Must Have Camera Accessories: By Emilie @ Photo by Emilie
I get emails ALL the time, asking questions from…
“How do you get everything done, do you ever sleep?” to,
“What’s the best way for me to make money blogging?” and
“Does Cason have a single, handy brother just like him? My daughter needs a date!”
haha!
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Hakuba Monopod and Tabletop Tripod. Sells for about $28. Monopods vs Tripods are easier to capture creative angles. However, a tripod allows you to take timed self portraits. This is the perfect combo. I recommend using a monopod whenever photographing crafts, projects, products and home decor. They allow you to shoot at a lower shutter speed while still getting sharp images. Learn more about Shutter Speed & Sharper Images Here & Here.

Natalie@Endless Crafting says
I love Emilie's tips!! That eye action is incredible! Is the action available to us photoshop element users??
Robbon says
Is the link to digital camera buying tips not correct? I would really like to get a new camera and would love to read some tips.
Robbon says
I found it by searching the blog. : )
Anonymous says
i always find emelie's tips so helpful. thanks for sharing!
i'm kind of freaking out about losing picnik too. might just have to get PS Elements and learn something new.
greenwood five says
Im a photographer in Eastern Utah and have loved reading Emilee's tips and advice. I have been doing this for a couple years now but its always great to see someone elses view and remind yourself of all the basics. I am always passing on tips & tricks to others & am glad someone else can break it down too! Those darn tricky DSLR's… 🙂
anyway, I have to say I do personally cringe when I learn so many people use picnik and are upset that its going away…mostly because photo editing software is way easier than many imagine…so you will be SOOO glad you made the leap 🙂 Also consider Lightroom! Its amazing, SO easy and allows you to really manage your workload and flow easily. Which I can imagine would help you with photos of all your projects & home. Also it allows you to keep a photo true to form, no complicated process & you can really make it pop, both with people and objects. I shoot in raw & I love what I can do with it.
Anyway, Love the new entry way! I may actually tackle mine in a better way after seeing this! Cant wait to see the "tell me more" part 🙂
Great job!
Unknown says
Oh my goodness! totally needed this post. My photgraphy suffers and I get so frustrated. Thanks for the simplified info.
Tamara ViAnn says
For anyone interested in editing software Adobe Lightroom 4 just came out this week and the price has been slashed…. $149 for the full version. I've loved Lightroom and this is an EXCELLENT price for this type of software. Lightroom has cut my editing time down substantially from when I used to edit exclusively in Photoshop. Just another idea for people. I love photoshop too, but the cost for the full version is just usually way too prohibitive for the casual user.
Mindy says
I would love to know exactly HOW you pronounce Cason, lol. I read it about 2 different ways. 🙂
Photo By Emilie says
You betcha!! There is a super simple step by step video tutorial for Elements users. You'll love it!!
Photo By Emilie says
You're so welcome. I'm so glad you liked the tip!! Elements really does rock!! Stay tuned I'll be sharing a few super easy adjustments to help you switch over.
Photo By Emilie says
So glad you liked it!!
Photo By Emilie says
I agree with Tamara, Lightroom really does ROCK!!
Mary says
I was freaking out about losing Picnik too, until I found iPiccy.com ( ipiccy.com/). That made me feel much better. :o) And please keep Emilie's tips coming–they are awesome!
Ty * April says
I have photoshop elements. I would love to learn how to use actions. Thanks. Love this post.
Unknown says
Shelley,
I hope you don't mind, but I wanted to let you know that I listed House of Smith as one of my go to inspirational blogs. Thanks for being inspiring!
Laura
cookiecrumbsandsawdust.blogspot.com/
An Oasis in the Desert says
I get so frustrated when trying to do a collage in Photo Shop. Picnik has been super for creating Blog headers. I can't seem to do a simple grid-type collage like I can in Picnik, so any help in that area would be so appreciated.
Your little girls are so beautiful. What wonderful little subjects for your photo posts.
CAS
Photo By Emilie says
Elements 9 & 10 run a limited selection of actions. To run any and all actions you would need to upgrade to CS. Actions are AWESOME!!
Photo By Emilie says
Hi Cas, I'm actually working on a collage post right now. I'll keep you posted. I'm not sure it will be published on Shelley's blog but here is my blog just in case. photobyemilieimprove.blogspot.com
Chef Stinson Family says
Thank you Mary for posting about iPiccy! I have not seen that one before and it works similarly to Picnik! I just like to retouch some of our family pics and don't need anything like Photoshop, so this will work great! Thanks!