Pandemonium

The wonders of Chalkboard Paint

Chalkboard paint is the perfect backdrop for some creative self expression. Lately I've found such fun & lovely photos on Pintrest, that I thought I'd share a few of my favs.

 

Anthro...I salute you and your brilliant designers.

Love...bug.

Wouldn't these be cool for Halloween with Potion #31 written on them?

I want a wall in my house that has this on it...

other ideas:

Free 1924 French Receipt -part deux

If you’ve come over from 2GypsyGirls.com then just skip to the bottom and hit the 1924 Paris receipt download link.  If you haven’t then here’s the story:

So back in March, Paula(one of the 2GypsyGirls) and I went to Paris and basically shopped, ate, took pictures, walked a million kilometers and saw a lot of art. But I bet you’re wondering, “So …with all that shopping did you bring me back anything?” Well, as a matter of fact I did! I have a lovely Parisian receipt from 1924 out of the estate of Monsieur Peru that I picked up one of the flea markets there. I have scanned it and you can download the hi-res version which you can print out for your PERSONAL use (please do not use on any item for resale).

The download link will expire on July 1, 2012.

If you are wondering what you can do with it, then take a look at the photos below. Paula copies vintage documents off onto cream cardstock and uses a blending tool with some Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink which makes them look like the original vintage piece. Here is a tag that she did for the Christmas Advent calendar using a copy of a vintage document, you can see the photos below.

 

Also..if you hop on over to the 2GypsyGirls blog I have another receipt available for download from Monsieur Peru’s estate.

Download for 1924 French Receipt. ENJOY!!!

 

Travel Photography Tips

I am the guess blogger over at 2GypsyGirls. I was asked to give some travel photography tips so I thought that I'd post 3 tips here and 3 tips over on their blog. So here they are:

1. CAPTURE MOVEMENT.Point and shoot cameras are so sophisticated now - the new ones have as many megapixels as my 10 lb Nikon SLR and give you so much flexibility on setting the aperture (how wide the lens opens) and the shutter speed. If you have either an SLR or a point and shoot that lets you set your shutter speed, this is a wonderful technique for creating a stunning photograph. You'll need either a steady hand or tripod. I actually took this photo without a tripod. You will want to start with a shutter speed of around 1/30th of a second. If you are a pretty steady hand, try 1/15th of a second to create even more blur. Take a photo where your background is a stationary object and the foreground has something that is moving in it. If you don't get the amount of blur you want then make your shutter speed a little slower. The lower the number the slower the shutter speed.
2. ANCHOR the FOREGROUND. Placing something in your foreground (usually in the bottom third of your photo) will really anchor it and give the viewers eye a place to rest. It's a visually pleasing placement and can really add interest to your photo.Try lining up the object you are using as an ancho so that it goes to the bottom left or right corner of your viewfinder.
3. SHOW SCALE. When I'm taking photos of really large structures such as cathedrals or something in nature like a waterfall or mountain, I like to add something that will show the scale. In this photo of Chartres Cathedral I used people to show just how massive the inside of it is. 

If you want to see three more photography tips, hop on over to Paula & Deb's blog, 2GypsyGirls. All of the taped together frames I used are from Katie Pertiet over at Designer Digitals.