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February 15, 2007 |
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February Product Features Trade Secrets |
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| Professional Photos By: Susan Berg, Design Team Member |
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This week the Design Team works with professional pictures. So while our loved ones are the subjects of the pictures, we do not own the rights to the pictures. Therefore we are not allowed to reprint or publish the pictures without approval from the photographer. This is why you buy entire packages of pictures at your local studio and you aren’t allowed to scan and reprint cheap copies at your local photo processor. It also means that you can not scan and post them in the LM gallery without permission. This article was assigned on January 15th and due to be turned in on February 13th. I began attempting to get releases 2 days after the features were announced. I needed a total of 4 releases as I was lucky enough to have Cecilie scrapping 2 sets of pictures for me. 1 release I had with the pictures as I had asked for it at the time. 2 releases I received via e-mail within 36 hours of requesting with no questions asked and no restrictions placed on me. The 4th release took me until today to get. Massive amounts of phone calls and e-mails were needed to get a simple piece of paper to post a layout using a picture of my own child. While some of the problem was physically getting the release, a majority of the problem was tracking down an appropriate person and explaining exactly why I wanted the release. My original intended article was going to be about what a release was, why you need to get one, and the steps to go about getting one. It boils down to this: if possible, ask for one when you receive the pictures. You may not need it but better to get it and not need it, than spend 27 days worried that you aren’t going to get one you need. And while I can’t stress the importance of getting that release, what do you do with those professional pictures once you have received them? Whether you get a release or not you are going to scrapbook them. If your kids are anything like mine, this is one of the few opportunities you have to do a layout of your child without crazy hair, a messed up collar, or the remnants of lunch framing his mouth. If the pictures are of you from an event where pictures are available chances are good that you are dressed nicely and are actually in the photo yourself. So the pressure is on to make these good. Because of their size most of your professional photos are going to result in single photo layout. Consider a few suggestions:
For school or birthday photos, I tend to go with simpler layouts because I like to use the larger photos. Go with colors that match the photo and background or with themed papers that reinforce the event like Carolees School or Graduation papers. For journaling, there are several options:
For events where I am mixing in a professional photo with my own, consider using the nicer photo for an introduction to another layout or layouts about the event. In this case journaling is not needed as it will be covered in subsequent layouts. Let the title on the page provide any information needed. On the rare occasion that the photo is from a more sophisticated grown-up event like perhaps a wedding or company function, take your cues from the photo colors and avoid worrying about the event or timing. While it might have been a company Christmas party, the fact that you and your spouse are dressed nicely and are both in the photo is more important. I would note the occasion, but use this opportunity to focus the page on the two of you instead of the event. Consider Daisy D’s Modern Romance papers, Cosmo Crickets’ Love Notes, or the new Rouge de Garance. Whether it is the semi-annual barrage of class photos or the rare formal photo or your family dressed to the nines, don’t let the sophistication of the pose and setting inhibit your creativity and desire to scrapbook the picture. Refer back to the pointers above and see how you can easily turn these pictures into timeless treasures! |
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To view all layout ideas and products used, please be sure to visit the Design Team Gallery: Professional Photos. Or Click each image below to see a larger view!
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Technique Talk: CHA Discoveries By: Wendy Chang, Design Team Member |
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During CHA Winter 2007, I was fortunate enough to take a wonderful class taught by Generations. The goal was to teach altering techniques – applied to poly. Yes! Poly! I was so excited. See, my scrap room is a budget room and it is full of POLY! And Sterlite. And Rubbermaid. And all things dollar store plastic. This class totally opened my eyes to an entirely new line of possibilities. I wanted chipboard storage for my larger chipboard letters. A friend, Paula Gerhart, mentioned how much she loved these Cropper Hopper boxes. 7x10 Divided Expandable Storage Box: Lifetime Moments Shop I pimped mine up… My room is hoping to be in the black/white/cream/red damask color scheme and so, I wanted to keep this box in theme. The Crop In Style boxes are so perfect for the technique because they come flat and thus make for supremely easy stamping.
Simply use Cotton White Staz-On Opaque: Lifetime Moments Shop by Tsukineko, and a nice foam stamp. Mine is from Imaginisce – here’s the one the store is still carrying: Imaginisce Foam Stamps: Lifetime Moments Shop. I stamped 1 image, waited about 5 seconds, and then using a brush, went over the image with chalk to set the ink (don’t worry about being too precise). I used white chalk here, but you can use ANY color for a subtle accent. I tried pinks, blacks, reds. It was all very pretty. Once the chalk is on, I wiped over the entire image with a wet wipe to pick up extra chalk. Anything without ink underneath it cleaned right away. And I found the color to be pretty set at this point. I then moved on to the next image. You get best results if you work 1 image at a time. If the ink is too dry it will not hold the chalk well. Since it is well set, no need to varnish it or otherwise seal it. Next, I glued Maya Road sheer letters Clear Sheer Lowercase Atlanta Alphabet: Lifetime Moments Shop onto the box using Ranger Inkessentials “Crackle Accents”. I also pooled over the top of the letters with the Crackle Accents as well, for a glass like subtle crackled texture.
From there, it was just a matter of attaching letters to the dividers Black Alpha Gel Candy: Lifetime Moments Shop, and filling it up with my chipboard. I got 3 shoeboxes of chipboards into this ONE box. Can’t beat that!!!
his technique works so well on anything plastic. I am planning on slowly liberating my plastic storage into the 21st century. |
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By: Jackie Bogert and the LM Design Team
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Well the first half of Winter Scrapfest 2007 is all over but the counting! Watch this space next week for the announcement of first term winners! |
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Design Team (Sara Meyers, Miranda Isenberg, Madeline Fox, Kate J., Susan Berg, Tracy Austin, Sonya Shaw, Wendy Chang, Franny Lesniak, Nancy Thomas, Margaret Winters, Melissa Thigpen, Beshka Kueser, Cecilie Malling and Vickie Brown.) designteam@lifetimemoments.com
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