Archives for November 2013

Saving for Things You Want

Four years ago I was at the point where I wanted to move past the kit lenses I owned and start investing in “fast” prime lenses that would allow me to shoot at wider apertures to get the beautiful bokeh we all love. My first investment was the “nifty fifty,” the Nikon 50mm f1.8D ($100). […]

Photography is Easy {but not the way you think)

Written by Elaine Simonsen….. Hi everyone! My name is Elaine and I am a photographer/mother to 5 little ones!  Yes, I said 5!  My oldest child is 8 (Amelia), then 6 (Georgia), 4 (Garrett), 2 (Walt), and 3 months (Beatrice). A few weeks ago Amanda said that photography was her therapy after her father died. […]

Introducing blog-ready collage templates by Everyday Elements

written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com Over the last month or so, I have been working on something fun to introduce to our awesome Everyday Elements readers…blog-ready collage templates. I am happy with how they turned out, and am excited to be able to share them with you all. Templates are a great way to showcase […]

Free Photoshop Webinars

I have held several free Photoshop and Photoshop Elements webinars during the year and plan to keep doing them monthly. If you are thinking “What? I haven’t heard about any free webinars!” then you need to subscribe to the weekly (although sometimes quarterly) newsletter. All webinar announcements, registrations and playbacks are announced via the newsletter. […]