Photo Orientation Tip

Hello all my artsy friends!  I am dropping in today with a quick tip for using portrait orientation photos in a landscape frame.  Have you had the perfect photo for a page, but the design just didn’t call for the orientation?  I find that I take many more portrait orientation photos (taller than the width) than I do landscape photos (wider than the height).  I also tend to design my pages before I think about the photos I will use on them.  Sometimes as I am designing (or using a favorite template) I find that a portrait orientation photo just doesn’t work.

 

A quick tip for dealing with those situations is to split the landscape frame and include the portrait photo on one side.  You can see how I used the technique on this page:

 

These Little Things

One of my favorite things to pair a photo with is a journal card.  I created a border between the photo and the card with the edge of another frame in the kit.  You could also using stitches, washi tape, a strip of paper, a line of buttons or any other decorative border you might find in the digital kit.

 

And there you have it – problem solved!  I love it when there is an easy fix. 🙂  I hope you enjoy playing with this technique on your pages.

 

Until next time ~
Judie (HeyJude)

 

 

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I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.

My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.

Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks

And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.

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