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Group Photo Advice

Here are some good tips from a Scrapbook Etc article...

Group Photo Guide

Whether you're photographing your parents on their anniversary or your son's football team, group shots can be a challenge to arrange. Here are some tricks for getting great group portraits every time.

Go Unposed

Not only can you get good smiles and good shots out of unposed pictures, but shooting while the subjects are unaware might lead you to an even better portrait. Shoot before and after the "posed" shots to catch more natural expressions and interactions. Here, Melissa Inman was able to capture a telling moment shared by her parents.

Photo by Melissa Inman

Shoot from Above

Photo by Shaune Lightfoot

Try shooting from above the group. When they look up to see you, each person's face will be visible and the angle will be flattering. In this photo, the approach also placed catch lights in the subjects' eyes.

Arrange People in Levels

Photo by Anita Matejka

Create a more dynamic shot by arranging everyone so their eyes are at a different level, as shown here. Eyes draw you in to a photo and by having them on different planes you'll gaurantee a dynamic shot.

Bring People Together

Photo by Tracy Kyle

In this situation, asking the subjects to put their arms around each other helped close a gap between them. It can also guarantee smiles as subjects play off each other's energy.
Form a Visual Triangle

Photo by Rachel Ludwig

When arranging groups, avoid static-looking rows. Creating a triangle formation, as shown here, gives the shot a sense of unity.

Capture the Kids with Ease

Photo by Christina Cole

When photographing a group of kids, take photos during play rather than forcing posed shots. By simply asking them to turn to the camera you can grab great personality shots with lots of impact without sacrificing the kids' playtime.

 

Place Your Subjects with Purpose

Photo by Christina Cole

Assemble your group and personally place everyone where you want them to stand. If someone is wearing brighter clothing, you may want to place that person behind other people or toward the center so that he is not as distracting. Important family members, such as grandparents, should be situated in the center of the group.

Place People on Levels

Photo by Leslie Lightfoot

Placing your subjects on different levels increases the interest in any group photo. Use natural or architectural elements to do this outdoors. Let everyone do what's comfortable, whether it's standing or sitting or jumping on someone's shoulders to get the effect.

 

Grownup Birthday Pages

Do you struggle when it comes to doing grownup Birthday pages? Here are some great ideas from Scrapbooks etc.

Embellish Your Page with Ribbons and Stickers

Design by Susan Weinroth

Scraps of colorful grosgrain ribbon dress up the bottom and right-hand edges of Susan's scrapbook page. Use up leftover letter stickers by picking same-color ones to finish a title.

Editor's Tip: Save space with typed journaling. When you have a lot to say (or list!) give yourself a break and type it. It will look tidier and you will be able to fit more words into the space.

Be Playful when Placing Photos

Design by Caroline Ikeji

At a friend's birthday party, Caroline zoomed in on the candle instead of her friend. She took another shot of the birthday boy in focus and included both versions, haphazardly overlapping the same-size photos for an artistic twist.

Editor's Tip: When you don't have enough space, divide a word in two. Splitting one word of your title, like the word "happy" in this scrapbook page, on two sticker labels totally works.

Use Your Leftover Scrapbooking Supplies in a Fun Way

Design by Tracy Kyle

Tracy gathered ribbon scraps and an assortment of buttons and acrylic accents to create the candles on her pieced birthday cake. The shapes and sizes were similar, so she could easily mix and match them.

Editor's Tip: When creating a bold and colorful page, convert your photos to black-and-white. They'll coordinate with any colour scheme you choose and still get the attention they deserve.

Save Your Birthday Cards to Use as Journaling

Design by Candi Gershon

Nothing accompanies a picture of you blowing out your candles better than the well wishes of others. Scan the cards you receive, or type up the sentiments and print them to use on your scrapbook page.

Editor's Tip: Embellish your journaling with ribbon. Each little note on Candi's page received an extra punch from folded ribbon. To make your own, simply cut a 2" or 3" length of ribbon, fold it in half, and staple it to your scrapbook page.

Scrapbook Your Old Photos

Design by Greta Hammond

Greta used a neutral colour palette to keep the focus on her photos. Old photos aren't always the best quality, so keep them small and group them together to highlight their best features.

Scrapbook Your Thoughts with Hand-Journaling

Design by Janna Wilson

Janna wrote her wishes, hopes, and dreams on strips of lined patterned paper. Cutting out each line allows you to arrange the strips in a free-form pattern.

