Go Green.   Its all the buzz in eco-conscious circles, but often overlooked as a fresh color, perfect for photography!  Green actually looks great on most skin tones, comes in a wide variety of shades and most of the time looks great when multiple shades are blended together (which is not the case for most colors– [...]

by Meggan Jacks |  The Collage Connection
I’ve been on the hunt for a new rug for my living room. Like usual, I don’t know exactly what I want, but I am confident I will “know it when I see it” (and can only hope it won’t be $2000 for a 5×8 rug!)  I was intrigued, [...]

The first in a series on common “faux pas” in the world of portrait photography
Diapers were not meant to be photographed. Nothing about them screams “quality” or “elegant.”  They serve more function than form and for that reason, photographing a baby with a diaper, but sans diaper cover, is a professional portrait faux pas.  A [...]

by Meggan Jacks | The Collage Connection
I am always looking for color inspiration for newborn birth announcements, mini-books and custom albums. While browsing Pottery Barn Kids for my daughter’s new “big girl” bedding, the colors of the nursery bedding caught my eye as it contained some really nice color combinations and before I knew it [...]

by Heather Skau * www.onesundesigns.com

Graduation is just around the corner!  Teens love to have options – add this announcement to your offerings, compliments of One Sun Designs.  This  PSD template is fully customizable, and has room to showcase several favorite images.  Enjoy!
Click here to download.

by Meggan Jacks | The Collage Connection
If you haven’t already noticed, the use of textures in digital imagery is all the rage.  While my style of portrait work is more clean and simple, I do love to use textures in the background of collages and albums. I am always on the look out for new [...]

All artists, designers and photographers have an occasional “artist block” when coming up with fresh new designs.  Often times, a color combination begins a whole design concept. As a photographer, its always pleasing to match tones and color pallets to your client’s clothing and coloring, however, sometimes the most unique images stem from color themes [...]

When I first rented the location I found for my studio, the space I envisioned for myself was styled like a sleek, spare bedroom — fashioned like the rooms that spoke to me from my favorite interior design magazines. I began collecting photographs of interiors that I loved. All of them had contrasting elements that [...]

What’s in your mailbox?   No, not your email mailbox, the *real* mailbox.  The one that either hangs on the wall outside your front door, or perhaps sits on a post at the end of your driveway.  The one with real paper  inside.  What’s in there?    I’ll tell you what’s generally in mine – [...]

by Meggan Jacks
Whenever I am working on a collage design, whether it be a wall collage for a client or a marketing piece for my studio, the intro lines to the Brady Bunch television show always start buzzing through my head.
Here’s the story… of a lovely lady…
For most of us those lines conjure up visions [...]