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 […]
Making the best of your cell-phone camera!
November 7, 2012 by 7 Comments
Have you ever thought to yourself “I should’ve brought my big camera.”? I know I have!! But who goes anywhere these days without their cell phone? Here are a few tips to make the best out of your cell phone camera! While I love simple snapshots, I also like to get creative with my iPhone! […]
Create a Bar Watermark in Photoshop {Elements}
November 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
Long time no see! Thank you for your patience as I slowly came back to the land of the living. I thought I would ease my way back in with a fairly simple tutorial – how to make a bar watermark. The steps I am sharing here are the same for Photoshop CS and […]
Finding the best light and making it work for you!
October 31, 2012 by 12 Comments
written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com In my opinion, light is the most important part of photography! I prefer to shoot with natural light, so sometimes it can be difficult to find the best light! I have used external flashes and strobes, and while they can really make an image extraordinary, there’s just something special about […]
Compare Photos in Lightroom 4 With Survey View
October 29, 2012 by 3 Comments
Post written by Andrea Thomas of Speechless Photography. Hello, my name is Andrea and I’m a chronic over shooter. I used to agonize over culling the 20 or so nearly identical photos I had of each pose from a session. Is this one better or that one? I like dad’s smile in this one, but […]
September’s “PRIME: Focus on You” Event!
October 24, 2012 by 11 Comments
this post written by Beckie of www.beckiegkengle.com In September, I had the opportunity to attend/help out at the “PRIME: Focus on You” workshop! I’m not really a fan of flying, but I made the trek from Northern California all the way down to South Carolina for the long weekend, because Amanda had asked me to […]