Editor's Tip: Add girly accents. Sparkly stickers, flowers, gems, and ribbons embellish the flirty edge of her wavy-cut lined patterned paper.

Scrap Candid Party Photos

Design by Candi Gershon

Candi used a trio of identical-size photos to line the bottom of her scrapbook page and accented the top right-hand corner with a photo of a friend. Candid photos are a great way to show guests' personalities.

Editor's Tip: Set a casual tone with your journaling. Don't focus too much on the "who, what, where, when, and why" of an event; instead, pretend you are talking to your very best friend.

Record an Event in Detail

Design by Erin Roe

In her journaling block, Erin explained the details of her husband's birthday, including the menu for his favorite dinner and the gifts he received.

Editor's Tip:  Embellish your birthday scrapbook page with a handmade gift tag. Erin used a tag for a clever spot to include accent patterned paper and her husband's name

Commemorate a Milestone Birthday Party

Design by Michelle Rubin

For this scrapbook page about her grandparents' joint 90th birthday party, Michelle grouped her page elements to form an abstract gift. Papers with vibrant but sophisticated hues reflect the page's maturity. The large "90!" in the center of the page highlights this impressive milestone.

Editor's Tip: Draw attention by repeating an element in your design. Bracket rub-ons on either side of Michelle's page help link the journaling with a strip of supporting photos.

Outdoor Portrait Light Control

By Russ Burden

The world is chock-full of items that don’t go well together. The quintessential science example is oil and water. How about a cell phone and a swimming pool? Not a good pairing. In the world of photography, how about harsh sunlight and portraiture? While there may be no hope for the first two examples, there are options for the last. These options include technology, homemade light modifiers, photographer ingenuity, store-bought products, or a combination of any of the above that provides a solution to the harsh light problem.

Example No.1

Before and After: These two images were made with a digital point-and-shoot camera. I intentionally included these before and after pictures to prove one doesn’t need to spend thousands of dollars on sophisticated lighting equipment to net a pleasing image. This is a photo of a participant on my nature photo tour to Hunt’s Mesa and Capitol Reef National Park. When I saw how the fall foliage and the red vest blended, I knew there was a photo opportunity, but the light falling on the subject was awful.

Out from my pocket came my little point-and-shoot. I knew I had to use fill flash to counteract the high-contrast light falling on the subject. I set the flash mode to “Forced On” as it otherwise would not fire due to the intensity of the ambient light. I made the image, but the result was still less than ideal. I showed the photo to the “nature-walk class,” and the realization was the flash on the point-and-shoot was not powerful enough to overcome the harsh sun. I then asked for two volunteers to stand to the subject’s right side to cast their shadows across her. This softened the light to the point the flash on my trusty point-and-shoot worked just fine, as evidenced by the result in the “After” photo. Moral: A combination of flash technology along with a bit of ingenuity and two volunteers worked together to provide a nice souvenir portrait, even with a point-and-shoot camera.

Example No. 2

Overhead Sun and A Large Hat – Two Major Obstacles: When the sun hovers directly above, deep shadows appear in the eyes, under the nose, and under the chin. To make matters worse, the lit portions of the face tend to be washed out. Add to the mix a hat that creates its own havoc-filled shadows, and the photographic nightmare begins. Thankfully, the fix is as basic as the pop-up flash on a DSLR, providing the photographer is close enough to the subject. As an instructor for the Panasonic Digital Photo Academy, I went to New York City for an orientation. During this orientation, one session included a photo shoot in Central Park with live models. I positioned one of them by an iron fence, as the setting matched her outfit.

As you might imagine, the light was horrendous because the hat created a strong shadow directly across her right eyebrow and left eye. I set the focal length of the lens on my Panasonic L1 DSLR to 50mm and moved in close so the pop-up flash would be strong enough to offset the harsh ambient light. I had to set the aperture to f9 because of the strong ambient light, but in checking the depth of field, this was not a problem in that the background was far enough away to throw it out of focus. I set the compensation on the flash to +2/3 so it would act more as a main light rather than a fill, which was necessary to overcome the shadow cast by the hat. Look closely at the image to see how the shadow line of the hat crosses just above the eyes but even the light is a result of using the flash and moving in close to overpower what would have otherwise been a poorly lit photograph. 

Example No. 3:

White Reflector: In the portrait of the girl in the red blouse, I used a reflector to bounce light back onto her face. The weather conditions included cumulous clouds in the sky. I took the photo when the sun just started to be obscured by one of the clouds. This provided directional, yet soft, light. The reflector kicked back just enough light onto the subject’s face to make it the brightest part of the image. Without the reflected light, she wouldn’t stand out as prominently, and soft shadows would have appeared in her deep eye sockets and under her nose.      

