Adollable Photography: Bokeh

Bokeh may sound like a fancy and complicated word, but it really isn't.  Bokeh is of out-of-focus areas in a photograph.  For example, look at this picture below.  It you look at the green part or out-of-focus part you will see little circles.  This is what bokeh is.

Now you're probably wondering, How do you get bokeh?  It can actually be quite easy.  I find that leaves in the background and out-of-focus (just because it's out-of-focus doesn't mean it is bokeh) will usually give me some bokeh.  You can also try leaves.  If you look at the picture below you can see there sort of is bokeh, but it's not very clear.  So to help it we went on to Picmonkey (and this effect is FREE) and we clicked on Effects.  We scrolled down until we got to Bokeh.  We then applied it.  You can adjust the bokeh to different sizes.  One thing though, when we applied it, it covered the whole picture so this is what we did.  When you apply an effect a box will come up.  You'll want to click on Original under Mode.  Then drag the circle over the bokeh you want to get rid of.  Voila!  Below is a before and after picture of a photo we added bokeh to.

Before......

After......

What do you think of bokeh?

Marisol

P.S.  Thank you for 28 followers!  Only 2 more until 30 and then we will have a giveaway!  Oh, and don't I look just gorgeous in the photos? ;)

Blogging Tips

Hola!  Today we'll be sharing with you some blogging tips to make it more fun and enjoyable.

1.  Write your ideas down in a notebook.  We usually think of awesome ideas when we don't have time to do them, so we write them down for later when we need inspiration for a blog post.  We actually got this idea from The Spicy's.  This is very helpful to us, especially since whenever we have time to do a post we can't think of any good ideas.

2.  Use lots of pictures.  The more the merrier!  Make sure if you have any super long, boring posts you use pictures to spice it up, even if you're not showing how to do something.  I think it looks much more interesting and I'm more likely to read a post if there is pictures.  Make sure though that your pictures are good quality and there not dark, messy, and blurry.

3.  Have a title photo for your posts.   (Like the first photo.)  Using a title photo grabs your readers' eyes.  Plus, it can give them idea what the post is about.  (But not always.)  If your showing how to do something, make sure the photo is of the finished product.

4.  Blog regularly.  This doesn't mean you have to blog every day, but try your best to blog at least once a week.  People are more likely to check your blog often if they know you are posting regularly rather than every few months.

That's all we have for today!  We hope this has been helpful!
Adollable Dolls

First Post! Spring Fashion

Hey guys, this is Nadia and Elizabeth.  We are so excited for our first post.  Today we are going to be blogging about spring fashion.  Yes, we know it's only January, but we can still dream about the outfits we will wear in the spring, can't we?

First, we are starting off with a basic white tee (made with the free t-shirt pattern from Liberty Jane) and Kit's floral meet skirt, but any floral skirt will do.  We tucked the shirt in and pulled the skirt up so it looks like an empire waisted dress.  For the hair we twisted back the front strands and used barrettes to hold in place.

Our first look is a casual, school day or just hanging out with friends, kind of look.  We added some light pink, frayed converse with a green print on them.  They came with an outfit that American Girl sold a couply of years ago.

Our second look is chic, fashionable and stylish.  Perfect for a day of site seeing, walking in the park, eating at a cafe, or shopping in the city.  We added a light pink beaded bracelet, a hat from American Girl that came with Marie Grace's Summer Outfit that you can't buy anymore, and the boots that came with the outfit.
Thanks for reading our first post and we hope you enjoyed it!  Until our next post au revoir!
               
Nadia☺ and Elizabeth♥

P.S. The pictures do not do me justice.  I am WAY prettier. ♥ Lizabeth
P.P.S.  Don't listen to her, she's crazy! ☺ Nadia