Spring is officially here in the Midwest! The grass is green, the flowers are starting to bloom, and we mowed the yard for the first time last week! Today’s Capture Life challenge is to take a walk around your yard or local park and capture the beauty of the season. Maybe it’s the beautiful magnolia…
Incase you aren’t aware of the awesome capabilities of the Printables that Elle’s Studio has available; sit back cause I’m about to introduce you! It all starts with this beautiful downloadable piece … which, by the way is ONLY $3.99! That’s a steal people! Expand your March Kit with these coordinating printables! There are 18 tags, in .png…
As Mom, the scrapbooker, and the photographer of our family I’m the one capturing memories of us and our adventures. (Which means typically my scrapbooking is written from my point of view.) One day I thought, “ya know it’s so important to get our kids’ words in our books as well”. So, today I’m highlighting a page I created doing…
Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away; which means Christmas is not far behind! That also means it’s the perfect time of year for family photos! Here are a few helpful tips to remember: – start with the group shots first. Kids are most likely to be happier at the beginning of the photo shoot….
September meanings Apple Season in my neck of the woods. Which means my kitchen is full of the sweet aroma of apple sauce on the stove, apple crisp in the oven, and apple chips in the dehydrator. Oh, it’s a divine time of year!I wanted to be sure and incorporate this into my 2014 album…
These days as you flip through your instagram feed, you’re sure to find someone’s toes in the sand enjoying the best part of Summer. Inspired by Patricia Roebuck’s “Sand in My Toes” layout, I got to thinking. How does our feet help tell our story?Maybe it’s our first time at a Lake with a brand…
Shooting your subjects around dusk or shortly after dawn can yield beautifully back lit images that are highlighted with stunning lens flare. (That’s not to say this is the only time of day this look can be achieved because as long as the sun isn’t directly above you, you can get the flare results.) I…
Today I’m going to share with you the editing process I use when capturing our everyday life via my iphone. This was the orginial photo SOOC (straight out of camera) or in this case, my iphone. I then opened the photo in an app called Pic Tap Go and used a few of my favorite…
Today, we’re talking about what I like to call, “shooting from the hip” style photos. It’s when the kids are running everywhere and you and your camera need to be moving quickly! It’s about capturing the moment, the movement, the excitement, and most of all; the story. It’s about letting go of the perfectly framed…
Today’s Capture Life continues with my favorite thing to capture: the everyday moments. At the beginning of the month, I challenged my facebook friends to join me in a daily photo challenge. It was simple; take one photo everyday of something from your everyday life and share it. I called it “Shoot and Share”. It…