 

From Takegreatpictures.com

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Kaisercraft Wooden Advent Calendar

Back in stock (and only a few left already! These are hard to get) is the Kaisercraft Advent Calendar.  Create a wonderful calendar for your favourite little ones or "big ones" to use to countdown to Christmas(it is so fun to fill the little boxes) or use them as a "bits and pieces" decor item for everything from a little girl's room, to sewing or craft notions or bits and pieces of little tool bits.  The possibilities are endless.

Here is a gorgeous example that Marilee made last year

and the original post where Marilee tells how she made the advent calendar

Here are a few samples from Kaisercraft

 

Custom Winter and Christmas papers

 

 

 

Santa's Workshop

 The Santa's Workshop gift set is so useful all year round.  It is a set of 3 different size mini albums, an alphabet and very useful everyday shapes.  See below for some ideas of what you can make with Santa's workshop and the $50 savings!

 

A gift certain to be loved

Order online here

Do All the Good Quote

“Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.”

Charles Dickens (1812-1870);
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Candy Lane

new Candy Lane from Kaiser Crafts.  Great for Birthdays and everyday

 

Tips for Photographing Pets

One way to solve this problem is to restrict the areas into which your subject can bolt. Some ways I’ve accomplished this task are to place kittens in baskets and puppies in buckets, nestled into wingback chairs, placed on picnic tables, or even on stumps tall enough to make them think before leaping.

Kitties are just as difficult to corral and wrangle; but they too can be confined to a specific area, giving you enough time to photograph them before they have a chance to remove themselves from their portrait sittings.     

Personally, I love the fence concept because your kitty is free to move about, back and forth, but always at the same distance from the camera, give or take a few inches. 
        
Peeking from tall boots or and even sitting on top of their dog houses might also work.
    
Getting help from the pet owner, or even a friend if it’s your own animal, is a must for shooting animals. Not only will it make the shoot go easier, it will be a lot of fun. Your assistant will probably be the most important part of your shoot, besides your pet subject.  
        

The assistant will gather up the loose little ones and return them to the set or area where you’re shooting. The assistant will be there to hold a reflector, which may be either your main light if the sun is at the back of the animal, or the source of a catch-light in their eyes.
(A catch-light is the bright specular highlight in the eye that gives it it’s “twinkle.” It adds a lot of life to a photo and is a good thing to try and have.) Remember to focus on the eye nearest the camera. It’s difficult to do close-ups that aren’t looking squarely and directly at the face, in which both eyes are in focus. When presented that choice, just remember to focus on the eye nearest you.
        

Your assistant can also distract your pet with either a toy (squeaky ones work great with dogs, but can scare cats away) or small treats. The best treats are ones that can be gobbled and not chewed. Rewards are quick, and you waste no time waiting for them to finish. This kind of assistance should also allow for some more or less candid photography, as your pet is now paying attention to the food and/or toy provider and not worrying about you and the camera.
  
This assistant might also carefully hold your pet, hiding their hands in ways that enable you to shoot a portrait with an uncomplicated or uncluttered background and no obvious fingers.
      
Other tips for shooting your pets might be to include other members of your family. The interactions can be fun and provide some idea of scale.

Article from Takegreatpictures.com

Julia Andrus in the House this Friday November 19th, 2010

Special Guest at PE! - Julia Andrus

We are thrilled to have special guest Julia Andrus of Eco Green Crafts at PE.  Join her thist Friday November 19th, for our 27th anniversary celebrations, as she demos so many cool techniques with all of the new products from Eco Green Crafts (arriving at PE next Thursday!). Fabulous inks and paints, absolutely stunning stamps (Tanya inhaled a deep breath when she saw them!), safe versatile glue and more! Julia will show them all!  Watch next Wednesday's newsletter for a special on her stamps!

Julia will be sharing her knowledge with you from 9-12, 2-5, and 7-9! Make sure you don't miss it, you will learn lots! See the tip and technique below for a quick sample. Here is a little about Julia...

Julia Andrus is an author, TV moderator, product development specialist, wife, mother, grandmother, and a cancer survivor. She and co-founder Susan Sepaniak launched their company, Eco Green Crafts at the recent CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) trade show in Anaheim, California. Their latest business venture and mission is to protect workers, artists, crafters, and kids from the potentially harmful effects of dangerous chemicals and materials often found in everyday arts supplies.

