If you’ve read my earlier posts on canvas and metal print wall decor, you know that I like using my own photos to create inexpensive, unique artwork for our house. One medium I had never tried before was acrylic, sometimes referred to as Lucite or plexiglass. So I decided to make my first-ever acrylic photo […]
Easy Canvas Prints Review: Quality at Discount Prices
Lately, I’ve become kind of addicted to making canvas prints because they add such a great spot of color to my house without costing a fortune. My home office sports a canvas featuring the Croatian island of Hvar, and next on my agenda was a canvas picture for our family room. We now have a […]
Review: Mixbook Metal Prints Add Sleek, Classy Touch to Decor
After a very wet, dreary winter, I felt like it was time to celebrate spring by sprucing up our master bathroom décor. Not just change the towels, but update the artwork and jazz up the color. My usual go-to for one-of-a-kind, reasonably priced art is to create a canvas print from one of our travel […]
Mixbook Photo Book Review: Feature-Rich Editor, Stylish Books
Mixbook delivers on quality at a reasonable price. Its flexible, feature-filled photo book editor and excellent array of customizable themes makes creating books simple and fun.
Collage.com Review (+ a Giveaway)
If you’ve seen my other photo reviews, you know I like to make photo gifts, especially for Christmas. Collage.com gave me the opportunity to review their photo blanket products, so with the holidays coming up, the was perfect timing. (Disclosure: I received a complimentary blanket for this review, but all opinions are my own, based […]
Xara Photo & Graphic Design Review
Don’t let the low price fool you. This all-in-one software offers strong photo editing and vector illustrations, desktop publishing and customize-able pre-built graphics. With the latest trend toward subscription-based software plans, many of us are looking for a more cost-effective all-in-one solution for photo editing and graphic iullustration, yet one that’s robust enough for our […]
Best Affordable Lenses for Portrait Photography
If you like to take portraits, you’ll want a lens that produces nice bokeh, or background blur, puts your subject in sharp focus, and you don’t want to max out your credit card to pay for it. While most pros will head straight to premium-level glass with a price tag to match, I’m happy to […]
