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Tips For Great Family Photos

The holidays are a wonderful time for taking pictures of your family. Groups of relatives gather for dinners, parties, caroling, cookie baking, and many other fun activities. Photographs provide depth and feeling to any family history archive, whether they are simply placed in albums or elaborately scrapbooked. Here are some tips for capturing your family’s magical holiday moments without devoting your entire holiday to taking pictures. After all, there are so many fun things going on that you do not want to be on the sidelines with a camera the whole time. Unless, of course, you get an amazing new … Continue reading →

Old Photographs and Holiday Memories

Each year during the holiday season, I learn a little bit more about my family. That is actually one of my favorite things about the holidays – seeing all of my family and getting to know them a little better each time I see them. While the information that I usually learn is not something that would appear on a pedigree chart, it is important information, nonetheless. I learn things about the relatives that I talk to, as well as those that are no longer alive. My aunts and uncles tell stories from their childhood, and they often take out … Continue reading →

Taking Picture-Perfect Holiday Shots of Your Baby

If you have a newborn to show off this holiday season, then featuring him on the front of your Christmas card is a no brainer. The trick is finding a way to snap the perfect shot of your pride and joy. When working with a young photo subject, keep the following tips in mind: Lighting: Proper lighting is the key to great baby pictures. Natural light is the best way to illuminate your baby. Don’t rely on your camera’s flash. When you shoot with a flash, you diminish the depth of your baby’s features. To capture your infant in the … Continue reading →

Christmas Gift Ideas For Your Favorite Shutterbug

There’s one (or two, or three) in every family: Camera pointing, snap happy shutterbugs who don’t let a single event go by without properly documenting it from every angle. You know them, you love them, and now you need to get them a Christmas gift. Here are a few ideas that are sure to make your favorite shutterbug’s holiday picture-perfect: ShutterBuddy: If you take a ton of photos of infants, then this is a must-have photo accessory. The black and white checkerboard patterned attachment fits snuggly around your camera and is designed to attract a baby’s attention long enough to … Continue reading →

Christmas Photo Fun with Self Timers

Merry Christmas from the Photography Blog! If you are celebrating the day with a new camera I’m sure you’ve been very busy. You don’t have to be a snap happy parent to be experiencing finger fatigue right now. The holidays are a time when most people’s cameras work overtime and for good reason. Think of all the great shots (candid and otherwise) that are captured this time of the year: baby’s first visit to see Santa, your 5-year-old donning a headband with reindeer antlers, your entire family in front of the Christmas tree, your husband tipping over the tree in … Continue reading →

Snap Happy Parents Unite!

In a previous blog I revealed that I might be a tad overzealous when it comes to snapping pictures of my daughter. I’m not nearly as snap happy as some parents, but needless to say, there are some days when I seriously consider constructing an additional room just to accommodate all of the albums, photo storage boxes, and picture frames I have filled with my daughter’s photos. Considering she is only 3-years-old (I’ve been snapping since the day she was born) one room may not suffice. (One of my favorite shots of my daughter stored in the “3-6 month” section … Continue reading →