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Samples
You can request to see a digital sample at any time, just email me at kim@designedwithlove.com.au with the item you are after along with your event details and the photo for the item, i will put a sample together for you and email it back.
 
If you would like to recive a printed sample in the mail, just order one of the item you are after, with regular post it makes your sample only $3.
 
 
Fonts
There are many different fonts to choose from to customise your order.
See the full list here
 
 
Wordings
With so many events, there can be so many different things you would like to say.
View a list of sugested wordings here, or feel free to use your own wording.
 
 
Guest list
If you are having your guests names printed on your order please download this spreadsheet to fill out and then email it back to me.
 
 
Wedding extras
Along with invitations there are other items you may like to order to complement your wedding.
These include Place crads, Reply cards and much more.
See the details of these extras here
 
 
Photos
Your photos play a big part of the look and feel of your order.
You can email any photos you would like incorperated into your design.
Please use the full sized photo and not a re sized image, image size needs to be at least 400kb for the print quality to not be affected.
 
Getting the Perfect photos for your babys birth announcements.
Photos are such an important part of your Birth announcement, unfortunetly the wrong photo can really dull down your announcement.
Some mistakes i commonly see are-
  • Blurry/ out of focuse photos
  • Very distracting images, with poor back grounds etc
  • Photos that just don’t capture the moment

I sugest that you get the camera out and take some photos just for your announcements, it really isnt as hard as it seems. Here are a few tips to get you started-

  1. Choose a time when your baby is settled, even asleep. After a feed is good, though spew may not look lovely in a photo.
  2. Chose somewhere that has plenty of natural light, a bed under a window would be great, or even on the floor or a table right next to a window. Natural light is the key to getting well lit photos without using the flash which can cause red eye.
  3. Set up a back drop, a well pressed bed sheet draped over the bed head is a great idea. Try to keep this neutral, white is great but you could go the opposite with black or brown also.
  4. Keep baby’s clothes neutral or at least solid colours, patterns can be distracting. Even just a nappy would be lovely to show off all that newborn skin.
  5. Props are great but not necessary. a nice big woven basket filled with soft fabric could be a lovely place to pop a sleeping baby all curled up, or photograph them with there favorite/first teddy something that you would like to record forever.
  6. Try different settings on your camera, there are settings to take portraits and macro settings to take nice close ups of your baby’s features like there hands and feet.
  7. Take LOTS of photos, with the age of digital cameras there is no reason you cant snap away to your hearts content, the more you take the better your chances are at getting the perfect shot.
  8. If you don’t succeed try and try again, If baby isn’t settled come back in a few hours and try again. Have a look over the shots you have gotten, if you aren’t in love with any set up another day, maybe try something different.
  9. Don’t be afraid to have a go at photo editing with some simple programs. I can always do some editing of your photos for you, things like adjusting the lighting etc can make a huge difference. I can also turn your photos to black and white.
  10. Send as many photos as you would like, there is no harm in seeing what a few diferent photos look like in the same design. I can always adapt designs to suit your photos as well, you may like to add some detail shots to the design, that is easely done, just ask.

I hope these tips can get you on the way to taking some beautiful photos of your child. If you are worried or can not quite get it right there are lots of wonderful photographers around who will work wonders with your children and they arnt always as pricy as you think.

some great sites of refference for photograpy tips are-

http://www.dptutorial.com/baby-photography-tips

http://digital-photography-school.com/photographing-babies

http://www.best-family-photography-tips.com/baby-pictures.html

http://portraitblog.mkartworks.com/message/Newborn_picture_ideas_and_tips/18.html

http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/896.aspx

 

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