I am so excited to be bringing all these great, eco-friendly products to the world.

I am very devoted to this project for many reasons. I personally survived a mean cancer (which was a great surprise to my doubting doctors). After learning the 3 major factors that contribute to health (genetics, lifestyle and environment), I realized that although I can't do much about my genes, I can do something about my lifestyle and personal environment. This inspired me to really look at my life and the things I could change that might make a difference for my future health. Working for years, first in industrial chemistry and then in pigment development, I began to evaluate what the accumulative exposure to certain chemicals might be. I was stunned to discover how many truly toxic materials are in every day art and craft supplies. These materials are considered "safe" because exposure is low, but some of the latest research suggests that even small exposure to toxic materials can be dangerous for many people, and especially for children. I made the decision that I would never use or promote another toxic product. As a result, Eco Green Crafts was born. I found others who shared this same vision and we have gone to great efforts to improve upon and re-invent the most commonly used art and craft products in eco-friendly ways.

What is happening weekly update Nov 11th, 2010

November Club Member Special - Best One Ever!

I guarantee you their is someone on your holiday list that would LOVE to receive a photo gift from you. And then you get another one FREE! Keep it for yourself, or use it as another gift!  And with foto depot, you can even order from home 24 hours a day, so the store is always open! Visit www.photoexpressions.ca and click on the foto depot link.

Not yet a member? Visit here for all your benefits!

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Celebrate Winter with Christmas Classabration - a few spots left and kits available.

Christmas is approaching faster than we think!  Join us for some great mini classes and get a head start on your Christmas gift giving, cards, and layouts.

All 10 classes are offered on Saturday November 13th, and 5 of them are repeated on Friday November 12th. Each class is 30 minutes and only $5! Where else can you create a gift(s) for only $5 and have fun too! Each class is also available as a kit if you would like to make more than one set, or if you can't attend the class.

Space limited to 15 people per class so register quickly! 604-463-3654 or stop in for a visit.

Saturday November 13th (all 10 classes offered)

9:30 - 10:00 $5 Christmas Place settings and table favours - Create a great luminary centerpiece for the middle of your table, with matching place card settings, and Christmas Crackers. This is a great setting that you could use over and over again for various themes and parties.  Just change the papers and embellishments and you have a little princess party, or an Easter brunch, or a Mardi Gras theme etc etc.

10:15 - 10:45 $5 Christmas "small" Gift Holders (boxes, bags, gift cards) - Create the perfect little touches for your "little in size" Gifts. A perfect money or gift card holder, an adorable little gift bag perfect for that little gift such as a "ring" or jewelry or a handmade cookie, and an elegant gift box to fill with Hershey's chocolates or a gift certificate,or a small perfume bottle. Often the "presentation" of a gift is the best part and you will look amazing with these.

 

11:00 - 11:30 $5 Christmas cards with Spellbinders and Just Rite - The product from these 2 companies work so well together.  Use one of the new Spellbinder dies and a gorgeous Just Rite Christmas stamp to create this stunning card that you will have a hard time giving away.  Once you are done, use your supplies to create 2 more of this beautiful card. This is definitely for someone special on your list. (and we won't tell them how easy it was.)


11:45 - 12:15 $5 Embossed Christmas card - Create a very very cute yet elegant Snowman Card. You will emboss using Spellbinders Impressabilities, and then die cut using nestabilities. Add in one of the New Just Rite Snowman Stamps and some Copic markers, and you have a beautiful card!  Take home the supplies to create 2 more also.
(photo top secret as the super cute new Just Rite Snowman stamp is arriving this weekend at PE!)

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1:00 - 1:30 $5 Copic Christmas Card - Create elegant Christmas cards using a stamp, Copic markers and some paper.  Simple and stunning. Take home supplies to create 2 more also (or if you are super speedy, create them in class).


1:45 - 2:15 $5 Easy/Assembly line cards - No one will ever know these cards are easy/assembly line type! (and we'll never tell!!) Create 3 each of 2 stunning cards that are so simple to do, you can make all your holiday cards in one sitting.  Use the concepts learned for other cards also.


2:30 - 3:00 $5 Christmas Cards and Folder - This is a perfect hostess/teacher gift or when you want to give someone a "little something". (Of course the cards are so pretty, you may want to keep them for yourself!). Create a handy card "foli holder" and 3 beautiful cards to go inside.  Tie it with pretty ribbon and you have a perfect little gift.

