photography week Archives

Photography Week #5: Quick and Dirty photo editing

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
photography week
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Hello there, I'm Amanda from Kitschy Coo and I'm delighted that Sara asked me to contribute to Photography Week. The other guest posters have done a stellar job and pretty much stole at least 98% of the words out of my mouth. All that good advice, technical nous, practical examples... what can I bring to the...

Photography Week #4: What Not To Do

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
image, lighting, photo, photography week, quilt, sewing project, what not to do
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Hi there! I'm amylouwho and Sara kindly asked me to help out with this week's photo posts. But really, as I've read through the everyone else's I'm not really sure I can add anything new. Maybe I'll show you some what-not-to-dos!I agree that lighting is key. Here are some things I've learned in the last few years......

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Photography Week #3: White Balancing and Capturing Quality Images on a Light Budget

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
editing, homemade, indoor, light, outdoor, photo, photography week, white balancing
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Hi, my name is Joel Schlauer and I am a photographer based out of upstate NY. I went to school for commercial photography in Chicago with an emphasis on digital capture and post production. Sara asked me to write up a little something for her to provide a trick or two for photographing sewing projects. Outlined...

Photography Week #1: Photo Tips from Quiltstory

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
camera, fabric, photographing, photography week, quilt story, quilts, sewing
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Hi there, I am visiting from Quiltstory, a blog my sister Megan and I share. Sara asked me to give some tips for good photography for quilts. I learned photography about 5 years back because I wanted to get gorgeous photos of my kids. Within several months I got good enough that people were asking my to take their...