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DIY Personalized Alphabet Book

January 8 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

It's so hard to believe I first shared the personalized alphabet book I made for my son 7 years ago.   It's been an extremely popular post ever since so I thought it was time to bring it out of the vault. And with all the options out there for creating photo books now, it couldn't be easier to do!   But it can still be surprisingly hard to think of something that's salient to your child for each letter - I'm hoping sharing my picks might help.Please enjoy and let me know if you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photography & Memory Keeping, The Make & Play Vault, Tutorials Tagged With: custom alphabet book, Custom photo alphabet book, DIY alphabet book, DIY photo alphabet book

Free Printables Pack: First Day of School Signs

August 17 by MJ at Pars Caeli

I'm so excited to have our resident graphic designer, MJ, back today with an ENTIRE FREE PRINTABLE PACK that I just know you're going to love!The idea of these printables are to use them to start a new 1st day of school photo tradition that allows you to document not only the kiddos' super cute new outfits and excited grins, but also their changing dreams and aspirations. Great idea, right?!You could do some really interesting things with these photos - a coffee table book, a hallway … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MJ, Photography & Memory Keeping, Printables Tagged With: back to school, first day of school printable, first day of school sign, free printable, kid photography, MPMK first day of school sign, printables

Preparing for Preschool with a Personalized Photo Book

August 15 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Preparing for Preschool with a Personalized Photo Book

If you have a kiddo starting a new school this year (be it preschool, kindergarten, or even daycare) I highly recommend you check out this post from a few years ago!    Our DIY preschool photo book was such a major hit oldest child that I'm bringing it back, yet again, for our third new preschooler.   The idea comes from a child life specialist and was suggested to me by a friend when I was fretting over C’s transition from being at home full time to entering preschool two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photography & Memory Keeping Tagged With: DIY school photo book, personalized school book, prepapring for school, preschool photo book, school photo book

One Quick Trick for Taking Better Photos with Baby

June 10 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

How to get baby to smile in selfie - love this tip, I have so many more smiling photos with my little man now! #UltraHug #spon

First and foremost today guys, I wanted to tell you all that this is STILL going on! But only for a few more days, so don't miss your chance!Now that you've done that - today's tip will be a big help!As hard as it is for me to believe, my youngest is already 14 months old (how did that happen?!). He grows and changes so much at this stage that - like many Moms in my shoes - it's extra important to me to take lots of photos.Not only that, to take photos with the two of us together! I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photography & Memory Keeping Tagged With: baby photo tips, how to get baby to smile in photos, how to take selfies with a baby, huggies ultahug

How to Get Professional Looking Newborn Photos at Home

February 2 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Great step-by-step guide on how to save money and take your own newborn photos

Today we've got a tutorial I've been wanting to include in our Photography & Memory Keeping section for such a long time!Capturing a child's fleeting newborn stage is so important to so many parents out there but trying to get that elusive, perfect pic of a sleeping infant can be beyond frustrating and hiring it out can be prohibitively expensive.Of course not every type of shot can be achieved by a novice, the photo above of the baby propped up on her hands, for example, is done … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photography & Memory Keeping Tagged With: DIY newborn photos, how to take newborn photos, newborn photoshoot setup

The Best DSLR Camera & Equipment for Getting Great Photos Every Time

January 6 by Kristin

Love this list - exactly what you're need if you're looking to finally take better pictures this year by teaching yourself to use a DSLR camera.

Today we're switching gears away from parenting resolutions towards photography and memory keeping. If you're anything like me, taking better, more meaningful photos of the family (and then actually doing something with those photos) is an ongoing goal. I'm still working on it at my house but I will say that I made some serious progress once I finally committed to purchasing my first (and so far only) DSLR camera 4 years ago. It was a scary move - a big purchase for someone who had absolutely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Photography & Memory Keeping Tagged With: Beginner DSLR camera accessories, best DSLR camera, Best DSLR camera for beginners, best DSLR camera for moms, best DSLR lens, how to use a canon rebel camera, how to use a DSLR camera

Photography & Memory Keeping: How to use TiltShift on Your Camera Phone

November 3 by Kristin

How to take cool pics of people, places and more using the TiltShift generator - this is my new favorite thing!

Kristin, one of our professional photog contributor's here, is back today with another super helpful iPhone camera tutorial. I've always wondered how to use those fancy tiltshift apps with my iPhone but have been too intimidated/busy to really explore them.I'm super excited to have Kristin here to add to our Photography and Memory Keeping category by de-mystifying it all and show us exactly what we need to know to jump in and start using the feature today. Have you ever noticed that when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Photography & Memory Keeping Tagged With: camera apps, camera phone tutorial, how to take better photos on your phone, iphone camera tutorial, iphone tutorial, tilt shift app, titlshift tutorial

Memory Keeping: Free Family Tree Template

October 21 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

My kids loved helping me make our family tree with this easy template.

I've got something great to share with you guys today. In an effort to continue to fill our photography & memory making section with do-able ideas for busy parents, I've persuaded Andrea Genevieve Michnik from the Tiny Prints Blog share with us a really lovely family tree project.You can do this one on your own or with the kids and there's even a free printable template to make sure you can't mess it up. That's my kind of project!Here's Andrea... Teaching kids about their heritage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photography & Memory Keeping Tagged With: family tree photo project, family tree template, how to make a family tree, tiny prints

How to Use the iPhone’s Burst Mode to Get Perfect Pics of the Kids Every Time

October 7 by Kristin

I had no idea my iPhone had a burst mode - this makes it SO much easier to get great photos of the kids!!

Do you guys know about the iPhone's burst mode? If not, you HAVE to read this tutorial - it will make a huge impact on the pics you get of the kids. And it's so easy too! What I love most about my Canon 5D Mark III (the professional camera I use for my job as a children's photographer) is the quick response.I click the shutter when I see the shot I want and I know there's going to be no delay.  I can time my shots perfectly.  And, when you're working with kids who move quickly, you need a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Photography & Memory Keeping Tagged With: Burst Mode Tutorial, iphone burst mode, iphone hack, iphone photo hacks, iphone photo tips, Iphone tutorials, Photography Tips, taking multiple photos with your iphone

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