Thanks to software such as Pics Print, shareware product from New Zealand, you can make your own Photo Christmas Card from scratch, inscribe it with your own message, and then place a digital photograph on the card. Then, you can send it in an e-mail or print it out and either mail or hand it […]
Tomorrow I will teach you how to take your photo and include it in a Photo Christmas Card you design.
But first, I think we should devote today’s blog entry to another aspect of this issue. That would be finding free Christmas clip art to include in your photo.
So in that spirit, let me tell you […]
Photo Christmas Cards can be designed from your own photos.
We’ll explore how to do this later this week. But first, especially since your Photo Christmas Card will be something that will be a “hard copy” sent by “snail mail” rather than an electronic document, I’d recommend one final pre-step- printing out your source photo to […]
Let’s just say you’ve taken some photos that you might wish to import into your Photo Christmas Card.
Only problem is, there are scratches and speckles in the image.
Similar scratches and speckles may also appear in printed-out family photographs you might wish to scan in to your PC and then build another Christmas card from that. […]
Photo Christmas Cards are often portraits- sometimes of a couple, sometimes of a family, and sometimes of an individual.
When we you think of a portrait, a formal shot taken in a photo studio comes to mind. Portrait photography offers many more alternatives, including many types of group, individuals, and couples shots.
Let’s just say […]
In my last two columns, I’ve explored some tips for taking your Photo Christmas Cards photographs indoors.
You do not want that photo of you, or the two of you, make it appear that you’ve had one too many, or have had a lack of sleep just before you have your picture taken for your Photo […]
In yesterday’s column, I explored some tips for taking your Photo Christmas Cards photographs indoors.
Now I will continue with a discussion of some indoor lighting factors you are likely to encounter, and how to turn them into an advantage for setting that perfect Photo Christmas Card shot.
First, let us cover some factors involved with using window […]