3 Things : playing with printing + a giveaway

Thank you so much for sharing what you've learned & what works best. I'm continually learning and searching for what's out there, and I have found your blog to be very helpful. I guess the one thing I want to learn more about is Photoshop - my latest learning endeavor! I see what it can do, and I know there's more! It's fun to try new things.

How fun! Thanks for the chance to win. Thanks for the tips too.

I've been playing with my camera a lot and experimenting lately. I really like action shots. It usually takes me five or six tries to get the one I like but that's the beauty of digital. delete.

I love to take pictures of my grandkids, but often I find I don't get the close up that I really want. So my tip is to get closer to your subject!
SAndy

I really want to learn more about 'light' in photography - how to use it, how to get good photos on grey or dark days etc. etc..
Thanks, Ali.
A.

my favorite photo tip is to not be afraid to zoom in. and not be afraid to take a pic from far away either. both ways can be dramatic.

My best photo tip is to PRINT THE PHOTOS as you go! I just spent days editing and uploading 1062 photos going as far back as Halloween. Next time, I'll edit and upload as I go!

Up until now, I have always tried to take pictures of objects in the morning when the light is excellent in my dining room. But lately I have been playing with my homemade light box to see what kind of pictures I can come up with :)

my photo tip...change your positions...get on your subject's level...get high...get sideways...magical stuff will happen. :)

I love to print pictures on different kinds of artist papers, watercolor, cold press, drafting vellum, newsprint, etc. Love experimenting with different printing mediums.

I would love some new paper to play with. I tend to take my photos into my photo software and increase the contrast a little and it helps my pics. If I would just take better pics to start with, I'm sure I wouldn't have to!

always charge the battery!!! and try to take more photos of everyday ordinary stuff and not just "special times"

My best photo tip would be to TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES! My first 5 years I used film and developed them to scrapbook. Later, I used a digital and uploaded them on the computer to see which ones I wanted developed. The more you take pictures, the more you learn about your style. Practice, Practice using your camera. AJ

Thank you for all of your wonderful info and inspiration!!
My photo tip is to take candid shots as often as you can. I love to sneak up on my family and friends to capture the "real" person. I get the best shots this way. I too use the Canon Rebel and the 'running man' setting. I take a lot of pictures and I don't usually like to use the flash. I like natural lighting in my photos. I also weed through my pictures and dwindle them down to just a few.
Winning some vellum would be very cool -I haven't used that in quite some time and I am ready to work with it again. Your giveaways are always great, but just reading your blog is awesome. Thank you Ali!

I would love to try printing on vellum, that sounds so cool. I will have to see if my printer can do it. My favourite photo tip would be keep your camera handy at all times, you never know when the perfect photo op will happen!
Thanks Ali :o)

My photo tip - get in closer. closer still. Turn off the flash and click 3-5 more times! I learned this from Allison Tyler Jones at CE 2006!

I just got started with digital photography with my Canon XTI. My best tip is to avoid the automatic settings and explore the subjects your are shooting with the program setting. Then...you can always go back to the automatic button, but forget that flash!

I am still a newbie when it comes to a DSLR and am trying to learn and am starting to panic as my daughter's grad is coming up (last child to graduate)ina couple of weeks and I want to take as many perfect shots as I can... ,my last chance! Thank you for your tips, helped me to relax a little and know that I can only do the best that I can.

I need to learn how to edit and make photo collages. I am timid with Photoshop, and just need to get over that!

Ali, you have just the greatest ideas. I'm reading Life Artist right now and totally enjoying the ideas there, too. Using the suggestion in the book to put together a travel journal to take with me to Europe this month. Thanks for another great idea with this post.
Margaret