Photography

The following post is from Krystal of Krystal Griffin Photography:

6 Ideas for Getting Mom into the Photo at lifeyourway.net

source: Krystal Griffin

Moms are often the memory keeper, and therefore, the ones who are usually missing in the photographs.  If by chance those roles are flipped in your family, that’s okay — all these tips still apply to getting dad into photos.  In either case it’s never okay to be missing from your family’s photographs.  You can’t be absent from family history.  Your family MUST be able to see you in their photographs! 

If you aren’t crazy about getting in front of the camera, that is another topic for another day.  But trust me when I say that your family will treasure your presence in your photographs, the same way they treasure you in their daily life.

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The following post is from Krystal of Krystal Griffin Photography:

6 Ways to Introduce Kids to Photography at lifeyourway.net

source: Krystal

It is said that at their youngest ages a large percentage of children see themselves as artist.  It’s only as they grow older that they begin to doubt themselves and lose their youthful delight in creativity, also losing their identity as an artist.  Photography is a fantastic medium to help our children pursue and retain an interest in the creative arts.

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6 Strategies for Stress-Free Holiday Portraits

March 18, 2013
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The following post is from Krystal of Krystal Griffin Photography: Easter is right around the corner, and many of us will be pulling out our cameras for the annual Easter picture with our children and families, just as we did for Christmas and are likely to do again for other major holidays. I understand well, [...]

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5 Tips for Making the Most of Winter Light

February 20, 2013
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The following post is from Krystal of Krystal Griffin Photography: It’s no shock to anyone that the sun shines less in the winter.  Watching our social media feeds, we all see the world rejoice on a sunny, winter day.  While stuck in our homes during these gray days, it can be a challenge to take [...]

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3 Ideas for Busting Through the Winter Photo Blahs

February 13, 2013
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The following post is from Krystal of Krystal Griffin Photography: Right about this time of year many of us see a lull in the number of photos we take. One winter my husband commented that I took significantly less photos during the January-March months. With a little thought, I realized that because I didn’t have [...]

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Six Simple Steps to Organizing a Family Yearbook Using iPhoto

January 28, 2013
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The following post is from Lauren Rothlisberger of Get Me Geeky I have always wanted four kids.  My first baby was born almost six years ago, and I didn’t put together a baby book for her. My perspective was “anything I wouldn’t do for all of my kids, I wouldn’t do for one”. Call it [...]

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4 Tips for Capturing Everyday Moments

January 24, 2013
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The following post is from Krystal of Krystal Griffin Photography: There it is!  One of life’s sweetest moments!  But why didn’t you get a photo of it?  There are lots of answers to that question and they are often problems that have a simple solution.  All you need is a little forethought.

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5 Things to Remember When Editing Pictures

November 20, 2012
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The following post is from Amanda of Everyday Elements: Don’t have the perfect lighting for a photo shoot?  Did the skin tones on your image turn out all wrong?  Thanks to digital photography those problems can be corrected, and images can even be enhanced.   After a few tweaks in editing software, you can have the [...]

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