this is how i shoot
I don’t know about you, but I love to look at other people’s crafting rooms and how they take photos of their creations. I’m still a total amateur photographer who likes to shoot in Auto mode. But, Lisa Spangler‘s recent blog post (Tutorial: Photo backgrounds for crafty projects!) made me wanna share how I do mine. I still have sooo much to learn and improve my photo skill!
Above photo is my main crafting area.
I use my husband’s camera, Canon EOS 30D with EFS 17-55mm lense. Normally, I take my photos at night. For tutorials, I just turn two desk lamps. And to take the final project, I turn my flash on (Canon Speedlite 430EX. Yeah, camera is my hubby’s but the flash is mine =). I know everybody tells you to turn the flash off, but I like it on. I don’t like the built-in flash light as I can’t control the direction.
Last year, I made my husband install this cork bulletin board right in front of my desk. I wanted to use it to put stuff like sketch or note for me to reference to while I craft. He does a lot of handy man work for me not because he values my crafting skill, but because I complain about his parents. Bigger the complain, bigger the return. Poor guy~ heehee. He would still do things for me regardless of my complaints, but things just get done faster if I let him know how wonderful his wife is who would put up with his parents. Yeah…
I used to cover up the wall to shoot projects, but I got to like the corky background look on the photo.
If I don’t feel lazy, I put patterned papers on the bottom.
I made this panda and friends cake last summer.
Sometimes I like the plain white surface even when I don’t feel lazy.
I made this cash envelope clutch for theHybridChick blog tutorial. It’s little bit different from the IOU clutch that I made last month.
Almost always I edit my photos on Adobe Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS3.
Few places I learn about photography.
Sideoats + Scribbles
Pioneer Woman
Clickin’ Moms <– I just joined this community to improve my photo skill. So far so good. If you’d like to join too, here’s a 10% off coupon code: FRIEND
THANK YOU~~~
number of view: 338Baby Changing Table to Embossing Station
In late April, I moved the diaper changing table to my craft room and made it into an embossing/glitter station. After all, I already have two beautiful children, and wasn’t planning on having any more kids.
In late May, I found out I was pregnant. Wasn’t expecting it, so I wasn’t sure why I felt so sleepy and tired all the time. I had food craving and everything smelled so bad. And sure enough, I was pregnant. I wasn’t unhappy, but I didn’t feel like doing any paper crafting. I just wanted to sleep all the time. I didn’t feel like spending time in my crafting room either. I just wasn’t motivated to do any stamping. This is why I haven’t been updating my blog.
Stamp: CTMH “Angel Sent”; Heidi Swapp (date);
Ink: Memento;
Coloring: Copic Markers;
Heart rhinestones: A Muse;
Ribbons: American Crafts;
Then, last week I had a miscarriage…
When I came home from the hospital after the surgery, I found a package. It was a stamp set called ”Angel Sent” that I ordered a week ago from the Close to my Heart. When I ordered the stamp, I wasn’t planning on using it to make a farewell card to my baby that I’ll never meet. Okay… I’m gonna go and cry now…
number of view: 141My Messy Craft Room
Sandra, this is so embarrassing. I’m going to clean the room when the weather is warmer, heehee.
Say hello to my lucky cat!
My main work area with extra ink pads.
I’m still assembling the SU! “All in the Family” stamp set.
I don’t have enough Stickles =(
Kyle’s writing, “mom” and a love note, I think.
Stampin’ Up! Color Caddy for my ink pads.
Part of my albums…None filled…Someday I’ll work on it =)
Big Shot!!! Love it! I’m still trying to figure out how to organize my growing(?) dies.
Fiskars Paper cutter/trimmer and Curvy Cutters (haven’t used it much).
Tonic guillotine cutter (love it!) and Scor-pal (it’s okay).
Cardstock and papers.
Top drawer for my punches. Enough room to fill it up with more punches… urmmm… to buy in the (near) future… Saving the space for the new EK punches.
Second drawer for more punches, heehee.
3rd drawer for brads and hodgepodge.
4th drawer for eyelets.
5th drawer for buttons only!
6th drawer for paper crimper and the bad mommy cut kyle’s finger tool. *sigh*
For single stamps in a SU! container.
SU! stamp sets.
Close to my Heart stamps
Other clear stamp sets.
SU! wheels, Heidi Swapp date stamps, CTMH distress kit, etc.
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