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Here is a great video about getting better baby shots! Carrie is a world famous photographer and Carson makes for excellent entertainment! :0

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Have them do something they love and try several perspectives.   Shoot from up high, down low, from behind and get in close on the details.

Catch them on their skateboard, with their guitar, sidewalk chalk, basketball, tea party, etc.

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If you are an Auburn, AL resident or nearby, we are offering a free workshop for Moms wanting to take better pictures.  You can sign up to be notified of the workshop by going to:  http://burnettphotography.com/blog/workshops/

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Photoshop what???  The new Olympus e-620 digital SLR has in camera art filers that allow special effects in the camera!

From the Olympus Website:

ADD STYLE TO YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SIX ART FILTERS.

From the bright colors of Pop Art to the gritty black and white of Grainy Film, the six in-camera art filters transform your photography into works of art. Pop Art super-saturates colors, creating brighter, more vivid photographs. Soft Focus creates a dreamlike quality giving photographs a fantasy feel. Pale and Light Color brings soft, flat light and pastel coloring to photographs. Grainy Film produces a gritty high-contrast black-and-white film look. Light Tone brightens the image and its darker areas, providing more detail. Pin Hole darkens the outer edges of a photograph, therefore enhancing the subject in the center and bringing the photograph to life.

I haven’t had the opportunity to test out this camera, but it sounds like an exciting way to incorporate special effects without the use of computer programs.

Estimated Retail price with a 14-42mm lens is $699

Tags: e-620, olympus art filters
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A fun way to share your pictures with friends and family and give them updates without spamming them is to start blogging!  There are several sites like Wordpress, Blogger , live journal and xanga that offer free blogs.   You can customize your blog with lots of free templates and load your pictures for all to see!

So check out the sites above and start blogging today!

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I have never used the shutterfly service, but I have received albums from friends and family who share their images online.  This morning I received a code for 50 free 4 x 6 prints from Shutterfly!  Offer expires March 16, 2009.  So hurry!  Enter Code MYFREEPRINTS

5 Taxes, shipping and handling charges will apply. Not valid for in–store pick up.

Tags: free prints from shutterfly, shutterfly coupon code, shutterfly discount code
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Spring break and summer are quickly approaching!  Here’s a fun craft to keep your little ones entertained!

Step one:   Take an image and open it in Photoshop.

Step Two:  Duplicate the layer

Step Three:  Go to Filter -> Sketch -> and then Photocopy.  From there you can adjust your exposure in the layer pallete to eliminate some of the background “grayness”.

Now print and let your child color themsleves or their siblings!    Happy Coloring!

Tags: make a photo into a coloring sheet, turn a picture into a coloring page
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There is a reason the call it the nifty fifty.  If you have invested in a digital SLR camera and currently only use the kit lens, you should check out the 50mm f1.4.  Depending on the brand of your camera, Canon and Nikon both make a great 50mm lens.

If you ask most professional photographers they will all have a 50mm prime lens in their bag!   It’s great in low light and the focal length is great for portraits.  It’s fast enough for sports and is bright enough for indoor sports.  It is reasonably priced from $300 – $400 depending on the store and the brand of lens.    If that is out of your price range, check out the 50mm f1.8 which can be purchased for less than $100!

Tags: 50mm, lens choice
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Congrats to our winners yesterday.  We had 6 comments so all 6 commenters will win a subscription each!

Shelli, Jenn, Amie, Jeannie, Jamie & Lysha!

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You could win one of 5 subscriptions to family fun magazine from Mommies Who Click! All you have to do is leave a comment on any post and I will draw 5 winners at random to each receive one of 5 one year log subscriptions to Family Fun Magazine!

To leave a comment simply click the pink comment line below any post. Make sure to enter your correct e-mail address so I can contact to winners for their mailing address for the magazine.

So leave a comment and you are registered to win a 1 year subscription to family fun magazine!   Good Luck!

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