. We want everyone to strike the perfect pose, get in just the right position, and give us a perfect smile. Sometimes posed photographs turn out nice. Other times, not so much. Personally, I’ve found that the best way to make a staged photo work is to make everyone laugh just before you snap the picture. Calling out something silly like, “Everybody say Krabby Patties!” usually works on the little ones. Whatever it takes. If you get everybody to laugh then … Continue reading →