We’ve come to the longest day of the year and here that means the local swimming hole is open! My boys are like fish. Even though school is still in session, we are at the Reservoir to swim and play with their buddies after school. These are great photo opportunities as well. The sand and …
I have been a Creative Memories Consultant for almost 8 years now. When I heard Creative Memories was in Chapter 11 and looking to reorganize I was not all that worried. The way photos are taken and shared has changed. The company that reinvigorated scrapbooking needs to change with it. The one thing that …
Are there stories hiding in plain view right in your home? The china from your grandmother, the hutch your great grandfather built? What about things that were gifts from family or friends? There may even be a stool that you sat on as a child, watching your mother bake, or your father work. Do …
We are saying goodbye to friends that have been here for three years. Schooling is done and it’s time for them to return home. For our boys it’s hard to lose a friend. Having a photo of their buddy is helpful. Being able to see the person, especially a picture of the two of …
I was scanning some old photo albums for a client and found the above quote on the inside of an envelope from the film developer in the 1940s. Then there’s the 1960s Kodak ad “Turn Around” that communicates similar reasons for taking photos – to remember. With billions of photos taken with digital cameras, smart …
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When I first started blogging I did a very short piece on how we celebrate Father’s Day in our family. This year the dates and days of the week are the same as when we first received our son. All those memories of that first trip, meeting new friends, seeing various parts of the country …
I worked on my High School Yearbook one year. It was before desktop publishing, which has made that part easier, but we still had to pre-sell the books, collect the money, and distribute them. At the first APPO National Conference Picaboo Yearbooks was a vendor. I looked and thought they had nice books, but really …
Are you headed off to vacation this summer? Here are some tips for taking photos to help tell about what a fabulous vacation it turns out to be. 1. Remember, a story has a beginning, middle, and an end. Take pictures that show all three parts. 2. Start with the packing. Take a shot of …
As school comes to and end and all the artwork and papers come flooding home, what will you do with it all? Take a photo or scan the best and the typical, then you can toss it all! You might want to hold onto one or two pieces, but this allows you to document those …
I had a client say, “I don’t know how much to write about each picture.” Pictures can be worth a thousand words… or nothing, if you don’t know something about the people, place or time. So how do you capture the stories that the photos tell without just duplicating what’s already in the picture? Start …
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