It's the last day of the year and I'm sitting alone in my room at my mother's house in the great white North. This year is ending exactly as it started...hubby working, Sam & I on the computer, and Scott and Kristen at a party in NYC. It is not such a bad thing...status quo..same old, same old.... It is better than reverse!!!
I'm pretty happy with the way this year unfolded, it was a pretty happy year. If I could give the year 2009 a theme it would be...Plan and when things don't go as planned....re-plan!! So 2009 at the Switzer house was the year of the Re-Plan!!!! I wonder what the theme of 2010 will be?? I will hope for more travel, more friends, more creativity.....and less planning!!
From Our House to Your House....May the year 2010 flow smoothly and end with a happy theme!!
And to the Glitterbee's....may everything you measure come out exact, all your inkpads be full of ink, and most of all...may all your "Glitter-bee" sparkly!!!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tips for Photographing Cards
Hello Friends,
Since I am away from my scraproom I thought I would post a few tips for photographing your cards.
LIGHTING....is the single most important thing in your photograph. Photographers love the light coming in from a north-facing window. If you have one...use it..I don't have one so I have to make do. If your photo always comes out with a funny color....too green, too yellow, too blue...it's the kind of light in your room... Flourescent bulbs can make your picture a funny green or yellow color...LED light is really, really blue.... Each kind of light has a temperature (no, not a fever)...
Use a background....like a solid color pice of cloth. This will help the viewer just focus on the card. Have the background really really flat with no wrinkles or really crumpled with lots of wrinkles.
Props - If you use props around your card, don't over do it so that it takes the viewers eye away from the card. Your hard work is the subject...not the things around it. Use props that add to the photograph not take over the photograph.
Offset - Just like when making your card....you don't have to always have it in the center... If you offset your card...always have it facing slightly into the picture....not facing out of the picture. This will lead the eye to move off the photo.
Use different angles - I always enjoy viewing a photo that isn't just a straight view to the front of the card. Move your camera all around for different angles....
I hope these tips weren't too "old hat" for you....Just Basics!!!
It's snowing here in Wisconsin today, but for a southern girl like me...it's a nice change. My mother is having surgery here next week so I am staying at her house an extra couple of weeks to help out. Her gallbladder is "kaput"...the surgery is outpatient so her recovery will be pretty quick. I'm going to check out a local scapbook store today that has a really good selection of paper....I'll let you know what I find...
Hopefully, I will venture out in the cold soon and take some pictures....
Since I am away from my scraproom I thought I would post a few tips for photographing your cards.
LIGHTING....is the single most important thing in your photograph. Photographers love the light coming in from a north-facing window. If you have one...use it..I don't have one so I have to make do. If your photo always comes out with a funny color....too green, too yellow, too blue...it's the kind of light in your room... Flourescent bulbs can make your picture a funny green or yellow color...LED light is really, really blue.... Each kind of light has a temperature (no, not a fever)...
Use a background....like a solid color pice of cloth. This will help the viewer just focus on the card. Have the background really really flat with no wrinkles or really crumpled with lots of wrinkles.
Props - If you use props around your card, don't over do it so that it takes the viewers eye away from the card. Your hard work is the subject...not the things around it. Use props that add to the photograph not take over the photograph.
Offset - Just like when making your card....you don't have to always have it in the center... If you offset your card...always have it facing slightly into the picture....not facing out of the picture. This will lead the eye to move off the photo.
Use different angles - I always enjoy viewing a photo that isn't just a straight view to the front of the card. Move your camera all around for different angles....
I hope these tips weren't too "old hat" for you....Just Basics!!!
It's snowing here in Wisconsin today, but for a southern girl like me...it's a nice change. My mother is having surgery here next week so I am staying at her house an extra couple of weeks to help out. Her gallbladder is "kaput"...the surgery is outpatient so her recovery will be pretty quick. I'm going to check out a local scapbook store today that has a really good selection of paper....I'll let you know what I find...
Hopefully, I will venture out in the cold soon and take some pictures....
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Wedding Dress Shopping All to Ourselves!!
We had a very wonderful day yesterday at Brides Number One in Milton, Wi. My mother works there and the store is normally closed the day after Christmas so mother, Kristen, and I had to store all to ourselves. It was a once in a lifetime experience to have a whole store on our own, trying on any dress you wish and being able to pick just the right one. She is going to be a beutiful bride for my son, Scott. I took quite a few pictures but I'm not going to post any. I don't think I would like to ruin any of the surprises of the wedding day....plus, I think it would be bad luck but I hope she likes the pictures. All three of us had the best day and we appreciated her sharing the experience with the in-laws. By the way----the dress is just beautiful and fits her personality to a tee!!!
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