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?

    I Was In A Rut…

    Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

    I love to take pictures of my children, but I was fresh out of ideas. Then I saw some information on a new workshop “Finding the Joy”. This workshop got me out of my picture taking rut! The workshop was filled with lots of new ideas. It was also filled with lots of great tutorials, photoshop templates, and videos. I learned to focus on capturing the everyday moments. Here are some of my pictures from the workshop…



    Another fun idea!

    Thursday, August 5th, 2010

    While this is not as cool, fun, or crude as the fart machine, it works. I am borrowing this idea from the extremely talented Maggie Holmes. My kids went gaga over these bottles of Orange Crush.

    I found a 6 pack of these at our local grocery store, Publix.

    My kids had a blast when I brought these little bottles out.  I was even able to capture a great shot of the two of them together, smiling!!!

    I couldn’t get Elizabeth to take the straw out of her mouth.  Oh Well!  We all had fun!

    Until next time…

    Want To Get A Good Pic of a 3 Year Old Boy? Read On…

    Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

    My 3 year old can be quite the stinker.  Especially when I have my camera in tow.  Well, listen up folks, I have a HUGE secret to share with you.  If you want to get a good picture of your little boy, you are going to want to read on.   The secret to better photographs is (drum roll please)……….

    THE FART MACHINE!

    Say what… (Ok in our family we have to call it the “Pass Gas Machine”)

    Yes, I did just type out “THE FART MACHINE.”

    Folks,  this is going to change your life.  This one little machine can turn a grump into a smiley, giggly little fellow. You are going to get eye contact, you are going to get great expressions.  Here is a link to one at The Original Fart Macine #2 – Remote Fart Machine.
    This may be a new and improved Fart Machine.  I have owned the one in the picture for over 5 years (yes, I am slightly embarrassed to admit this little fact.)

    When I take photographs of this kid, I usually get eyes rolling and tongues hanging out (a bit like our Golden Retriever.)  But now that I have the power of the “Fart Machine”…

    Look at that eye contact.

    No tongues sticking out.  This kid is actually having fun!

    Stay tuned because I’ve got loads of other tricks to share with you.  I promise that most of them won’t be as crude (or as fun) as the Fart Machine.  I’ve learned a lot about getting decent expression from a little kid in the past 5 years, mostly from trial and error.  I can’t wait to share…

    If you get the fart machine and have success, leave us a comment and a sample of your work!!!

     

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