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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    Memory Keeping- More Joy Less Chore

    Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

    Is this the current state of your photographs?

    Are you overwhelmed with the number of photographs you have stacked on your desk or thrown in your drawer?  Or worse yet, do you have a ton of unprinted pictures sitting on your computer.

    I received a comment in Monday’s post about “memory keeping” becoming more of a chore.  This really got me thinking.  There was a time when I really enjoyed “scrapping” my photographs.  My daughter has some gorgeous pages in her scrapbook album.

    I love these layouts, but let me tell you, they took forever to plan and implement.  Now that I am on child number 3 in four years, I have very little free time (if any).  I still want each of my children to have a written and illustrated record of their childhood.  I am so thankful that my mother wrote down information about all of my milestones as a young child.  I now have this list and reference it with my children.

    So, What do you do to get started?  Every Wednesday we will take a step towards better organizing our photos/ memories and getting them in an album or scrapbook.  As we get busier, the photographs pile up and organizing them becomes more of a chore and less fun.  Let’s get things under control so we can enjoy our photographs once more.

    For today, let’s start really simple.

    1.  Start an album from today on.  Right now forget about all of those unorganized photos.  Let’s make sure we document everything from this point on.  I love the albums they have at Exposures.  They are a bit pricey.  Your local Michaels has a great selection of albums- make sure you use a 40% off coupon to make the deal that much sweeter :)

    (An album I purchased from Michael’s .)

    So, this week decide on what type of album you would like to use for your current photographs.  Let me stress again, for this week, Forget about your piles of pictures- only think about today forward!!

    Photo Album Links:

    Information on the Recollections Collection available at Michaels

    Albums I currently use from Exposures

    Displaying Your Photography – Part 2

    Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

    I have a ton of 4″ x 6″ pictures. It is just easier to print this size for my albums and scrapbooks. However, it’s hard to display these images. I found a great frame at Pier 1 this weekend. It fits 8 4″ x 6″ photos. I bought one and plan to rotate my photos throughout the year. Such a fun way for the kids to see their picture and remember some fun memories.

    This looks great in my game room.

    I’m always looking for fun, easy, and economical ways to display my photography.

    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 :)

    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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