About www.JennCampbell.com:

I have always enjoyed "Taking Pictures." Like many moms, the minute I had my first child I became obsessed with taking pictures. But, gosh darn it, they looked nothing like I had envisioned in my head. At first I thought, "I need a better camera, I'm going to get a DSLR." Well, that didn't do it. Turns out it takes a lot more than a pretty camera. I have learned a lot and I'm still learning. The next problem I encountered was, "What am I going to do with all of the photographs I have accumulated?" There are a lot of neat photo organizational ideas out there. I have created some innovative organizational techniques through lots of trial and error. What works for one person may not work for another. Often, it is a combination of different methods. So, jump in and join me on my journey to document my children's childhood!!!

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    First Day of School

    Monday, August 30th, 2010

    Today is the First Day of School for my little ones.  We celebrated with a big pancake breakfast.  It is so exciting to pack the clean new backpacks and lunch boxes.  Here are some pictures I took this morning to commemorate the day.  One of these will be my picture of the day for our Project 365 – Project Life by Becky Higgins.  Here are my kids off to their first day of preschool…

    Checking out the new shoes!

    Notice Baby C who does not want to be left out of the festivities.

    Baby C still trying to get in on the First Day of School.

    What do you do to commemorate the First Day of School?

    Posted in Babies, Children, Children, How to get your kids to smile, Photography, Photoshop | 2 Comments »

    Gallery Wrap Canvas- Your questions answered

    Sunday, August 29th, 2010

    I did a post a couple weeks back about the Gallery Wrap Canvas I had printed of my son on the beach. Since that post I received a few questions I would like to address today.  I would also like to provide a closer view of the whole product plus another canvas I purchased from a different vendor.

    The first canvas is a 16×20 Gallery Wrap (1.5″) LUXE canvas from Pixel 2 Canvas.

    My canvas turned out perfect.  I love how the back is finished out, too.

    The second canvas is an 11″ x 14″ Thin (3/4″) Gallery Wrap by Canvas On Demand.

    This one I purchased with a great coupon code and my daughter was over the moon with it.

    TIP: When having a Gallery Wrap canvas printed, you have to make sure there is enough open space around your image so that don’t lose anything important on the sides.  This was pretty tricky for me.  Just make sure to choose the correct photograph.  Have fun!

    Posted in Babies, Children, Children, Decorating, Design, Photographer Tools, Photography, canvas | 1 Comment »

    My Ah Ha Moment- Exposure ISO & Noise

    Thursday, August 19th, 2010

    If you are interested in photography at all, exposure is a big topic. I have read in many blogs, tutorials, and books that camera noise is less of an issue if you nail the exposure. I am now a true believer. I took some pictures today of my little one and had my ISO set at 1000, which is pretty high for my Nikon D90. I was snapping away, because he’s a quick mover, and only looked at my in-camera meter halfway through my shoot. Yikes, I could see I was underexposing a smidge. I opened up my aperture from 2.5 to 2.0 and, WOW, what a difference. Take a look at these two pictures. Taken just minutes if not seconds apart.

    The correct exposure is on the left. The underexposed picture is on the right.  Can you see all of the noise in the shadows of the underexposed picture?

    Here is a 100% crop of both pictures so you can compare.

    In conclusion, Don’t be afraid to raise your ISO. A correctly exposed photograph with a high ISO will always look better than an underexposed photograph with a lower ISO.

    Embrace your ISO, I have :)

    Posted in Babies, Children, How to use your camera, Lightroom, Photographer Tools, Photography, Photoshop | 5 Comments »

    Back To School

    Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

    Preschool doesn’t start around here for another 2 weeks. However, we are already preparing for the big day. Here is Baby C getting ready. As you can see, he is already hard at work.

    We will be doing our back to school photo shoot in a couple of days. I have a million ideas running through my head. What do you plan on doing this year?????

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