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Photography

A new series: How To Use Picasa

June 29, 2010

I’ve done several posts on how to improve your photography without spending a bunch of money (more are coming, I promise!), and to go along with that, I’m going to do a series of posts on editing your pictures without spending a bunch of money. You can, of course, buy some picture-editing software like Lightroom [...]

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Monday Q&A | Do I feel overwhelmed? plus photography sessions and produce bags

May 31, 2010

Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in a future Q&A post, just leave me a comment here or email me (thefrugalgirl [at] gmail [dot] com) and put Q&A in the subject line. I look forward to hearing [...]

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Want better flash pictures?

May 25, 2010

You all know by now that I am not a fan of flash. Whenever possible, I really, really prefer to use natural light for my pictures. But sometimes, even with a fast lens, there’s not enough light for a decent picture. One solution is to buy an external flash unit, but those are expensive, and [...]

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Monday Q&A | Compost Questions, Extravagant Gifts, and Photography

February 1, 2010

Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in a future Q&A post, just leave me a comment here or email me (thefrugalgirl [at] gmail [dot] com) and put Q&A in the subject line.  I look forward to hearing [...]

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How To Take Good Pictures: Christmas Lights, Birthday Candles and More

January 21, 2010

Some of you asked for Christmas light photography tips, and I really meant to get this post done before Christmas, but I didn’t. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the skills necessary for Christmas light photography are useful throughout the year.  The principles that work for Christmas lights work [...]

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How To Take Good Pictures of Objects: Move Them!

January 14, 2010

A lot of times while I’m perusing the blogosphere, I come across posts where an author adds a picture and offers apologies such as, “I’m sorry, but my kitchen has terrible lighting.”, or, “It’s so dark in my living room.”. When I see that, I don’t ever doubt the validity of the statement…lots of people [...]

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