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holidays: Creating Better Holiday Photos when you Don't Know your Shutter from your Aperture! - 12/21/09 04:18 PM
I recently enjoyed a post by Michael Thornton in which he gave some useful tips for creating better holiday photos. Like many shutterbugs, Michael shoots with a D-SLR. I personally love the quality of my photos from my Canon 50D.
But what if you're like most people, and just have a regular ol' point and shoot? Are you doomed to poor photos? Of course not!
Here are a few quick tips that anybody can apply to their photography and have pictures that live up to their memories of the moment.
1. Be prepared!
Kind of obvious, but before an important photo … (37 comments)

holidays: The last of the Holiday Clutter . . . Doing some Relationship Clean-up - 12/18/09 04:30 PM
Here it is . . . the last entry in my "Holiday Clutter" theme. If you've been following along, well, snaps to you! I appreciate it. If not, I've opened up the whole concept of clutter to spot it in other areas of life . . . not just the kind found in the attic!
I saved the "best"(?) for last . . .
Relationships.
We're just a week away now from Christmas. Others of you have different celebrations going on. But the one thing they all typically have in common, is family. And for many of us, this is not the … (11 comments)

holidays: De-Clutter your Gift Giving! - 12/11/09 10:56 AM
De-Clutter your Gift Giving! Advice from a Calgary Home Stager . . .
While I love Christmas and the holiday season with all the special traditions and relaxing time spent with family and friends . . . this time of year also has a way of adding (or revealing) a lot of clutter in our lives!
Have you ever noticed that January consistently has two things on sale? Storage items and exercise equipment! Why? Because we all end up with too much clutter both in our closets, and around our waistlines in December! As a Home Stager, I see the results … (12 comments)

holidays: 'Twas the month before Clutter-mas (Warning: Reading this may result in an uncomfortable feeling) - 11/24/09 07:44 AM
‘Twas the month before Clutter-mas, and all through the houseNot a creature could find anything, barely even their spouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with greed,hoping for things that they didn't even need.The children were nestled with lumps ‘round their beds,While visions of Mortal Kombat danced through their heads.Mamma had her list made for quite a long time,Clothing, perfume, and purses - all the latest designs.When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,I sprang from the bed but tripped on a ladder.How did that get there? Oops, I've forgotten!Out of mind now that I've stepped on somethin' rotten!I … (65 comments)

 
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Deena Cottingham, Home Stager & Photographer

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