Taking more Photographs
Posted by Neena on 11/24/07 in Children of All Ages, Just for Moms, Parenting Tips, Working From Home
My December resolution is to take more pictures. Parents have the subjects to photograph but not the time (or the third hand to hold the camera! 
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Once upon a time, I took tons of pictures. As the kids grew, I snapped less and less.
Usually my hands were full. Try as I might, I couldn’t juggle the babies and the camera. As they moved into toddlerhood, I couldn’t keep them away from the camera long enough to snap the pictures.
Now, I just plain forget to take the camera.
With the holidays upon us, I am making an early resolution to take tons of pictures during the month of December.
And while we are on the subject, does anyone have any good tips for keeping their digital photo libraries organized?
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Michelle | Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
I am so with you on this. I took too many pics of my first and then somehow became too busy for the next. I now carry my camera with me everywhere and I archive my pics to CD based on season and year. I also delete all the “bad” ones and keep only a handful of good shots.
Neena | Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
Michelle,
You are extremely organized - I am turning green with envy! I need to tackle my backlog and still handle any new pictures that I take. How often do you work with your pictures to keep from falling behind?
Reina | Mar 27, 2008 | Reply
I’ve found the easiest way to organize the files is simple to archive to CD/DVD or an external drive at the same time that you download the images to your computer. Write the date and content and file the CD away as a backup.
Make time to photograph them when they’re involved with something they love to do and be aware of the light and background. Use soft window light or wait until just before sunset to take advantage of that gorgeous light outdoors.
Dare to say no to cheesy smiles…talk to them while you’re photographing them and ask questions or say things that you know will illicit a smile or a laugh and then snap away…
Neena, great job with the site and westport-kids.com!