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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Wedding Story Canvas


Choose fourteen of your favorite images. Each image is enhanced and cropped to fit a 20x20 fine linen canvas! Call (336) 996-9800 for more details.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Hair Show 2008

Formal Fun

This style is so great for a bride wanting fun, stylish hair. The modern swept fringe in the front plays up the full, shiny curls placed at the crown - guaranteed to be a fun style. Makeup is bold - eyes heavily smoky, lips a shiny sun kissed blend for an overall beautiful effect.
To see more hair styles visit www.triadbrides.com

Thursday, April 24, 2008

What Interior Decor Does

Interior decoration is the art of decorating a room in such a way as to be attractive, fulfill its function well, and make the best possible use of the available space and surroundings. It encompasses aspects of décor such as color schemes, paint, wallpaper and wall decorations, carpeting and flooring, and furniture, as well as curtains or other window coverings, light fittings, and so on. A good interior decorator will be able to decorate a home in such a way as to convey a definite and consistent “feel”.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

WayFinding Town of Kernersville

Recently, the Town of Kernersville adopted new signage for the town to help identify parking lots, municipal buildings and established business in the historic district. To read more visit their link at http://toknc.com/pl/documents/Plan-Wayfinding.pdf

Use Flash Outdoors

Bright sun can create unattractive deep facial shadows. Eliminate the shadows by using your flash to lighten the face. When taking people pictures on sunny days, turn your flash on. You may have a choice of fill-flash mode or full-flash mode. If the person is within five feet, use the fill-flash mode; beyond five feet, the full-power mode may be required. With a digital camera, use the picture display panel to review the results.
On cloudy days, use the camera's fill-flash mode if it has one. The flash will brighten up people's faces and make them stand out. Also take a picture without the flash, because the soft light of overcast days sometimes gives quite pleasing results by itself.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Senior Ambassadors

High School Seniors!

WANTED: Models from the Class of 2009 for a photography opportunity
Cost: Sessions & photographic goodies available at Ambassador Only prices
Why: We're looking for Ambassadors to represent your school & Lovejoy Photography
What: A chance to win an iPod, Major Discounts on Senior Photography, Earn a Free Autograph Portfolio, and one Ambassador will win $250 cash!
More: It's your chance to show your potential, be yourself and have fun! Save big on Senior Portraits. Be the envy of your school.

Act Now! Limited Ambassador opportunities available. Call today!



Sidney's First Birthday!

Sidney's First Milestone - Her First Birthday!

'Kids grow up so quickly...
...the smudges on the sliding glass door get higher and higher,
until one day you look and they are gone...
All that remains are the memories'


Saturday, April 19, 2008

Red Eye

This is a common problem resulting from on-camera flash. Move your flash off- axis. Use a flash bracket and connecting cord. You can also bounce the flash off a ceiling or wall. You can also use remote flash triggers to fire a flash that is mounted on a stand or anywhere else, as long as it is not on camera.

Blurry Pictures

Blurry photos are usually the result of camera shake. The simplest way to remedy this problem is to buy and use a good, sturdy tripod. If you can't shoot with a tripod, remember to use a faster ISO on digital cameras or faster film on film cameras. This allows you to increase your shutter speed. The faster the shutter speed, the less likely you are to suffer from camera shake. A rule of thumb for handholding is to use a shutter speed that is 1/lens focal length or faster. In other words, if you're shooting a 200mm lens, you need 1/200th second or faster. Don't forget to compensate if you shoot digitally. If you use a 200mm lens on a Nikon D100, it is the equivalent focal length of 300mm, so you will need to shoot at 1/ 300th of a second if you want to handhold.