Seeing your baby on an ultrasound can clearly be called the most anticipated part of a pregnancy, especially for couples who only get one ultrasound during their pregnancy that is paid for by their insurance. Those who are lucky get to see their baby, not only in the standard 2D view, but in 3D or [...]
Tags: , amniocentesis, amniotic sac, early, pictures, Pregnancy, second trimester, third trimester, ultrasound
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By Carmen Shuey
If your house was burning down, what would you run to grab in the last few minutes before everything was gone? I know I would get my photo albums, and I’m sure you would too. Why are pictures so important? Without pictures, memory would be the only place to find your sons first [...]
Tags: digital camera, memories, pictures, take, unforgettable
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by Andrea SteedScrapbooking has quickly become a popular hobby for countless reasons. It’s such a rewarding and important activity to become involved with. Preserving your memories and recording important family events and milestones is not only enjoyable, but it’s also beneficial for your children and for future generations. Here are some reasons to scrapbook:
Preserve your [...]
Tags: , creative, display, journaling, memories, pictures, scrapbook, social, story, why
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Your baby will grow so fast and it is very important that you keep a camera close by to capture all of the special moments for your baby’s scrapbook. Most will be on the spur of the moment and without planning your pictures can have a tendency to look washed out. There are some tips [...]
Tags: , black and white, close up, distractions, flash, perfect, pictures, review, scrapbook, variety
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What a beautiful baby! Are you one of the proud moms or dads who hears this regularly from friends and family or even strangers in the store or on the street for that matter? Or do you have a photo of your baby that is so unique and special you’d love to share it with [...]
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By Jeff Westover
There she was in all her glory. Long white lab coat, frizzy hair, safety goggles — and a face smeared with the black ash of an experiment gone terrifically wrong. She was, at least on this Halloween night, Dr. Abby Normal. But for most of her life I had known her as Abigail, [...]
Tags: close up, costumes, frequent, great, halloween, kids, pictures, pose, set, take
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There is no better way to capture your baby’s first year and all of his firsts than by taking pictures of him. It used to be that parents were limited to the use of a standard film camera and then having to wait till the pictures were developed to see how they turned out. While [...]
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by Kelly Paal
Content
Even if you feel that you already know what kind of photography you like to do, it’s always a good idea to try your talent at different aspects of photography.
Pictorial, this is a general term but it applies to any photographer who’s goal is simply to create beautiful photos. This breaks down into [...]
Tags: abstract, content, help, hints, lessons, Photography, photojournalism, pictorial, pictures, portrait, tips
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by Kelly Paal
Basic Composition
Now that you are beginning to understand how your camera works you can begin to understand basic composition. I know that many people that I’ve talked to think that photography is just pointing your camera and taking a photo but it’s more than that. After you understand how your equipment works you [...]
Tags: , color, composition, contrast, direction, help, hints, lessons, motion, Photography, pictures, principles, space, tips
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by Kelly Paal
Equipment: camera, meter, flash, tripod
This article is a simplified photography course directed at new photographers out there who want to know where to start.
If you really want to learn photography the first thing you need is a good affordable and reliable camera. It must, and I repeat must, be able to shoot in [...]
Tags: , affordable, aperture, camera, film, flash, focus, help, hints, lessons, meter, Photography, pictures, reliable, speed, tips, tripod
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