Hi everyone! Spring is blossoming into Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means more photo taking around here! The pocket pages last month were lovely and we adored seeing all the different styles on a the simple pocket page. ♥ Our May Challenge Winner is: Carrie ~~ Congratulations, Carrie! Please contact me via the contact… Read More
Hi, Laurie back with you today with another fun photography tutorial! Today, we are sharing how to change a photo into a painting in Photoshop Elements. It is fun and fast! Basically, we are applying an artistic filter to the image and pumping up the color. Quick and easy! Here’s how you create the effect:… Read More
Laurie here today sharing another way I get the most of my photography tools. I’ve shared a number of my must do photo prepping tips, I thought it was time to share some secrets of mine… Actions! Actions are multiple steps recorded into one click of a button. They are time savers when you find yourself… Read More
Hi, Laurie here with some Autumn photo tips you can use when outdoors. I love Autumn here in the Midwest and all its beauty! It’s glorious colors inspire me to take my cues from the hues. Thus, I’m outside, with my camera in-hand, a lot(like every day)! Here are a number of tips to assist you… Read More
Hello again, it’s your friendly photographer Laurie here. I’m back today with a few steps to make your photos sharper for Facebook. We Facebookers love sharing photos with our family and friend, and most of us know, that Facebook compresses images reducing the quality and sharpness. And yep, it’s as easy as 1-2-3! So, here… Read More
Since it is Summer here, in my part of the world, I thought what better topic to cover then shooting on a bright sunny day. Summer brings everyone outside and photos are a must! Right?! But, I want to point out that bright sunny days do not always mean your shots will be their best.… Read More
Today’s topic is removing an object from a photo. I know everyone has taken a photo only to find an object in there that distracts you from the photos intent, and you just want it out there. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to remove that object from your photo, so lets get… Read More
Hi, Laurie here with a handy tutorial for a great phooto enhance, a B&W conversion. I am using Photoshop Elements 12 for this tutorial. Most photo editing programs have a number of ways to convert photos to black and white, including Photoshop Elements 12. The conversion tool provided in Photoshop Elements 12 only provides a… Read More
Laurie here again talkin’ about how to pump-up your photos. If you have been following along, we covered my first step of “Level Correction,” and secondly “Noise Reduction”. Now for our final step, we cover “Sharpening.” I am using Photoshop Elements 12. EDIT THREE: SHARPENING Here is the Autumn photo of my daughter after the level… Read More
Welcome back! Laurie here and I am glad you came back to follow along on one of my typical photo edits. Last time we covered editing the levels of your image, the adjustment of the level of light and dark areas of your image. Next we will cover the removal of “noise” from the image;… Read More