The following post is by Kelly Newbury of Fine Art Prints by Kelly Newbury. Welcome to part two of the still life photography post. In part one I talked about how to set up and capture a still life photo (for fine art). After I have the pictures I want, I view them in PSE […]
Archives for November 2012
Gear review | Alienbee B800
November 28, 2012 by 4 Comments
written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com Recently I was asked to take portraits for a Ladies English Tea event at our church. The ladies would be dressing up in their fancy hats and we wanted to do some photobooth style pictures. And I thought it would be fun, so I said “yes”! I knew that my […]
Best Sale of The Year!
November 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
Thanksgiving was last week, followed by the crazy “Black Friday” shopping day. If you went shopping that day, I hope you found some great deals! Since Everyday Elements is an online business, I prefer to participate in the Cyber Monday sales that many other online businesses promote. For today only! 60% off all video […]
Have fun with your photography during the holidays!
November 21, 2012 by 6 Comments
written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com Holidays can sometimes tend to stress us out. All of the planning, shopping, cooking, baking, and visiting! Try to make it a point to take some time out of the hustle and bustle to de-stress with some fun photo time! Last year I made some mustaches-on-a-stick, and we went outside […]
Big Fun with Macro Filters
November 20, 2012 by 23 Comments
The following post is by Andrea Thomas of Speechless Photography. I love drooling over other photographers’ amazing photos taken with macro lenses. There’s just something about seeing tiny things (or a tiny part of something) large and in detail that can take the most ordinary subject and make it into something extraordinary. I’d love to […]
Prime Focus On You Spring Workshop
November 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
We are very excited to announce that another Prime Focus On You workshop is planned for the spring and joining us will be ERIN COBB! ABOUT ERIN Erin is an established, successful photographer who has been in business for five years. Her business has grown so much that she recently moved into her own studio, […]
How to Install Actions in PSE 11
November 15, 2012 by 12 Comments
Photoshop Elements 11 was released in late September with major changes to the layout of the full edit (not called “Expert”) mode. In addition to those changes, they added a new panel/palette – the Actions panel. After years of requests by users to make installing actions easier, Adobe listened and you can now add actions […]
What is the difference between Nikon’s “D” and “G” lenses?
November 14, 2012 by 6 Comments
written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com I am part of a lot of different photography groups/forums on Facebook, and this question has been asked more than once recently on all of the groups, so I thought I’d talk about it here. What is the difference between a Nikon “D” lens and a “G” lens? (Unfortunately, I […]
Celebrating Life
November 12, 2012 by 158 Comments
Recently a sweet friend of mine died suddenly and totally unexpectedly. She was only a few years older than me and had no signs of health problems. I have so many thoughts and feelings about her death but cannot properly articulate them, so I’ll just say she was an amazing woman and I will miss […]
Still Life Photography Tips and Tricks {Part 1}
November 9, 2012 by 10 Comments
Please help me welcome our newest contributor at Everyday Elements. Kelly Newbury, a very talented still life photographer, will be with us once a month, sharing her tips for still life photography and editing with textures. You can see her beautiful work at her Etsy shop Fine Art Prints by Kelly Newbury. When setting […]
