Storyboards + Templates :: Tips + Tricks

This is exciting! Yesterday, I learned something new and thought it would be fun to share on the blog.

A while back, Suze Allen of Manuscript Mentors contacted me asking for photography to accompany a children's cookbook proposal she was putting together for a mutual colleague, Gabi Dixson. I was thrilled to work on the project with them and together we conducted four photo shoots of the adorable, want-to-tickle-them-and-roll-over-the-floor-and-giggle-until-we're-exhausted-kids below. As we were editing the final images last week, we realized that three photos seem to tell the story better than one. Since I believe in the quality of strong presentation, this meant I would need to learn how to use storyboards in Photoshop, a.k.a. masking and clipping. : O

Although the first try left me frustrated and confused, the second try worked like a charm. That's my motto, "If it's not working, let it go. Stop. Pick it up again in an hour or in a few days when your brain has had time to reboot."

If you're interested in learning how to create your own storyboards, here are some helpful links for you. These are useful for blog posts, web design and for print products such as albums and holiday cards. Good luck! And Happy Tuesday!

Click It Up a Notch - A terrific blog that offers great tips and tricks by a mom of two that has only been taking pix for THREE years. God I love that and find it so inspiring.

The Coffeeshop Blog - This is the site where I found the storyboard templates used below. Another amazing self taught mom of two.

To learn how to create and how to use clipping masks, click HERE.