Digital Photography Tips - Pare and Focus

What is Color Management? A Free (and cute!) Infographic

Kat Landreth — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:23:23 +0000

So, you’ve heard the words “color management” being tossed around, and now you’re asking “What is color management?, and why should I care?”. Let me ask you this – Have you ever printed a photo, or uploaded one to the internet, and thought that it looked way too dull? All of your hard work, and [...]

How to Use a Lightbox – What you don’t know might be hurting your photos

Kat Landreth — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:35:29 +0000

If you don’t know how to use a light box properly, you’ll never get the most out of it. Your photos may still come out gray, or dull, and they might have funny color casts. In short, if you’re not using your lightbox correctly, you may have to just as much post processing as you [...]

The Purpose of a Lens Hood – If you’re not using yours, you’re missing out!

Kat Landreth — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:39:43 +0000

The main purpose of a lens hood is to keep stray light out of your lens. Stray light (extra light that doesn’t contribute to the composition of your picture) can cause lens flares. Lens flares reduce image quality, sometimes to the point of completely obscuring the subject of the photo. Don’t get me wrong, [...]

DIY Lightbox – Do it Yourself Pop-Up Light Tent

Kat Landreth — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:54:25 +0000

I just built my first DIY lightbox not too long ago to take some pictures of my Etsy jewelery on a white background. You don’t need a lightbox to shoot on a white background. But I’ve realized since building my first lightbox that it makes setting up small photo shoots a lot faster, and more [...]

Photography for Etsy – It doesn’t have to be so hard!

Kat Landreth — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:44:25 +0000

Photography for Etsy can be a challenge, especially for new sellers. You might blame your camera, and decide buying a new one is your only option. Or, you might think Photoshop is the best answer. And in both cases, you probably experienced “sticker shock” from the cost of photography equipment, and expensive photo editing software. [...]

Remove Glare on Glasses with GIMP -New How-to-GIMP Video Tutorial

Kat Landreth — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:09:39 +0000

I got a request recently for a specific How to GIMP tutorial. A very nice woman wanted to know how to remove or reduce the glare on a brides glasses in some wedding photos. Well, I’m always happy to help with any tips and techniques I know, and I’m especially excited to help make someone [...]

GIMP 2.8 Highlights

Kat Landreth — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:25:52 +0000

GIMP 2.8 is out, and ready for action! The changes and updates are all awesome, and I’m super excited to really dig into this version of GIMP. If you’re familiar with GIMP 2.6 some of the changes might throw you for a loop, so I’ve put together this video to highlight some of the bigger [...]

Struggling with GIMP? 5 Ways to Make Learning GIMP Easier

Kat Landreth — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:34:58 +0000

I’m not gonna lie. GIMP can be pretty tough to learn. And it’s no wonder. GIMP is a lot more powerful and flexible than online photo editors like Picnik. In fact, it’s more like Photoshop than anything else (except for the price tag, that is). You can try to learn GIMP through trial and error. [...]

Picnik Closing… Google’s Loss is Your Gain?

Kat Landreth — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:42:04 +0000

I had a completely unexpected email this morning. It was the folks at Picnik letting me know that after 10 years of service (and only a couple of years being owned by Google) they’ll be closing. Picnik closing doesn’t mean you’ll lose your photos that are stored with them. There’s a new function on Picnik [...]

Using One Single Photo for HDR? It can be done!

Kat Landreth — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:54:15 +0000

Ever wanted to try out the HDR look? It can be pretty cool, but to get a true HDR image you have to have at least three exposures of the same image. One that’s overexposed (too bright), one that’s underexposed (too dark), and one that’s right in the middle. Then, you use a program or [...]