Scrap Shack Designs Blog

Happy Photos

Most of us prefer smiling kids on photographs.  If they are old enough we can bribe them..if not you just need to make sure they are "comfortable" and that you make sure you take the photos quickly - you want them to have a good memory of the photo session!

I you would like to take better photos invest in the best camera your budget allows and then start to play around.  Digital photography is amazing - you can take hundreds of photos and if you have the patience and take the time to work through them on your computer you can get some great shots!

Adding Brushes to Photos

One of the easiest ways to make your photographs interesting for your scrapbook pages would be to add some "brushes" to your photos.  These brushes create the effect of a stamp and using them in Photoshop will enable you to change the colour and size of the brush to match your photographs.

You can purchase brushes from various websites.  This brush is from Two Peas in a Bucket under the digital category.  Most digital scrapping websites will have a category for brushes and stamps. 

When your purchase them you can download them immediately.  Most of these brushes come with a tutorial to tell you how to use them.

This may seem like something totally new to some of you - but it is easy to use and well worth giving it a try!

Simple Clothing

One of the easies ways to make your photos look special is to dress your subjects alike.  White is a great neutral colour and seeing that we are scrappers - this gives us the option to use lots of different paper. 

Every scrapper should have a white t-shirt for every member of their family.  Another great reason why white is such a great colour is when to change photos in to black and white or sepia you do not want your photos to be to dark - and using white as one of the main colours in your photo will help.  For more ideas on colour schemes that work, photo tips and basic Photo shop lessons you can visit Special Edition Photography.

You still have some time to get your photos ready for the Champagne Road Show - go get some white t-shirts!

Taking Better Photos

One thing we know about scrappers is that they love photos.  So this blog will give you some photo tips.  In the next few days we will also give you some of the tool, and photo requirements for the ROAD SHOW.

We will make sure that you have a bit of time to get things ready for the ROAD SHOW.   Remember limited seats available - so don't leave it for the last minute.  You can phone Lynn on 011 465 7914 to make sure your seat is booked!

Your photo tip for today:  When taking photos of babies try to use natural light if possible and then edit the photo on Photoshop.  Most small babies do not "enjoy" a flash.