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Photo Tip #9 | Ideas for Mother’s Day
Here are 12 thoughtful gift ideas for Mom during quarantine: Pay her bills for the month if within your capacity. Get her a subscription to a gardening app such as The Tree App, or Gardenate, etc.
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Photo Tip #8 | The Cloud Is Your Friend
The internet is your friend. Cloud storage is an even better friend. The chances of a cloud storage service outliving you is highly possible. Although, we know nothing lasts forever, it does help to be organised. These are some of the cloud storage options:DropboxGoogle DriveOne DriveAdobe Creative Cloud I personally sync my phone camera roll to Dropbox, uploading photos probably twice a week. Ensuring all my precious phone pics and videos are backed up weekly. If you are overwhelmed about starting at the beginning of your photo history, start with photos from today. Spend 5 minutes a day for 30 days going through old digital uploads and archive bit by…
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Photo Tip #7 | Social Media Storage for Kids Photo
Have you considered using social media to store your child’s photos? Instagram is my go-to app. Facebook comes in second for private sharing of kids photos. The thought of having your child’s photos on the internet might freak some out. Some already store photos on a cloud service like Dropbox or Google Drive. If you are apprehensive to store to a cloud service, rather opting for physical hard-drives or memory sticks as storage of digital photos, then hear me out on this one. These social networks have strict privacy policies in place. By default, anyone can see your profile and photos. However if you amp up the settings to extreme…
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A Sprinkle of Editing Magic Dust Please. Thank you.
There’s a lot going on in the world. We have a confirmed extended lockdown period till the end of April. There are many theories around this pandemic which can drive you batty. Some feel helpless and want to be of service in some way. Others bemoan the privilege of being confined to their homes, a sanctuary. Kids are missing out on school. Companies have had to be innovative in their approach to continue with work and staff and and and… Cue deep breathe. We obviously will not be able to operate ‘normally’ in the world for a little bit so let’s take baby steps together. Let’s shift our mindset. Recalibrate.…
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Photo Tip #6 | Toy Photoshoot
Images courtesy of my 5 year old and 3 year old. Delightful! I left the styling and alles to them. My only concern was having them hold my phone long enough to take the picture and not throw it (3 year old antics). Got this idea from the ‘Big Life Journal – Indoor Activities’ pdf that has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp. This was a fun little to do. My daughter was excited to dress up her doll and find the ‘perfect’ space for a shoot. My boy was happy to play in the sand and feed some to his dinosaur. He also fed it some leaves. It was…
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Photo Tip #5 | Social Presence for Gran
Previous photo tips here were mainly focused on albums which in turn got us to realise the importance of heritage albums. There was also brief mention of transferring certain images to digital. We’ll get into storage of digital files at a later stage. Instagram or Facebook For photo tip #5 how about considering creating a profile for your grandmother, or grandfather (or other special human in your life)? My granny (Ma) passed on in 2017. A short while after, I created a ‘private’ Instagram page describing it as her ‘life remembered in little squares’ Objective The main purpose for me was to create a space (quick and easy reference) to…
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Photo Tip #4 | Album Deconstruction
I get it. You want less clutter. You need to purge. You’re holding onto those old albums because of heritage. In actual fact, most of those photos don’t really mean much to you. A roadtrip in the 80’s with a pitstop along the freeway so that your parents could take a photo of the view (just landscape) with their film camera, doesn’t mean much to you. Purge. Those wrestling match photos, again from the 80’s. Purge. There are many other photos in the album like these. Purge. Once you do the inner work and come to a resolve about striping the album apart (I have to state the harsh facts,…
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Photo Tip #3 | Plan a Photo Party
That’s correct, PLAN a photo party. Considering we are all in isolation, nothing stops us from planning, right? 6 Reasons to host a photo party: You’ve been through old albums and discovered you have duplicates or have photos that don’t really mean much to you. They might mean the world to another friend or family member. Others might have photos you didn’t even know existed and really want. Don’t feel bad to purge. If you do, take a photo of the photo and store it digitally. You clear the clutter. You’re creating new moments which you can capture. Who doesn’t love a party! Due to being quarantined, we are realising…
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Photo Tip #2 | Album Prominence
In keeping with Tip #1 (in case you missed it refer to the previous blog post), albums are rich with history. You can’t help but feel enriched after an album viewing. Instead of storing all albums away in a box or cupboard, place an album or two in your family living space. Then rotate the albums every other month. By doing this, you give each old album prominence. By doing this, you bring the pages of those albums to life. It speaks a story into your current family life. It can also be an excellent conversation piece when you have friends over.
