by Leslie Nicole | May 10, 2017 | News
I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve posted here! You know how we sometimes go through rough patches in our lives? Well, 2016 was a humdinger for me with a lot of challenges: personal loss, health issues, life questions, and business...
by Leslie Nicole | Nov 12, 2015 | Photography
A few tips for picking and prepping flowers and plants before photographing them. Includes choosing plants, when to pick, basic clean up, and creative edits. The roses in the featured image above were perfect as is. If I’m walking in the garden and see a...
by Leslie Nicole | Oct 16, 2014 | Using Photo Masks
Add extra embellishments to a digital photo mask with this easy, ingenious method. I love working with photo masks because they add another dimension to a design. Many of the French Kiss Collections masks are purposefully understated as I’d rather give you the...
by Leslie Nicole | Oct 18, 2013 | Your Work
I love this delightfully fresh anemone photograph by Maria Aiello. Maria used the texture l’Aube from the Artiste Collection. Thank you, Maria! See more of Maria’s photography in her Flickr...
by Leslie Nicole | Sep 24, 2013 | Before & After
With some textured images, you need to push and pull to get them the way you want. I photographed this lovely Ranunculus from my garden against a plain white background. I’ve played with this image for 2 years now trying to find the right texture for it. All the...
