Lyn Worthen, senior editor
Whether you’re snapping shots with your phone camera, carrying a full-sized DSLR, posting photos on Facebook, or creating digital scrapbook layouts, technology has made taking and sharing photos a part of our everyday lives.
Better Digital Photos & Scrapbooking
Better Digital Photos & Scrapbooking, a new special issue from Creating Keepsakes magazine, is packed with 132 pages of ideas to help you make the most of digital technology for taking, editing, enhancing, sharing, and scrapbooking your photos. The seven sections of this inspiring volume guide you from start to finish with:
- an overview of basic terms and technology, from camera modes and settings to information about cameras, lenses, and equipment, together with bonus charts you can download from creatingkeepsakes.com to carry with you;
- techniques for improving your photography skills, whether you’re using a point-and-shoot camera or a DSLR;
- suggestions for using props, frames, close-ups and more for creating artistically-styled photos you’ll love to display in your scrapbooks or on your walls;
- tips for using digital editing and enhancements to transform photos from “ho-hum” to “wow!”;
- step-by-step instructions for creating digital effects and designing your own digital scrapbook layouts.
So what are you waiting for? Better Digital Photos & Scrapbooking is on sale now, and you can find bonus video tutorials and content at creatingkeepsakes.com.
Win a Free Copy
Would you like to win a free copy of this issue? Leave a comment here telling us about your greatest digital photo successes – or challenges – and you’ll be entered to win one of three copies of Better Digital Photos & Scrapbooking. Our international friends are welcome to enter; comments must be received by Monday, September 10, at 9:00 am (MDT).
For more chances to win – and to discover more inspiring artwork – visit the blogs of these CK friends:
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Point—focus—click!
—Lyn Worthen, senior editor
Congratulations to our winners!
Kate says: My greatest success would have been photographing laser lights in a show! Loved it even more cos it was night time, without a tripod. lol.. I had my fair share of dud shots, but I got some great ones too!!
Carla Hundley says: I haven’t used digital much at all! I need to learn the very basics to get started and would love to win this book!
Jamie Greene says: I am probably one of the worst picture takers ever! I could use to learn a thing or two or three, this looks like a helpful issue!
Watch for an email in your inbox with instructions on how to redeem your prize.
My greatest photo success was taking my daughter’s senior pictures. What a delight and we had so much fun. I feel I have so much more to learn…would love to win to continue learning.
I am probably one of the worst picture takers ever! I could use to learn a thing or two or three, this looks like a helpful issue!
My photos don’t seem that crisp to me.
I love taking pictures of my grandkids and nature, but I want the pics to be better! My camera has great modes, but I don’t use them very much! Help!!
one thing I learned about photographing product is the rule 1/3. Product or subject matter should be occupying only 1/3 of the total photo for a well-balance positioning.
My challenge is getting good indoor shots without spending as much on a flash as I did on the camera.
I have vision challenges so taking digital photos is tough for me–despite having a screen on the back of the camera, I can’t always see well enough to tell if the view is in focus. I’ve also tried to do a digi scrap calendar but didn’t have much success, I’m not so great with photo shop software. But my son, a film editing major, is great, but just always busy. I’d love to learn more!
I have successfully edited photos to add missing people to group shots. Well, limited success.
Thanks for the opportunity to win.
My biggest challenge is time. I’d love to learn to edit quickly so I have time to get it done.
My greatest photo successes have come from using my external flash! Perfect pictures practically all the time.
I haven’t used digital much at all! I need to learn the
very basics to get started and would love to win this
book!
Carla from Utah
My greatest challenge is having a camera that is “good” enough and fast enough to take a decent picture but not so bulky that I feel like I am dragging another child around;)
My biggest challenge is learning about and being brave enough to take my dslr off of auto!
My greatest success would have been photgraphing laser lights in a show! Loved it even more cos it was night time, without a tripod. lol.. I had my fair share of dud shots, but I got some great ones too!!
I’ve just started taking photography classes and am loving playing around with my ISO instead of shooting auto with a flash!
Getting good “clean” photos is definately a challenge. They never look as crisp as I thought they were going to be.
My greatest success is being able to take multiple photos and I usually have 1 great one
My biggest photo challenge…understanding the lingo. I never venture off of auto or the pre-sets because I don’t know how to use the manual settings!
Love to take photos but know they could be better.
I love learning about photography, and one of my greatest successes I have had was learning to shoot backlighting!
I am ready to learn more about different techniques with photos.
I’ve had a Kodak Easy Share for years and just upgraded to a Canon Rebel, but my photos aren’t any better, because I don’t know how to use it!
I would like to learn more about different settings to use to create some great effects on the photos.
On the graduation of my youngest son, I knew pictures from the grandstand to the field would be difficult. I prepared with a new camera lens for my Canon Rebel. A great moment, and moments is what you have in snapping the perfect shot. As he marched away in line, he turned to us, smiled, and waved his success. One shot, one moment, the perfect shot! Can you guess….picture was blurry. Is it in my scrapbook, yes, even in the blur….his smile is bright, and you can feel the excitement of success. Don’t trash the blur!
My greatest challenge is white balance. I’ve started using Kelvin to set my white balance, and while I still need more practice, it’s definitely a step in the right direction!