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Girls Week in NYC

April 3, 2012

Last week I had such a fun opportunity to tag along with my sweet friend and neighbor Stephanie to NYC. She travels to all sorts of fun places for work, and when she slyly told me she was heading to NYC on her next fabulous trip, you know there was no way I was letting ...

Clean Color by Erin Cobb (Winner Announced!)

March 15, 2012

*I’m letting my sweet, talented friend Erin take over my blog today while I plan a fun surprise for you guys next week. :) Take it away, Erin! Hi Guys! My name is Erin Cobb and I’ve had the honor of knowing Amanda for about two years now. She’s truly one of the most creative, ...

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How To See Who Visits Your Blog

February 2, 2012

If you’ve ever wondered who visits your blog, there’s a fun site you can use to see what your readers are interested in — and what they like most about your site. By placing the invisible code on your site, you’ll get answers to questions like: How many people visited my blog today? Who links ...

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Add a “Pin It” Button to Your Posts

January 26, 2012

If you scroll down to the bottom of any post here on Kevin & Amanda, you’ll see a “Pin It” button that you can click on to pin the image of your choice onto Pinterest. Adding a “Pin It” button of your own is so ridiculously simple to do! Here’s a quick tutorial that will ...

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Why Lightroom May Be The Only Photo Editor You Need

January 9, 2012

I currently use both Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Lightroom 3 to edit, size and save all the photos here at Kevin & Amanda. I love Photoshop through and through, but Lightroom has some pretty awesome features that can definitely rival Photoshop’s near and dear place in my heart. Lightroom is brimming with easy-to-use tools ...

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What Lens Should I Choose?

December 14, 2011

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Confused by all those numbers? Not sure which lens best fits your needs? Here’s a breakdown of what all those numbers attached to an SLR lens mean. If you’re thinking of adding a new lens to your camera this year, this quick cheat sheet will help you pick the right lens for your needs. 18-55mm ...

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What Settings Should I Use? Part 2

October 4, 2011

Earlier this year I added a new feature to my blog — you can click on any photo to see the camera, settings, and lens I used to shoot that photo. I love being able to easily share this info with you guys. In February, shortly after I added this feature, I wrote a post ...

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Finding the Right Light

March 3, 2011

Last fall, at the BlogHer Food conference in San Francisco, I was able to take a photography class from extremely lovely and talented White on Rice Couple, Todd and Diane. If you ever get the opportunity to take a class from this incredibly precious couple, go! You’ll love every minute. One of the most important ...

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What Settings Should I Use?

February 14, 2011

I recently added a feature to this blog where you can click on a photo and see the settings I used to shoot that photo. I’m thrilled to be able to easily share this information, but I also wanted to let you guys in on two very important secrets. 1. I don’t always use the ...

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A Quick Comparison of Aperture & Bokeh

December 7, 2010

Here’s a super quick experimentation with aperture & bokeh. When Jenny and I were taking pictures of cupcakes at Disney, we grabbed a table by the giant Christmas tree and positioned the cupcakes so the beautiful tree lights & decorations were the background for our photos. Below is a quick comparison of the different apertures ...

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9 Quick Steps To A Better Blog Experience

November 18, 2010

If you’ve ever wondered how to increase traffic, gain followers, and keep readers on your blog, here are nine easy steps you can take right now to make your blog a better experience for your readers. 1. Turn off “Word Verification” for comments Word verification discourages comments. If you want comments and engaged readers, make ...

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Make a Ruffled Camera Strap Slipcover

October 1, 2010

I am in love with anything ruffly and flirty – I’m totally digging the ruffled camera strap trend. And I’m really loving all the purpley grays, berry pinks, and olive greens I’ve been seeing everywhere for fall. Gorgeous. I love the idea of a camera strap slipcover that can easily be changed out with new ...

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Tutorial: Saving and Sizing Your Images for Blogging

September 15, 2010

This tutorial will show you how to resize and save your photos in Photoshop so they are sharp, crisp, and perfectly sized for your blog. If you’ve ever posted photos on your blog or Facebook, you may have noticed they are not as crisp and clear as the original image. This is especially frustrating if ...

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Photography Tutorial: A Quick Guide to Understanding Your DSLR Camera

September 3, 2010

Hi guys! With Labor Day weekend coming up, I know a lot of us are going to be out there taking pictures! :) Since we have a long weekend to practice, I wanted to share with you this basic intro to SLR photography. If you have an SLR camera and are nervous to take it ...

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Tutorial: Shabby Chic Dangly Earring Display

July 16, 2010

This fun little shabby chic earring stand, made from an altered picture frame, is a great way to hang and display all your beautiful, dangling earrings. I had the idea for this project after we talked about my love affair with dangly earrings and how to display them. I don’t know about you, but I ...

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Blogger Tutorial: Different Backgrounds for Different Pages

June 23, 2010

Now that you can easily add multiple pages to your Blogger or Blogspot blog, you might have wondered if you can have a different background for each page, thus giving your pages their own unique look. Good news! You can! And this tutorial will show you how to do it in just one easy step. ...

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Scarves. How I wear ‘em.

February 26, 2010

So, last week when I was talking about my current love affair with scarves, somehow in the excitement of all the commenting, and what I can only imagine was some sort of scarf-induced high, I let myself get talked into making… a video. That’s right, a real, live video documenting a few of my favorite ...

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The Basics of Photoshop, Part 1: Layers

February 16, 2010

This is part one in a series of tutorials which will cover the very basics of Photoshop. It’s perfect for the beginner Photoshop user- and written in plain English, so it’s simple enough even for someone who has never used Photoshop before! :) This tutorial, Part 1: Layers, will show you how to give your ...

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Must-Get Christmas Pictures Before the Tree Comes Down!

December 20, 2009

Christmas Tree Bokeh - Top Christmas Pictures to Get Before the Tree Comes Down!

The Christmas tree can provide an excellent background for some really unique photos- here’s a tutorial on how to get some great shots before that tree comes down. 1. The Christmas Tree Classic Bokeh Canon 85mm 1.8 f/1.8 1/40 sec 1600 ISO To get those big, beautiful, blurry lights, use your lens with the lowest ...

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A collage of clothes . . .

November 13, 2009

abercrombie & fitch, j. crew, GAP, Old Navy, Ann Taylor LOFT, BEBE, American Eagle, Izod sweaters on eBay

I was messing around making a collage the other day, and I came across this pretty cool action. It’s called Panos’s BnBig Picture- you can get it by clicking here and scrolling almost all the way down to the bottom of the page- look under the header “Frames and Mattes” and it’s #42. It’s pretty ...

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