We all have good intentions when we take scores of photos, whether for events we chronicle with our camera or just for fun on our phones. The problem is unless we organize those pics and create a reasonable plan, often the pictures end up sitting in our camera, smartphone, or computer in limbo. Organizing is […]
Top Tips for Taking Spooktacular Halloween Photos
For many families, Halloween is the biggest, most exciting, and most fun holiday of the year. Pumpkins, costumes, candy, and fall colors are on full display and kids are already planning their costumes. This is a holiday made for great picture-taking, but night shots can be challenging. Here are some ideas for capturing your little […]
Backing Up Your Photos II: Cloud Storage vs Online Backup Service
In my previous post, I covered options for storing your images on an online photo-sharing site. In case you missed it you can read it here. In this post, I want to cover other cloud storage and online backup options, including a handy comparison chart. After all, you most likely have other important items on […]
All About Backing Up Your Photos: Comparison Review of Photo Sharing Sites
In today’s digital photography world, our computers and SD cards have become the virtual “shoebox” for our unprinted pictures. Because it’s so easy and cheap to take a lot of digital images, we tend to take far more than we end up printing. As our computers get more advanced and storage capacity grows, it’s easy […]
Five Fun Things To Make With Your Vacation Photos
Taking vacation photos seems like a good idea at the time, but once you get home, and life continues on, what is the best way to showcase your pictures? You don’t want them sitting in drawers for years to come, and you can’t leave them forever on your memory card or hiding in a computer […]
Telling a Story With Your Photos: From Establishing Shot to Final Scene
Do you have a bunch of big, heavy photo albums with pictures stuffed in the sleeves? I have dozens of the things. Before the era of digital photo books I took lots of photos during my vacation or special event like a party or family gathering, printed them and put them in those plastic the […]
