A few M&M’s can provide an afternoon pick-up.
A pacifier can soothe a babies tears.
And all of those small items can transform into big ideas for your wall and home decor.
Patrick Webster with Inkley’s, helps us think big with a camera and a frame.
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Digital photography has opened up new opportunities for creative decorating. It is now easier than ever to create your own large pictures and wall decorations.
STEP ONE: Choose what you want to use for your photo
-Old photos
-Negatives
-Slides
-Tickets to shows with sentimental memories
-Hand drawn cards from your kids.
(Bring those in to be scanned and digitized. Put on CD and then printed)
-Take your own!
-Landscapes
-Family photos
-Family pets
-Interesting items you may not have thought about.
For an accent color, try photographing BOSTON BAKED BEANS
How did I do it?
-Lighting was outside in the shade.
-Set the white balance to auto or the shade setting
-Set the size on the camera to maximum and quality to fine or best.
-Photographing square objects – back up a ways. Wide angle causes distortion
-Photographing small items up close set to the macro mode (the flower)
-Tripod can be helpful
Could also use M&M’s, skittles, Fruit Loops.
For a look of the season, use a holiday item:
Halloween – Pumpkin Peeps
Christmas – Candles on the fireplace mantle, ornaments on the tree.
Scrabble board – with random tiles or spell out words or your family’s name, or create a three dimensional word search.
STEP TWO: Choose Your Equipment
Keep in mind; you do not need professional equipment.
Camera equipment –
-Four year old 4 mega pixel point and shoot
-7 mega pixel point and shoot
-8 mega pixel digital SLR
STEP THREE: Choose Your Size
How big? Rule of four-
Mega pixels times 4 equals the narrow dimension of your print.
4 mega pixel = a 16×20
5 mega pixel = a 20×24
6 mega pixel = a 24×30
(Any of these sizes we can do at our stores in about an hour)
7 mega pixel & bigger = a 30×40
(This size we send out to our prolab; takes a couple of weeks)
STEP FOUR: Frame it!
Traditional portraits usually call for traditional frames.
More contemporary images can be framed in simple frames.
Seasonal images can be framed with poster frames.
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For more information, visit any of the Inkley’s locations or go to www.inkleys.com.
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