Generally speaking, special occasions don’t represent what your family is like on a regular basis. That’s why they’re special. While it’s nice to have pictures and videos of your children dressed up and on their very best behavior, it’s also nice to have pictures and videos of your “everyday” kids. (more…)
Missed Moments
Get out from Behind the Scenes, Mom and Dad!
It’s easier to be more of an observer when it comes to capturing moments in your children’s lives. Sometimes you do it as a documentarian, without creating a disturbance, you try to record a beautiful moment unfolding before your eyes. And other times you play more of a director’s role, telling your kids to look up, smile, or say happy birthday to Grandma!
In making all these efforts to take beautiful photos and create memorable movies of the kids growing up, it’s easy to forget to include a very important part of their lives: You, silly! (more…)
5 Great Tips to Make Your Digital Photos Better
We all love taking pictures but more often than not, they don’t come out as nice as we would like. Composition, framing and lighting are all part of making a great photo (and we will cover those in future posts) but once you have taken a photo there are a number of easy things you can do to make it even better.
Here are some common problems and solutions using standard features found in photo enhance tools (specifically, ones found in Locket). (more…)
Want to find out what your kid is actually doing at school?
Here’s a fun little “To-Do” project for all you moms and dads out there. Now that a few weeks of school are under our belts, you should ask your kids 3 questions about how they are feeling now and then ask the same three questions six months from now.
You can take a video or just record their answers. It’ll be amazing to discover how much things change in such a short period of time and it will create a great keepsake that captures special little childhood moments. (more…)