{"id":13312,"date":"2017-01-03T16:37:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/?p=13312"},"modified":"2017-01-03T16:43:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:43:13","slug":"photo-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/photo-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13314 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PhotoTip-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PhotoTip-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PhotoTip-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PhotoTip-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PhotoTip.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Want to make your carving project stand out in a photograph? 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