Week 19 & 20 down, 32 to go! Week 19 and 20 down folks! Above is a collage of the photos I took during the last two weeks. The top left one is of PhotoBookBaby and me on my first Mother's Day. I got treated to a yummy brunch plus lots of hugs! The shot of the Jersey Boys playbill and the beautiful theatre was my treat to my folks for Mother's Day. (I took care of … [Read more...]
Top FREE Online Photo Editing Tools Review 2012
This is the second post in a two-part series on photo editing. In part I, I discussed the results of an informal survey of PhotoBookGirl Facebook fans on whether they do any photo editing. Most respondents did do some editing and the most commonly used program was Adobe Photoshop Elements. This post is about FREE online editing tools (you know how I love free!). What's great … [Read more...]
Photo Editing – Do You Do it?
Hi Folks! Recently on Facebook I conducted an informal survey about photo editing. Q: FAN SURVEY: Do you usually do any type of photo editing to your photos? (if yes what program do you use?) THE RESULTS Out of 32 respondents, 30 said "yes" and 2 said "no"; Of the folks that commented on which program they use, the top vote getter was Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE) … [Read more...]
Photo Book Baby’s “Facebook”
After seeing the title of this post you may be wondering whether PhotoBookBaby has his own smartphone, checks his email, updates his status, is the reigning Mayor of Babies R Us and Facetimes his baby friends (you know the E*Trade baby, and those cute talking twins...). No, that's not what I mean. He's only 8 months old and I actually shudder to think when he'll ask me for … [Read more...]
Free Online Photo Collage Tools Plus 365 (366) Day Photo Project Weeks 9 & 10
Weeks 9 & 10 down, 42 to go! Hey folks, it's been busy here in PhotoBookLand (but when is it not?). I'm happy to report that PhotoBookBaby appears to be fully recovered from his first cold and we are doing much better now as well! Since I'm a bit behind in posting, I made a collage highlighting my favorite pics for weeks 9 and 10 to share with you. What I love about … [Read more...]
How To Select and Edit Your Photos for your Photo Book
This is Part 2 of my series on making your own digital photo book. Check out the overview of my step-by-step photo book guide. _______ As with all things, organization and preparation is key. After shooting my photos, I take my camera's memory card and use a USB card reader to upload my photos to my photo organizing software. If you don't have a card reader, I highly … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips for an Amazing Wedding Slideshow
This is the fifth in a series of posts on DIY wedding photo ideas - in celebration of wedding season and my one-year wedding anniversary! If you missed the first four posts: Wedding Proposal Photo Book & Wedding Website Save the Dates, Photo DIY Wedding Invitations & Engagement Photo Book Showcasing your Engagement Photos on your Wedding Day - Photo Guest … [Read more...]