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best of… janice bear: I’m gonna snap!

By plainjane on December 30, 2011

Let’s take a look back on 2011 – the posts that inspired, challenged, and encouraged us. Today, enjoy one of Janice Bear’s most popular “Tooling Around” posts from August. How many times have you heard it? The key to getting sales at your internet shop is having good photos. Great! Sign me up! Oh no, [...]

Posted in Tooling Around | Tagged best of, best of 2011, camera, janice bear, photography, photos, tips, tools | 6 Responses

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Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.

Click here to see Jake Breinholdt's excellent photography series

tooling around: lights, camera, composition

By plainjane on September 23, 2011

In case you are just tuning in, Tooling Around has been focusing on photography.  Check out parts one and two. And, in case that isn’t enough, here’s a little graphic review of what I now know is called the exposure triangle. For my wrap up post, I want to address the problem bought up by [...]

Posted in Tooling Around | Tagged camera, composition, janice bear, lighting, photography, photos, pictures, tips | 6 Responses

About the Author

Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.

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tooling around:vocabulary snapshot

By plainjane on September 9, 2011

This is the second in a short series of Tooling Around posts about cameras. For Janice’s first post on this topic, click here. The first step to taking good photos is to read the manual. In fact, make friends with your manual. Take it out to coffee or stay in with a bottle of wine [...]

Posted in Tooling Around | Tagged camera, digital photography, f/stop, iso, janice bear, photography, pixels, settings | 5 Responses

About the Author

Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.

Me with my Canon PowerShot

tooling around: i’m gonna snap!

By plainjane on August 16, 2011

How many times have you heard it? The key to getting sales at your internet shop is having good photos. Great! Sign me up! Oh no, wait. I take pretty mediocre pictures.  Just ask the numerous family members who I’ve snapped from only the chin down.  I also have some great shots of heads floating [...]

Posted in Tooling Around | Tagged camera, janice bear, photography, photos, tips, tools | 14 Responses

About the Author

Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.

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happy tuesday!

By tara gentile on December 29, 2009

ahhh! hear that? it’s the sweet sound of relaxation. my little family and i had a fantastic christmas weekend. we had fun giving and receiving and spending lots of time with each other. my husband and i even got a little alone time on sunday! 5 hours together – the longest we’ve been without lola [...]

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tara gentileTara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.


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