{ DETAIL IMAGES AND DISCOUNT CODE FOR THE WIDE OPEN GUIDE }

Finally! Available to the public!  Check it out!  Use the code “OPEN” FOR $5.00 OFF THIS WEEK ONLY! (end april 20, 2012) As you can see below the guide can be read as a pdf, printed as a 5×7 book, or as a 5×7 spiral bound proof style book.  An option for any budget!  Please...

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{ COPYRIGHTS – THE GOOD,THE BAD, AND THE KERI }

The age of the Internet brought with it a whole new world of issues in copyright law. Most people that are just starting out in the photography world don’t have a true grasp of what their rights are or what the rights of others are. So many people rant and rave about how their work...

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{ HOLGA WINNER ANNOUNCED & AN UPDATE ON THE WIDE OPEN GUIDE }

AND THE WINNER OF THE HOLGA IS: DEITRA OF http://dsiskphotography.com/!  Deitra email me at taramcgovern86@yahoo.com with your shipping address and what color holga you want!  Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ ON TO THE GUIDE BOOK UPDATE.  I ran my test print this week and after going through it realized I had about 3 more pages of info I wanted...

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{ FREE DOWNLOAD – 10X10 ALBUM LAYOUTS }

In preparation for my upcoming wedding season I decided that I would get ahead of myself a little bit. I know I am going to get crazy busy and not have a lot of time for editing and designing. So, I predesigned myself some basic page layouts for wedding albums and figured I would share....

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{ Turn Those Lights OFF! }

The most common mistake I think I see in images that people have shot indoors is effects of NOT turning the lights in the house off. YES I said OFF. We have so many different light sources within our homes, most cause unwanted color casts, and the WRONG kind of shadows, pinlights in the eyes, and overall flatness to the final image. The ambiance of an image is so dependent on the right light. You don’t want to ruin it by forgetting one basic step!

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