Photo books are my favorite way to get photos off my computer and into physical form, but it's not the only way I've enjoyed my favorite shots. Many of you may be familiar with canvas prints and you may already have a few hanging on your wall, but recently many more options have appeared including prints made on wood, metal, glass, wallpaper and acrylic. I've had prints … [Read more...]
Photo Book Girl’s Top 8 Tips for Photographing Children in Front of the Christmas Tree
Last year in my post about Christmas photo traditions and other photography ideas for the holidays, I wrote about my Pinterest board, "Photos I'd Like to Recreate Someday". It's a place where I pin photos that inspire me and every now and then I like to look through it and try a few out. I strongly encourage keeping a file of inspiration to help expand your photography skills - … [Read more...]
Can’t Miss Gifts for Mother’s Day – Custom Photo Gift Ideas for Mom
Click here for my TOP MOTHER'S DAY DEALS ROUNDUP! We track the best deals for you! Mother's Day is May 14th! You've got a few weeks left to get something special together! Don't worry there are plenty of gift ideas that won't take much time, but will be certainly appreciated for much longer. This is the time of year I love to check out all the new gift ideas, new photo book … [Read more...]
Christmas Photo Traditions – Photography Ideas for the Holidays
This year is the first time I have a real, grown up Christmas tree. Not your sad Charlie Brown Christmas tree but a genuine, artificial (that's not contradictory is it?) taller-than-me tree! I've been wanting to buy one since we moved last winter, but packing up with a 6 month old and a 4 year old and then UN-packing is no joke. I knew better than to add to the craziness and … [Read more...]
30 FREE CARDS! Photo Book Girl’s Annual Holiday Custom Photo Card Guide – Best Deals & Tips
Okay folks, can you believe it's almost Halloween? You know what happens immediately after Halloween right (and sometimes even before)? The stores perform a quick change over, pushing all the Halloween stuff to the clearance aisle and start hauling out everything tinsel, red and green. In Photobookland, Halloween also signals for me to get my creative holiday projects underway, … [Read more...]
Photography Tip: Recreating an Old Family Photo
Taking photos is a common activity when you get the family together. Now that most everyone has a camera phone, it's not unusual for several snaps to be taken, tagged and posted on Facebook within minutes of capture. At the next family gathering, why not do a little advance planning and recreate an old family photo from decades past? This past February, I hosted our family's … [Read more...]
Photo Book Mom Gives Herself a Grade – Ideas & Tips for Memory Keeping
Okay, to be more specific, I'm giving myself a grade as it relates to photographing and making photo books of my second born - well more like a progress report. This is a follow up post to my earlier post from this summer, Do Second or Later Born Children Have Less Photos Than Firstborns? Six months have passed since my little guy was born and I've been slowly adjusting to … [Read more...]
Photobook America Layflat Review Plus a Cyber Monday Giveaway! (U.S. and Canada – Enter by 12/7/15)
Hello folks! Hope you've finally recovered from eating all that yummy food at Thanksgiving! How about starting off the holiday shopping season with a giveaway? THE PRIZES 14" x 11" Large Layflat Landscape Hardcover Photobook valued at $96.99 each (3 prizes available) 11" x 8.5" Medium Layflat Landscape Hardcover Photobook valued at $68.99 each (3 prizes available) There are … [Read more...]
