Photography

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Top 10 Tech Toys for the Mom Blogger Photographer.

Top 10 Tech Toys for the Mom Blogger Photographer.

As an aspiring amateur photographer (Note: haven’t reached amateur yet) and obviously a blogger, these are my favorite techy items that I use to take, view, edit, and share photos. Kelly Moore Libby Bag: Disguised as beautiful & trendy bags, Kelly Moore designed stylish DSLR camera bags that will hold your DSLR camera, lenses, flash… read more »

Custom Photo Planner Calendar with Blurb Books: the Perfect Social Calendar.

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One of the many things a working mom needs to keep organized is a social calendar: in addition to the lunch meetings, budget meetings, media meetings, planning meetings… we are supposed to remember birthday parties, too?? Ok, I live my days with a calendar full of appointments.  As an event planner, you’d think I’d be… read more »

2012 Holiday Photo Book Reviews.

Photo Book Reviews

What do grandparents love? Photo books of their adorable grandchildren and children.    Here are some great photo book companies & the unique options each provides (and unless you hate great deals, check out the latest photo book deals here) : 1. MyPublisher produces high-quality photo books at really great prices (and they are always… read more »

Photo Book Ideas (And 15% off Blurb Books)

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Blurb is having a great in sale in November. Blurb is a little different than other photo book companies because you can not only create books, you can sell them, too! Here are some photo book ideas: Create it A few unique things about Blurb in case you haven't read my previous posts: you can… read more »

Photo Book Review: MyPublisher

MyPublisher Deals and Reviews

Why is MyPublisher my favorite? I have ordered books from lots of other companies, but the quality and the template designs at MyPublisher win. Other photo books do not even compare to the MyPublisher books I’ve purchased. The options are simple, the program to create a photo book is very easy to use, and they… read more »

From iPhoto to Aperture: Why I made the move.

Since I had a baby and got a DSLR camera, our photo library grew exponentially.  Like, thousands of photos a month.  When you have a child as adorable as mine, it only makes sense to record every outfit, moment, trip to the playground, and activity. I’ve used iPhoto for years and love the way it… read more »

Eye Fi Wireless SD Card: Download photos wirelessly to your phone & iPad.

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Eye-Fi Connect X2 4 GB Class 6 SDHC Wireless Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-4CN  BUY: Amazon  Price: $38.65 Download your photos on the go wirelessly to your mobile phone and iPad.  Uses Wifi technology but does not require Wifi access.

Best Photo Editing Apps: Camera+ for iPhone

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My new favorite photo app is Camera+ – at first, I was a little annoyed because I thought you had to open it up and take a photo with it, but discovered today you can import photos to edit from your camera roll. There are lots of different, very easy to use tools – and… read more »

Nifty Fifty Canon Camera Lens.

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens BUY: Amazon  PRICE: $105       I started following the blog Click it up a Notch during a photography thing on The SITS girls. And what I discovered is: photography is an expensive hobby! And since I’m all professional now shooting in manual mode thanks to a… read more »

My Kelly Moore Libby: DSLR Camera & Diaper Bag.

Kelly Moore Libby Bag

Kelly Moore Libby Bag – Sapphire (Dark Blue) available on  Amazon I have been obsessing over Kelly Moore bags ever since I discovered them.  I even wrote about them here and here and here the past year. And finally, on Christmas morning, I was given the gift of the ultimate mom bag, the Kelly Moore Libby Bag in Sapphire (I know, I… read more »