New Website

Hey Everyone, 

I realize it has been awhile since I posted on this account, but I some big news. I have created a new website full of some new designs and some of the classic stuff. Everything from branding and websites, to photography and painting. Why not give it a look! 

I'm also open for some freelance work as well. Do you need a logo for a start up company, or maybe a new website to help boost sales? Let me know we can work something out to help you stand out from the rest when it comes to promoting your business. Thanks again for all of your support and I hope to hear from you real soon! 

All the Best,




https://rkaye93.wixsite.com/rachelrisingdesign

{ The 10 Commandments of Typography }

Courtesy of: Designmantic.com

{ HTML Cheat Sheet }

When it comes to remembering HTML codes it can be hard to get it all straight. I have recently started my advanced web design class and my professor handed out a HTML cheat sheet to keep with us for reference. So why not share it with you guys on my blog, so it can help you the next time that HTML coding gets you in over your head. Sorry that the codes may seem small on screen but with a simple click of the Ctrl and the + sign you can make it appear bigger on the screen. Happy Coding!!!!

{ Vemödalen }

I'm just going to leave this here.....

{ Disposable Camera Tricks }

When it comes to photography many people remember back in the day when you would use a disposable camera. The disposable camera was an ongoing trend in the 90's, but compared to the technology of today it's considered useless. So here are some tips that could just sky rocket the disposable camera back into action.


{1} Smack the extra exposure out of it. To do so here are some helpful tips. {1} Charge your flash, most camera have a button for this. {2} Hold the camera in one hand, and SMACK it down onto the palm of your other hand. {3} The flash will fire and you may get a double exposures, too.

{2} Tie your camera to a bench. This one is more of a social experiment but still a good use of a camera. Just leave a note along side and ask for people to take their own photos with your camera. This can make for a fun collaborative photo project.

{3} Make 3D photos with two disposable cameras. 3D images are made by taking two photos at the same time from two different angles. Tape the camera together at just the right angle, you can make a whole roll of 3D pictures for under $15 bucks. To find out more click here.

{4} Use lens and flash filters for colorful photos. Hold color filters in front of your disposables flash or lens for photos with an extra splash of color.

{5}  Make your own filters. Because disposable camera lenses are so small, its easy to make DIY filters on the cheap. Try using colored marker on packing tape, coloring directly onto your lens using your sunglasses or even a soda bottle. For more information click here.

{6} Make fish eye photos with the phone lenses. Phone lenses are the perfect size for disposable camera.Stick the magnetic ring that comes with the phone lenses to your disposables lens. Then attach the fish eye lens to your disposable anytime you want to take a fish eye like photo.

{7} Damage your film. You can get amazing results from this trick. Try leaving your camera in the freezer , the hottest place you can find or even poking holes in your camera to intentionally cause light leaks. For some examples of this click here.

{8} Damage the lens. You can scratch the lens with steel wool or even sandpaper, You can paint over it with nail polish, or even taking it off anf flipping it around backwards. For some examples of this click here.

{9} Send your camera on a world tour. This is another project idea, pack your camera with some special instructions for mail carriers to take pictures with it along the way. Once you have the camera back develop the results. Click here for an example of this.

{10} Turn your camera into a time capsule. Just snap some pictures of your life now and then get them developed either in the next couple of months or a few years, just make sure you know a place that will develop them down the road.


http://www.buzzfeed.com/photojojo/20-ultimate-ways-to-use-a-disposable-camera-54i2

{ Women Photoshopped Herself Into Mom Old Photos }

 The other day as I was playing around on the Internet I came across an article that really stood out to me. An art director in Portland, Oregon named Danielle Delph has been doing something that I can see numerous people trying for themselves. She has placed herself in some of her mom old photos. She had always wondered if she would have been friend with her mom if they were the same age.

This has always been something that I have wondered for myself, What if I was at my parents wedding? or What is I was one of the friends in this photo of my mom? Danielle had gone thru numerous pictures of her mom thru the years and had added herself in them. She obvious added herself with the help of Photoshop, in many of the pictures in can be hard to spot Danielle. As a designer and a daughter I would love to take that time and Photoshop myself into my parents and even grandparents old photos, but since this a school semester and I'm a senior in college it seems almost impossible to find the time, plus it took Danielle around six months to complete which is time I do not have at this point in my lie.

Here are some of the photographs that Danielle created the first photograph is a recent picture of Danielle and her mother, see if you can tell them apart in some of the photos.

{ Weird Photography Tricks }

Some times it can be hard to keep up with all the tips and trick on the Internet when it comes to photography, so here are some tricks that will hopeful help you take some amazing photographs.

{1} No tripod? Just use a lamp instead.

Want to take a group photo but you don't have a tripod to place your camera, just whip the lamp shade off a lamp and screw your camera onto the lampshade holder. The thread size of the bolt on a lamp shade is perfect to fit because its the same size as the filter thread used on tripod making your camera easy to attach.

{2} Put a PEZ Dispenser on your hotshoe.