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3:30 -4:00 $5 Winter layout - Create a fun and whimsical double page winter layout perfect for the snow pictures you will take this year (or you took in previous years!) Use the beautiful Basic Grey Rubons (you'll have leftovers) and fun Echo Park paper.


4:15 - 4:45 $5 Christmas/Holiday layout- This is a perfect double page layout for any of your holiday events - Breakfast with Santa, Christmas morning, Christmas concerts, Holiday baking, Holiday parties, the list is endless. This is a beautiful Classic layout.

5:00 - 5:30 $5 Neighbour/Teacher/Friend Gifts - You always need quick inexpensive gift ideas - here are 2 that are easy to create and inexpensive to do (you probably have the supplies at home!) You will play with die cuts, stamps, flocking, and chalk to create a very fun Snowman Soup and Reindeer Poop.

Friday November 12th (5 classes offered) (see descriptions above)

9:30 10:00 $5 Copic Christmas Card

10:15 - 10:45 $5 Easy/Assembly line Cards

11:00 - 11:30 $5 Christmas Cards and Folder

Break

12:15 - 12:45 $5 Winter Layout

1:00 - 1:30 $5 Christmas Place Settings and Table Favours
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Pep Rally

Sign up for December now, spots going fast!  Call today to reserve your spot! PE's hottest new program the PE Paper Rally is great fun.  Each month the PEP rally will feature something different.  It is a short drop in class where you will always create a quick great project, have fun and socialize with your fellow PEPrs. The PEP Rally will be the first Fri of each month. So December's will be Friday December 3rd. Stop in or call 604-463-3654 to register now.  Details on the Rally can be found here. It is selling out each month so don't wait too long to register. You must register by Friday Noember 26th.

Copic Cuties Club Reminder that the November classes have been moved to Thurs Nov 18th to accomodate the big anniversary bash sale!  December classes going fast. December classes are Friday December 17th, 2010. This mini class has been a HUGE hit! We heard lots and lots of comments on how fun it was and that you learned. (and newbies are loving how great these markers are!) Whether you are a Copic Novice (or are even saying, 'What the heck is a Copic?!'), a timid user, or an expert, you'll enjoy this great class.  Each month will be a different project and you'll learn great techniques to get even more value out of these amazing markers. You'll learn something, create a great project and have fun socializing with your fellow Copic enthusiasts.   PLUS you get to take your choice of a FREE Copic Marker home with you too!!     Visit here for details.

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There is a link at the bottom of this e-mail, called "Update Profile/Email Address".  If you like getting birthday gifts in the mail from your favourite stores, please click the link and make sure all the information is up to date, including your home address and your birthday (we don't need the year, just the mm/dd).  Then check your mailbox around your birthday!

 

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Crushed Satin Technique

Here is just one of the ideas you will learn next Friday November 19th,  when Julia Andrus, owner of Eco Green  Craft Products is at PE. She is a wealth of crafting information and techniques.  Make sure you don't miss it! She will be demoing 9-12, 2-5, and 7-9. You will learn lots!

 

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Frequently Asked Questions
How is Picture Keeper different from a flashdrive? Picture Keeper has built-in software that will automatically search and copy pictures from your computer. Picture Keeper remembers what has been saved, so that it does not create dulpicates. Future backups only saves new pictures or modified pictures. Picture Keeper comes with lifetime U.S. based customer support and an optional monthly reminder service.
What is a flashdrive? While they may have different enclosures, most new electronic devices (cellphones, MP3 players, Wireless Cards, GPS devices) today are flashdrives. Each is embedded with software to perform different tasks. Some have headphone jacks, screens or even a small speaker but they are all flashdrives. A basic flashdrive with no built-in software is sold as a manual storage device, similar to blank floppy disk, jump drives, CD’s, and DVD’s.
How is Picture Keeper different from my external harddrive? Picture Keeper is designed to make sharing pictures easier. Picture Keeper is much more portable. Picture Keeper is easily moved to different computers in the household to consolidate photos. Unlike an external harddrive, Picture Keeper can be plugged into photo developing kiosk, and digital picture frames for printing and sharing. If the external harddrive is not emebedded with software, the backup would need to be manually done. If the external harddrive has built-in software, it would at the least need to be installed, setup and configured to function like Picture Keeper.
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How many pictures will the Picture Keeper hold? The number of photos will vary due to different cameras and resolution settings. The capacity of each Picture Keeper is based on an average size of 1MB per picture. Keep in mind, that the early digital cameras were taking pictures at a much lower resolution than cameras on the market today. Hence the reason for the 1MB per photo average.
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