Photography Archives - Lemon Thistle https://www.lemonthistle.com/tag/photography/ DIY, Hand Lettering + Home Decor Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:29:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.lemonthistle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-LT-2019-icon-32x32.png Photography Archives - Lemon Thistle https://www.lemonthistle.com/tag/photography/ 32 32 organizing years of photos to Create photo books for your family (Modern Yearly Photobooks) https://www.lemonthistle.com/modern-yearly-photobooks-organizing-years-of-photos/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/modern-yearly-photobooks-organizing-years-of-photos/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:52:53 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=9638 Sharing how I took years of photos and organized them into yearly photobooks for my family to enjoy. Tips on organizing your digital photos and printing a custom photo book with a modern aesthetic. I am SO excited to be sharing this today. Not only because the photobooks are a great way to enjoy your …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/modern-yearly-photobooks-organizing-years-of-photos/feed/ 76 Free Printable First Day of School Signs (and Last Day!) https://www.lemonthistle.com/free-printable-first-day-of-school-signs-last-day/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/free-printable-first-day-of-school-signs-last-day/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:37:48 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=20695 These free printable first day of school signs are perfect for easy first day of school pictures- plus I’ve included coordinating last day of school signs! These free printable signs have been updated with the 2024-2025 new school year – Enjoy! It’s that time of year! We’re a few weeks away from the first week …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/3-fun-photo-diys/feed/ 4 How I Edit Phone Photos https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-edit-phone-photos/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-edit-phone-photos/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:55:02 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=20269 This tutorial will take you through everything I do to edit phone photos for print using free software.  Years ago, I created a tutorial on how to organize your photos into yearly family photo books and the one question I’ve been emailed about more than any other? How to edit photos from your phone. Today …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-edit-phone-photos/feed/ 2 How to Add Overlays to Images in Photoshop https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-to-add-overlays-to-images-in-photoshop/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-to-add-overlays-to-images-in-photoshop/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:20:36 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=16735  This beginners Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create your own holiday card design in Photoshop using overlays. From how to place the overlay to how to resize and recolour to export settings. It’s almost time for holiday cards and as much as I’m almost always late… I’m also such a fan. I have …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-to-add-overlays-to-images-in-photoshop/feed/ 2 3 Photos to master for crafters and makers https://www.lemonthistle.com/3-photos-master-crafters-makers/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/3-photos-master-crafters-makers/#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=7228 This one’s for my fellow makers, crafters and bloggers out there! I get questions about photography for crafters and bloggers all the time and I’m slooowly building up a bit of a post database for you if you’re looking to learn more about photography (specifically craft and maker photography!). I’ll link to some of the …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/3-photos-master-crafters-makers/feed/ 0 Shooting in Manual for Bloggers https://www.lemonthistle.com/shooting-in-manual-for-bloggers/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/shooting-in-manual-for-bloggers/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:18:51 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=5874 It has been a LONG time since I’ve posted a ‘blogging tips’ post. When Troi shared how to take better photos of your kids a couple weeks back, a lot of you spoke out asking for more photography tips. I’m excited to finally do that today! SO this post is all about the settings I …

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]]> https://www.lemonthistle.com/shooting-in-manual-for-bloggers/feed/ 5 How to Take Better Photos of Your Kids https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-to-take-better-images-of-your-kids/ https://www.lemonthistle.com/how-to-take-better-images-of-your-kids/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:38:27 +0000 https://www.lemonthistle.com/?p=5791 **While I’m busy welcoming a new baby into our home *woohoo!* I’m having some of my amazing blogging friends step in and share some rad posts with you all. Please give them some love and enjoy their creative ways!** Well I’ve had the wonderful honor of having Colleen rave about her family images in numerous …

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