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FUN PHOTOS TO DO AT HOME / CORONA VIRUS DAYS

I hope this post finds you and your families well! As the corona days drag on I am constantly struggling to keep up on "normal" life. My littlest baby turned 4 last week and due to stay at home orders, I couldn't take her out to do birthday photos. I know there are a lot of you in the same boat, so I thought I'd share some easy ideas on DIY birthday photos. Not only will this save you money and check something off your to-do list, this can be a fun activity for you and the kiddos! Kylie had a lot of fun dressing up and playing for photos. Without further ado, h[...]

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Here’s how to take the best sibling pictures (and make it look like they actually love each other!)

how to get siblings to take great photos

Do you have siblings that you want to photograph together in a sweet, loveable manner? Getting kiddos to interact with each other without shoving one another down can be a challenge! There are moments at home where big brother is so adorably sweet to little sister, but as luck would have it, they’re usually in a messy room and wearing last night’s pajamas and slept-on hair. At a photo shoot, a parent’s dream is to recreate these moments (but with washed faces and better clothes!) Making that dream become reality can be extremely challenging though. Kids u[...]

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Details, ahhhh the details, people!

8 things to fix before your photo shoot, how to prepare for a photo shoot

So many times I see a great photo and examine it: the lighting is great, the subject is adorable, the composition is beautiful, but then... THEN. There it is. You know, that thing that totally throws the entire photo into the trash. That THING that the photographer should have noticed. I want to scream Why?! Why did you not fix this!? A photo that could have been gorgeous is now ruined. Okay, sure, you can use Photoshop to edit plenty of errors and enhance all kinds of beauty, but something like a big chunk of hair in someone’s face can[...]