3 Things : playing with printing + a giveaway

Photo tips: Hand the camera off more to my 5 year old, Vince. He really does take some intersting perspective shots that I'd never think of.

A favorite photo tip---watch what's in your background or what could walk into your background of your shot---You may want it there or you may not. I have a wedding picture shot at our public boat launch on the dock of my husband and I kissing with these couple of scruffy looking fishermen walking by looking at us. It is hilarious and my photographer wanted to catch their looks as well as a photo without them.
Ann

My fave photo tip at this time of year is to use the macro setting for pics of flowers. And to get under the blossoms and look up towards the sky too!

Here's an obvious one, though I forget sometimes. Keep that camera charged!

I love the idea of vellum!!! I can't wait to try that with my pictures, it looks fantastic with the KI lace paper. What fantastic ideas for printing pictures, the rub-ons look very cool!

I absolutely love how the vellum pic turned out. I have to try that! And soon!
I wonder if the printable fabric would work better in a different printer. I say that because I use a similar hp printer at work and I swear everything gets jammed in that printer. Very frustrating! So anyways, borrow a friend's printer and see if it works. I'm dying to see the results!
As always, thanks for inspiring me!

What I want to work on with my camera is learning what more of the exposures and what more of the buttons do..I just don't seem to have the time to learn more than just point and shoot. Thanks so much for the chance to win.

I love having my subjects stand in direct sunlight so their faces are dark. It makes for a really neat affect and also a good scrapbook page! : ) Thank you!
NIKKI MARTIN
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA

I'm LOVING that velum and feel the need to try it out. MY fav photos are close ups, what I need to work on...taking more not so close of course! lol
Love your blog!@

Pick me!!
My tip for photos?? DON'T BE AFRAID TO LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT. You'll notice that most professional photographers actually double as contortionists while they are shooting their photos. They twirl around on the ground, lay in mud puddles, scale rock walls...all to get "that photo". My biggest tip to people is to not be embarassed to do the same: get down & dirty with your photo taking! Stand on a chair. Lay on the ground. Point your camera up/down. Tilt the photo. ETC. You'll be amazed at how much the picture changes (literally!) from a different angle!

pick me, pick me, I wanna try out that Grafix Rub-ons transfers...always wanted to try it out!!

my photo advice, when taking pics of kids and pets get down at their level.

My photo tip is to take max 20 photos of an event or an outing...makes it easier to narrow down....if you're unsure that the photos would work out then take more.
My husband's advice is to leave the camera alone at times and just enjoy and remember the moments without photos. Memories through words; journaling adds a powerful andecotes to memories....

I love how the vellum photo turned out! Hope you have better luck with the other two papers.
My favorite photo tip...printing "4-up" onto a 4 x 6 photo sheet. You can print any configuration, 4 all the same images, 4 different images, etc. You can get lots of photos onto a layout this way, or if you're doing duplicates of the same layout you only have to print your photos once.

My favorite photo tip is to use natural light-it creates a mood and ambiance onlike any "set Up" lighting could do!

wow- make your own rub-ons? that sounds like something i gotta try! xoxoxo
anna

Hello Ali,
Best photo tip... beyond me. Would love to learn how to "proof" my photos with my digital software. Learn new tricks... etc. Cheers!

I want to work on close up shots. Can't tell yet if my sometimes-blurry attempts are due to the limitations of my point-and-shoot camera, or operator error/ ignorance. Need to work on this.
My best tips would be (as you have already said!) to take LOTS of shots-- you can always delete, but you can't go back in time and recapture the moment.
One positive comment people have made about some of my shots/pages is that I capture the grandiose and the miniscule (especially in natural settings), which (along with the people shots!) tell the story better than just one or the other by itself. One of my favorite semi-recent photos features a chipmunk in the foreground and one of the peaks of the Grand Teton range in the background.
Thanks for the great ideas re photos and the chance for the giveaway!

I want to get a grip on aperture and shutter speeds. My favorite tip is to use the white balance feature.

My favorite photo printing surface is vellum. Not only in color but black and white and sepia also. I have even done black and white with a touch of color and love the look.

I have used a strip of masking tape along the leading edge of transparencies, fabric paper, iron-ons, vellum, and several other specialty papers that needed to be put through my inket and deskjet printers. Worked like a charm and then peeled off easily. The blue PAINTER'S tape worked the best and removed cleanly on every surface I have ever tried it on. Love the transparency photo over the KI Memories paper lace! Keeping my fingers crossed!
-Katherine

My favorite photo tip:
I move around with the camera. I get close and I move father away. I will walk to one side and then another. Moving around makes it more likely that I will get a shot that will speak to me emotionally.

p.s. Thank you so much for all the incredible inspiration!

Im pretty happy with the photos i take but i will always strive to learn something new :)

I started using the timer so I can be in more of our photos and I want to play with some new lens. I took a photography class at my LSS and it gave me some new ideas.