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5 Free Ways to Add Text To Images

February 19, 2015 by Steph Powers 9 Comments

These are great tips! 5 Free ways to add text to images with tutorials using Picmonkey, Canva, Paint, and more!

5 Free Ways to Add Text To Images with tutorials using Picmonkey, Canva, Paint, and more! If' you've been blogging for a while, you've likely been on Pinterest. You've also probably wondered how everyone adds text to their images to make them so amazing. (I'm still working on this...) Today I want to share with you 5 different tutorials with 5 different free methods that I think are super ...

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Filed Under: Blogging, Roundup, Tech Tip Thursday Tagged With: blogging, canva, collage, picmonkey, tech tips, text on graphics

Food Photography Friday: 5 Tips for Creating Better Square Images for Instagram and Foodgawker

January 30, 2015 by Steph Powers 29 Comments

5 Tips for Creating Better Square Images for Instagram and Foodgawker

These 5 tips are my secrets for taking and editing high-quality square images for Instagram and Foodgawker. I was chatting with a fellow blogger, Jenna over at A Savory Feast, a few days ago about a workshop she'd taken for creating great images and other tips for growing your Instagram.  She casually commented that I might not need the tips because "your pictures are always great!" ...

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Filed Under: Blogging, Food Photography Friday Tagged With: composition, dropbox, food photography, foodgawker, instagram, picmonkey, square photos

Food Photography Friday: Why White Balance Is So Important For Food Photos (and How to Adjust It)

January 23, 2015 by Steph Powers 11 Comments

Why White Balance Is So Important For Food Photos Plus What You Can Do To Fix It

Step-by-step tutorial for how and why to adjust white balance in your food photos with free Pic Monkey photo editor.   I'm sure you've all heard that we eat first with our eyes. That makes food photography super important. You can have a super amazing recipe, but if your image is a blurry brown blob, you probably won't have people jumping up and down and drooling. I don't want to call any ...

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Filed Under: Blogging, Food Photography Friday Tagged With: food photography, how to, picmonkey, white balance

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