How To Watermark Images & Why You Should

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Making your posts mosts more Pinterest friendly is an essential skill for any blogger. That’s why we’ve published posts on adding text to images and resizing photos. Let’s now take that process an extra step and ensure your images are protected, as well as help people to find your site, especially if a link is [...]

Telling a Story With Pictures

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Many photographers will tell stories on their blogs, whether it is about a trip, party, their weekend, or family. Why not use your images to enhance your story telling skills? Tips to Tell a Story With Photos 1. Shoot from many different angles You don’t want every single one of your images to be taken [...]

Self Portraits, aka How To Take A Picture of Yourself

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Self portrait photos. The day you have been dreading. Don’t worry! You have all weekend to work on this and it isn’t nearly as bad as you think. Why You Need a Self Portrait Photo I feel it is so important for you to be in photos, which is why I’ve made taking pictures of [...]

Tips for Outdoor Photography: Golden Hour Magic!

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There are a few fundamental photo tips you need in your arsenal, ranging from the rule of thirds, to how to straighten photos, to natural light photography. Today, we are turning our attention to outdoor photography and how to take advantage of the golden hour. Outdoor Photography Tips Golden Hour “Golden hour (sometimes known as [...]

Editing Pictures Online for Free with PicMonkey

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I think bloggers around the world collectively died a little inside the day Picnik announced they were closing up shop. I’ll admit it, I was pretty upset as well; I even tried all the other programs out there to edit pictures for free, but it just wasn’t the same. What we need are websites like Picnik. [...]

Natural Light In Photography: Make the Ordinary, Extraordinary

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Lighting can make an ordinary picture, extraordinary! In fact, many photographers say lighting can make or break an image. Natural light is one of my favorite light sources to use. The great thing is you can use natural light inside or out. Natural Lighting Photography Get Near a Window It doesn’t matter what type of [...]

How to Straighten Photos: Battling Tilted Horizons

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Now that you know about the rule of thirds and one way to make your images more interesting, let’s talk about some things that may distract your viewers while looking at your photos. Like I said yesterday, some people may judge your blog by it’s photos. You know the old saying “Don’t judge a book [...]

The Rule of Thirds: A Photo Composition Skill Must Have

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Personally, I believe images and photo composition can be just as important as the content on your blog. You have just a few minutes to grab your reader’s attention and the image/images you choose may very well be the game changer that keeps a reader on your blog. Rule of Thirds Photography There are many [...]