Where I take my pictures

Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying your weekend. I thought I'd show you where I take all my pictures that I use on the blog to answer a question that Donna left on my last post:

So cute! Thanks for the link to the tutorial. Where do you take your photos? Everything is so greeeeen!

The pictures are taken on my lanai because my backyard is the golf course (that's why it's so green!). 

To set up my 'photo shoot,' I use my Scor-Pal (for a flat, stable surface) covered with a 12x12 sheet of white paper. This is all laid out on the railing of my porch.

I then squat down until I am eye level with the card:

…and take the shot. I have a Canon SD1000, just a regular point and shoot type of camera. The settings are always on Portrait, Macro, no flash.

After I upload the pictures into my Mac computer, I crop, enhance, and make adjustments to the Exposure, Contrast, and Shadow levels (using iPhoto).  I try and take the pictures either early morning or late afternoon. The sun is just coming up or going down and the lighting isn't so harsh.

Hope this gives you a better idea of how and where I take my pictures. If you get a chance, take a browse thru Donna's blog. This is my favorite card and here's a recipe for Pumpkin Mochi. Thanks for sharing the recipe Donna, Im definitely gonna give it a try!!