Seven Simple Steps to Mastering Focus

When you’re first starting out in photography, focusing can be a bit tricky! Especially if you’re using a lens with a very wide aperture, such as the 50mm f/1.4 lens. I have this lens and I just love it! The depth of field is so thin when the aperture is set to 1.4, it can be very easy to miss your focus. Of course, that’s the main reason I got this lens! I wanted to shoot wide open and get... [Read more]

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure Continues…Week 6

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure continues with Week #6… This is the week! We finally get to upload our layouts to Shutterfly!!! We’ll be able to see our photo books take shape as we place our layouts and put our cover together…this is defintely where all our hard work pays off. I’ll show you step-by-step how to navigate through the Shutterfly website and upload & place... [Read more]

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure Continues…Week 5

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure continues with Week #5… Yay, we’re almost finished with our books! This week we’re going to be creating our covers. I’ve got to tell you, I have more fun designing covers than any other part of the book…and that’s saying something because I LOVE creating layouts! So, are you ready to pull your theme together and create a cover that says it all? Well then,... [Read more]

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure Continues…Week 4

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure continues with Week #4… This is the week we finish up our layouts with journaling and titles. You’ll learn how to add and adjust text to fit your layouts. You’ll also learn how to manipulate type to create a unique title that adds meaning to your page. We’re almost finished…just two more weeks to go. You’ll definitely want to join... [Read more]

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure Continues…Week 3

My Digital Scrapbook Adventure continues with Week #3… Join me in the adventure this week as we learn how to add photos and elements to a new document and place & scale photos to fit our quick-pages…I’m also going to reveal the mystery behind layers! Layers can be very confusing and sometimes frustrating for beginners, but with some understanding of how they work and a little... [Read more]