As some of you may already know, in addition to writing this blog, I also write photography tips for the mom parenting site Parent Society. I thought that some of you might be interested in reading them, so here are some links to my favorites......
5 Photo-Related Games for Kids
Does your little one have a camera all of their own? I decided very early on that I wanted Callum to have his own little camera so he could be just like Mommy, and we got him a Vtech Kidizoom
which is more appropriate for his age. It's so easy for him to use and he loves taking it on outings with him. Apart from teaching them the joys of photography (and helping you by making them more used to the whole idea of taking pictures!) there are lots of fun educational games you can play with your children of all ages that involves a camera....read more
10 Ideas for Photographing Your One Year Old
Getting great shots of your little one at this age can take a bit of patience as they are constantly on the move in one form or another! When I say 1-year-old, I suppose I'm really talking about children who are at the stage where they are not as mobile as a toddler, but are definitely on the go -- either by crawling or taking their first wobbly steps out in the world. Such a cute age, and as a mom, definitely one you want to have recorded! Here's how to do it!.....read more
If you are anything like me, the one thing you have on all you at all times is your phone! The standard camera app is fine for when you want to take a quick photo and maybe share it with your friends on Facebook, but if you want to get creative with your photos there are a lot of really cool apps out there that allow you to do basic editing, apply filters, add borders, and even help you manage all those photos you take! Here's my personal top five favorite camera apps...read more
Capturing Childhood Memories
When you’re a busy mom, with a to-do list as long as your arm, taking photos of your little ones isn’t always going to be your top priority! Most of us tend to remember to photograph the “big” occasions — like birthdays and Christmases, or their first day at school — but what about the simple, every day moments that make up your day-to-day life together?...... read more
Please head on over to Parent Society to give them a read!
7 comments:
i LOVE your photo game ideas! we do scavenger hunts around the neighborhood all the time. i especially love doing them in the spring/fall at night with flashlights. that adds an extra element of fun to the activity.
That's a great idea Jan - Callum loves getting the flashlight out, I guess as kids do! I might give it a go if the rain we are having ever let's up!
i have a completely random question that i think you've already answered for me, but i apparently need to back track. when exporting into smugmug, do you set your export settings to sharpen for web? doesn't smugmug do that automatically or no? if i'm exporting to make a book, then do i sharpen extra or just rely on my pp sharpening?
i'm making a blurb book through lr4 now. i'm wondering if it does sharpening for me or if it sharpens according to my pp.
does this make sense? i know how i have a way about asking very confusing things!
When exporting to SmugMug, I only apply normal amount of sharpening (if any) and SmugMug applies "extra" sharpening for web viewing. So I wouldn't sharpen for web. As for the Blurb book, I'm sorry I don't know! I'm assuming it will only sharpen as per your PP and nothing else, but you should be able to set this when you output it? Did that make sense?
yes. i sharpen with an action in lightroom. i'm not sharpening at export for blurb, flickr, smugmug, etc. i hope that's okay!
or prints. i should do a test print with one sharpened and one not sharpened for printing and see if i can tell a difference.
Hi Jan, you should see a difference - usually on screen looks fine but looks softer when you get back the actual print. How much to apply is a bit of a guessing game - depends a lot on the image itself, print size, viewing distance, paper types etc. I would do some test prints with your chosen printer - make a note of the sharpening you have applied to each one so you can see whether you need more or less - it will give you something to work from. Hope that helps. x
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