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Quick Tip for iPhone Users

by Dawn Camp | Jul 14, 2011 | tutorials

Maybe this is something you already know, but then again, maybe you’re just like me and this will be news to you… I told a friend of ours who works at the Apple Store about an iPhone app that I’m beta testing; it drains huge amounts of my battery...

How to Make a Simple Textured Blog Background in Photoshop

by Dawn Camp | Apr 8, 2011 | (in)courage, DIY, Photoshop, Resources, tutorials

Jennifer has a linky up at (in)courage today where we’re welcome to share what we’re creating in our homes or studios. I’ve intended to post a tutorial on how to create a simple textured background like the new one I’ve added for spring here on...

My Framed Magnetic Chalkboard Project

by Dawn Camp | Mar 28, 2011 | DIY, tutorials

Sometimes I see a project or recipe online and bookmark it, hoping to come back and try it later (recently I started adding those cool things to a Tumblr page, linked at the top of my blog). Other times the project or recipe looks so amazing, so compelling, that...

Lightroom Edits for “The Onion”

by Dawn Camp | Mar 12, 2011 | beauty in the mundane, Lightroom, photography, tutorials

Sometimes I have a very clear plan with photography: I see something and have a vision for what I hope to create as the finished product, working with settings, composition, and post-processing to try to achieve it. Other times it’s more random; something about...

Reader Question #1: In What Mode I Tend to Shoot

by Dawn Camp | Oct 8, 2010 | it's all about me!, photography, tutorials

Yesterday I asked if anyone had any questions they’d like to ask me, and I’m operating on a first come, first served basis now. 😉 I have this crazy idea in my head that it would be really cool if my 1,000th post fell on my 25th anniversary, and I’m...

Welcome to My Studio

by Dawn Camp | Jul 10, 2010 | NAPP, photography, tutorials

Inspired by Zack Arias’s white seamless tutorial and needing to take head shots for a friend’s daughter who is involved in acting, I recently ordered two light stands, a crossbar, and a roll of white seamless. My dining room and our computer room both have...