A quick tip...

I am by no means an expert in photography...but I wanted to share a quick tip...I am learning that the quality of pictures you use in your layouts REALLY can make such a difference! If any of you out there have a photo editing program...Photoshop Elements for example, this will change your world, or a least it did in my scrapbooking world! I found this one particular website EZ ACTIONS. It is full photo editing "ACTIONS" as I learned. They are pretty reasonable in price and do WONDERS to your photos...they have several to choose from and they give your photos a more polished and professional look...hence a BEAUTIFUL SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT!
Here is the original photo:
And here it is with their "ACTION" VIVID COLOR...see how everything pops?
I love it!

It is really a lot of fun to play with. Some of my favs are Photoblast Dark Chocolate, Goldenrod and Cross Process.

Check out the photo gallery and my layout from the upcoming NOVEMBER KIT...here in this layout I also used VIVID COLOR for my pictures...Not only is the paper full of vibrant colors but that "action" gave me that pop I was looking for in my photos!

I hope this helps with your picture editing! Have fun and happy scrappin'!