When it comes to taking photos of children it can be hard to get their attention. Really the only way to get their attention is to give them an old fashion bribe. The perfect solution is to buy a simple PEZ dispenser and put it on the hotshoe of your camera. The base of the PEZ is a tiny bit wider than the standard hotshoe, so you may have to trim it sightly before the shoot. When your ready and most importantly the kids is ready and looking at the PEZ dispenser. You can have them come up and grab a little candy periodically during the shoot.

{3} Day to night in a flash

One trick is to turn up the power on the flash to the max, obviously this will make the subject extremely bright. If you change the camera setting to expose the subject, it will make the background look extremely dark because the flash didn't hit it. This makes it look like it's night time even if  it's the middle of the day. Click here to read more about this technique 

{4} Take your lens off for macro photography

If you take off your lens and hold it in front of the camera, you get a macro lens. There are four things you need to know about using this trick. {1} Your camera won't take a picture with the lens off unless you're in manual mode. {2} The best focal length seems to be around 50mm or an 18-55mm kit lens. {3} You will lose auto focus since your lens isn't attached to the camera.You can gain focus by moving closer or further away from the subject {4}The camera can't open up the aperture, so you'll have to do it with your hands.

{5} Delete tourist from your travel photos

This is an awesome trick for travel photograph. {1} Set your camera on a tripod. {2} Take a picture every 10 seconds until you have about 15 shots, depending on how fast people are walking around you. {3} Open all the images in Photoshop by going to File > Script > Statistics. Choose "median" and select the files you took. {4} Photoshop finds what is different in the photos and simply removes it. Since the people moved around, it fills the area where someone was standing with part of another photo where no was there. If your working in the Photoshop Extened or the Creative Cloud version of Photoshop, Step 3 is a bit different you go to Enhance > Photomerge > Scene Cleaner.

{6} Shaped bokeh out of paper

This is a simple way to change the shape of light that is shown in your image. All you have to do is cut out a piece of black paper the size of the front element on your lens. Then use a razor blade to cut a shape on in the middle of the paper. The shape should be slightly larger than a thumbnail or around the size of a nickel.

Hopeful these tricks come in handy in your next photograph adventure.

{ Tips to Amp Up Your iPhone Photography Game }

 As a designer I rely heavily on my iPhone both to keep me up to date on news and for taking photographs. So here are some tips on how to take the best iPhone photos.

{1} Wipe off your lens regularly, your lens can get pretty dirty when its in your pocket or bag. The dirt can lead to blurry photos which nobody wants.

{2} Use the iPhone's gird feature to help you compose your shots. To turn on the grid go to your phones setting, select the Photos and Camera and enable the grid feature. Also to make sure you get all that the grid setting has to offer read up on the Rule of Thirds ( to find out more click here) 

{3} Hold down the camera's shutter to take multiple photos in rapid succession. Also called the burst mode, this can help you take great action shots.

{4} Use the rear facing camera instead of the front facing camera whenever you can. The front camera is perfect for taking selfies but should really only be used for that. The rear camera takes photos at a much higher resolution so you get much nicer images.

{5} Turn off the flash before taking photos of your food.

{6} Tap on the screen on the camera viewer to change the focus of the photo. You can tap on the screen to adjust the lighting that would be best for your photography.

{7} Avoid using the camera's zoom tool if possible. You should instead move your body closer to your subject or your can crop the photo after you've taken it.

{8} Use the headphones that came with your iPhone as a remote for taking photos. Plug the headphones in the phone and open the camera app and press the up volume button to snap photos. It's a great tool if you're using a tripod or if you want to take a selfie.

{9} Use a tripod with the aforementioned headphones trick to avoid shaky photos. Here's a link to GripTight GorillaPod that would be perfect for taking photos, click here to check it out.

{10} Keep in mind that your phone doesn't snap a photo until you take your finger off the shutter. So stay still as you release to avoid blurry photos.

{11} Adjust your photo's brightness and saturation before you start playing with filters. They can often do more for your photograph then what a filter would.

{12} Convert pictures to black and white for a more stunning photograph. Many professional photographers suggest doing this to get a better photo.

{13} Add text to your photo with the Over app. You can download the app at iTunes or you can click here for the link.

{14} Use an external wide angel lens to get amazing close up shots. You can try a macro lens from Photojojo. To find out more about Photojojo click here.

{15} Use the VSCO app for gorgeous filters. You can download the app at iTunes or you can click here for the link.

{16} Use the LookBirdy app when photographing kids or pets. This app makes a bird sound to get them to look at the camera. You can download the app at iTunes or you can click here.

{17} Nail silhouette photos using the Camera Awesome app. You can find out exactly what setting to use when you click here.

{18} Add sparkles with the Picfx app, you can download the app on iTunes or just click here.

{19} Try the Diptic app to create photo collages, you can download the app on iTunes or just click here.

{20} And the best tips for improving your iPhone photos is to keep snapping tons and tons of photos, the only way to improve your photograph game is to keep taking photos. It's also helpful to remember that you won't always nail your prefect photo on the first try, just keep snapping photos that's the only way you'll get better.