CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Capture Your Favorite People

Photograph Faces

Take Storytelling Portraits

Capture Genuine Emotion

Get Adorable Couple Photos

Take Cute Photos with Your Friends

Get a Great Family Photo

Photograph Your Pet

Capture Unique Personal Details

Get the Best Cell Phone (or Point-and-Shoot Camera) Photos

Add Backdrops and Props

Find Great Backgrounds for Outdoor Portraits

Make a Paper Backdrop

Make a Chalkboard Backdrop

Make a Fabric Backdrop

Make a Fabric Strip Backdrop

Find Props at Home

Make Your Own Props

Ten Ideas for Creative Lifestyle Props

Use Beautiful Lighting

Know How to Use Overcast Light vs. Direct Sun

Find Flattering Window Light

Take Portraits Using Christmas Lights

Take a Shadow Portrait

Take a Silhouette Portrait

Make the Most of Sun Flare and Backlighting

Photograph in Low Light

Make and Use Reflectors

Take Perfect Profile Pictures

Photograph Motion (Part 1): Moving Objects

Photograph Motion (Part 2): Wind

Photograph Motion (Part 3): Jumping

Take Wide Photos

Take Artistically Blurry Photos

Take Macro Photos

Create Atmosphere

Understand Depth of Field

Make Homemade Filters

Add Hand Coloring

Take Amazing Photos of Your Home

Photograph a Collection

Capture Your Daily Routines

Capture Seasonal Details

Capture Your Life at School or Work

Photograph Your Daily Outfits

Capture Your Hobbies and Interests

Achieve a Goal through Photos

Photograph Food

Capture the Places You Go

Take Photos on the Go

Photograph Your Current Obsession

Photograph Music

Capture Yourself

Photograph Your Reflection

Hold the Camera at Arm’s Length

Use a Self-Timer or Camera Remote

Our Favorite Makeup and Styling Tips

Our Favorite Wardrobe Tips

Our Favorite Hairstyling Tips

Take the Thirty-Day Self-Portrait Challenge

Challenge Yourself

Create a Diptych

Create a Triptych or Polyptych

Take a Photo from Above

Create an Upside-Down Photo

Re-create an Old Photo

Have Fun with Color

Choose an Inspiration Icon

Take the Black-and-White Photo Challenge

Have Fun with Outtakes

Focus on Something Unexpected

Have Fun with Paint

Take Photos in Public Places

Show Off Your Photos

Invites for Every Occasion

Storybook Locket

Photo Transfer Lampshade

Photo Party Décor

DIY Business Cards

Grid Photo Wall Display

Photo Coaster Set

Make Your Own Silhouette

Custom Smartphone Case

Cupcake Toppers

Paper Plane Photo Wreath

Personalized Gift Tags

Personalized Holiday Ornaments

Classic Photo Gift Wrap

Canvas Photo Transfers

Family Portrait Pillows

Instagram Votive Candles

Organization Helpers

Homemade Guest Soaps

Vintage Wallpaper Scrapbook

Geometric Mobile

Photo Fabric Drawstring Skirt

Refinished Photo Chair

DIY Travel Suitcase

Five Ways to Organize Your Photos for Future Projects

Our Gear: An Inside Look