Styling Tips
The Golden Triangle in Photography
Hello friends! Today I want to demonstrate how to use the “golden triangle” to help line up elements in an image to obtain a pleasing and flowing composition. I love order in an image, and I love white space. I strive to keep my images simple and uncluttered. I don’t always succeed and sometimes I…
Editing Tips
Using the HSL Color Panel in Lightroom
I regularly use the HSL Color Panel to fine tune an image and today I want to share how I use it to reduce unwanted colours that may occur due to reflections or lighting issues when shooting. The HSL Panel—Lightroom With the HSL sliders, you can adjust the hue, saturation, and luminance of eight different…
Printed Backgrounds
Using the HSL Color Panel in Lightroom
I regularly use the HSL Color Panel to fine tune an image and today I want to share how I use it to reduce unwanted colours that may occur due to reflections or lighting issues when shooting. The HSL Panel—Lightroom With the HSL sliders, you can adjust the hue, saturation, and luminance of eight different…
Food Photography
Herbs in Food Photography
Using herbs in food photography is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to help an image come alive. A delicious (but plain looking) bowl of soup becomes a work of art when a few herbs are either sprinkled on top or placed in an artful composition such as the garnish on my Vichyssoise….
Just a Thought
Setting a Goal
A while ago I ran across this quote by Zig Ziglar and oh my goodness, did it ever speak to me! “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” Zig Ziglar That’s me in a nutshell these days. I haven’t set a goal in ages. I seem to work on just whatever…
DIY
Pressing Leaves to Preserve Texture
Pressing leaves to preserve texture is not something I thought much about until I accidentally left a few autumn leaves underneath a placemat and didn’t check them for a few days. When I did check them, I was amazed at how much texture and “character” they had! But it wasn’t until I used the leaves…
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