I have a whole lot to do today and not a lot of time to do it, so this will be short and sweet. Since I didn’t share any of my pictures from the SNAP blog conference last week, I will start doing that this week. First up are some fun and some simple pictures […]
Archives for April 2012
Celebrating Facebook Milestone
April 29, 2012 by 20 Comments
10,000 Facebook Likes – Oh. My. Goodness. No one could be more surprised than me that Everyday Elements has reached over 10,000 likes on Facebook! I started EE in late May of 2010, and created the Facebook page for it in early June. I really didn’t think many people would be interested in following and […]
Gear Review | Shootsac
April 25, 2012 by 10 Comments
The following post is by Beckie from BeckieGKengle.com. Today I want to talk about the Shootsac (created by Jessica Claire & Keats Elliott). It’s quite an amazing bag that was designed with the intention of having all of the gear you’d need during a shoot right at your fingertips! Made of Neoprene, it has a […]
Even and Smooth Skin in Photoshop and PSE
April 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Welcome to part 3 of my portrait touch-up series, where I use one picture and edit it from start to finish. The last two tutorials were done in Photoshop CS6, but today we are using Photoshop Elements (10). As we did with the Eye Enhance tutorial, we are building on past edit steps using a […]
A Different Perspective
April 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
Last week I did my second in-person private with the sweet and lovely Susan. Needless to say, we had a blast and eat/drank/slept photography and had a thoroughly grand time. To give her a break of my four crazy kids, I took her to the big town of Saluda for a photo walk of our […]
Enhancing Eyes in Photoshop CS6 and PSE
April 18, 2012 by 6 Comments
Today we are talking about the eyes – “the window to the soul.” You want the eyes to really stand out, for the catchlights to shine, so the eyes will come alive! Here are six easy steps to enhance the eyes and eye area in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Please note that 100% of these […]
Mobile Monday: Homeschooling
April 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Pictures taken with iPhone 4, using Camera+ or Instagram apps. Wow! The past week went by super fast, partly because I was finally recovered from my tooth drama, and had a ton of work and homeschooling to catch up, but also because I had a very special guest come over the weekend. I will share […]
Hakuba giveaway winners announced!
April 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Thank you, all, for your comments! I had a blast reading them all! The Chapstick comment made me laugh because that is EXACTLY me!! Can’t go anywhere without my Vanilla Mint Chapstick! Now for the winners, chosen via random.org… #20-Lizzy #94-Heather Conroy Please email me within 7 days, at beckie@beckiegkengle.com, with your address and […]
Gear Review & Giveaway | Hakuba Memory Card Case
April 11, 2012 by 116 Comments
Today we are discussing the Hakuba CF and SD memory card cases. At the end of this post, all of you lovely readers will get a chance to win one of two Hakuba memory card cases! I want to start off by saying these are awesome cases! I discovered these last Spring when the case […]
Correcting Color in Photoshop {and PSE}
April 10, 2012 by 22 Comments
I thought it might be fun to take a photo and work on one thing at a time, and have the tutorials build on each other, all using the same photo. I am starting out this “series” in Photoshop CS6 beta, but the steps can be done in Photoshop Elements also (or an alternate step […]
