Hello Crafting Chicks, I’m Michelle of Michelle Lea Creative. I’m so glad to be sharing with you some photography ideas for fall. Even though I take photos every day, I can fall into a rut easily. I created this list of prompts to spark your creativity and provide you with beautiful and meaningful fall photos to capture of your loved ones. I’ve been dreaming of some relief from the hot temps while sweating my way through the summer with our struggling air conditioner. Fall is my favorite … [Read more...] about Fall Photography Tips to Spark Your Creativity
Photography: Editing Your iPhone Images
Hello again! Michelle here and today I’m talking about Photography and making the most of your iPhone photos. I know that you probably have thousands of photos that mean the world to you on your phone right now… I currently have 11,244 photos and 525 videos!!! omgoodness and I have to admit that those are all from this past year! I use two cameras every single day. My Canon 5D Mark iii and my iPhone 6 (I’m holding out for whatever amazing phone comes out this fall). There are so many apps and … [Read more...] about Photography: Editing Your iPhone Images
Childhood Photography: Capturing the Details
Hello The Crafting Chicks readers! I’m Michelle from Michelle Lea Creative. I spend my days as wife, mom to 3 awesome kiddos, photographer, graphic designer, and chauffeur. I’m so excited to be sharing a little post on photographing your little ones today. I have been in love with photography since I was very young. I love to get lost in the story of an image and a few years ago, I realized how much I love my snapshots that capture the details of the moment or the current stage. It can be … [Read more...] about Childhood Photography: Capturing the Details
Product Photography: The 2 Biggest Mistakes
Let's talk product photography, shall we? If you're a crafter/creater then you also kind of need to be a photographer. Especially if your want to sell your creations! Having the ability to create beautiful photographs of carefully designed products is almost as important as creating the product itself! If you’re anything like me I find that I’m slightly turned off by a product that is being represented with poor quality photos and typically don’t end up purchasing the product. So … [Read more...] about Product Photography: The 2 Biggest Mistakes
3 Secrets to Better Family Photos
Hey there! It's Katie, from Key to Pictures, and I'm excited to share my 3 juicy secrets to better family photography with you. But first I need to share some equally juicy and exciting.... Here it is: I was a terrible photographer. Really. If all of my early photos were not in a storage unit in Denver, I would post them so you could see that I'm indeed telling the truth. However, I'm not ashamed of my unsightly pictures because we ALL have to start somewhere. Every single one of us has to … [Read more...] about 3 Secrets to Better Family Photos