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AWAY WITH THE TOTS
Capture Your Adventures On Camera by Lucy Tobias, www.23snaps.com Spring is definitely on its way, and it’s a fantastic time of year to get away with the family. Whether that’s heading to the park for a picnic, spending a day at the beach, or braving the dreaded aeroplane ride with small children to jet off on holiday; make the most of the milder weather and have some fun with the family. It’s great to help your children experience all that our big wide world has to offer, and capturing those new experiences on camera is so important. As hard as you try to remember every detail of the wonderful time you’ve had, those memories can fade with time. So turn on that camera and let the lens just take it all in. Looking back over those photos will bring you so much joy, it’s essential not to leave them locked away on a hard drive, on your camera, or in your smartphone. There are tonnes of ways to show your photos off in style, with an option that’s right for everyone.
Public Online Photo Albums Google+ offers some fantastic tools for sharing your photos with a wider audience, as well as providing some very cool features to edit and optimise your images. If you’re taking your photos primarily on your smartphone,
you can also set up Google+ to automatically upload and backup all of your snaps, to make sure your memories are kept safe and sound. You will also find that Google will sift through all the images from a particular day trip or holiday, and highlight your best photos – saving you the effort of doing it yourself!
Private Online Photo Albums If you want to keep your family & friends up to date with what you and your little ones have been up to, without sharing your special moments with the whole world; 23snaps might be the option for you. This free app allows you to create a private network where you can curate and share the photos and videos you take with your children - safe in the knowledge that only the people you want to see them will ever have access. Another good option for private photo sharing is Dropbox, where you can easily create folders containing your favourite photos and videos, and making it much easier to go back and look at the photos you love. You can also send a secure link off to your loved ones, who can then access your folder and browse through your snaps at their leisure.
Printing Photo Prints For the traditionalists, nothing quite beats a stack of prints that can be lovingly organised into a beautiful album. Because this is becoming less and less common, there are
loads of apps offering a monthly subscription of free prints, and all you have to pay is the cost of shipping. Check out Free Prints and Snapfish for their deals.
Printing Photo Books If you love the idea of a beautifully printed album, but don’t have the time to make it yourself, why not order a photo book with all of those lovely holiday photos? Printastic offers high quality books at a great price, that can be ordered right from your iPhone or iPad. You’ll have a variety of options when it comes to how you want your photos arranged, allowing you to create the book that’s just right for you.
Creating Photo Posters Putting your pictures up on the wall is a lovely way to keep fond memories fresh in your mind. With services like Polagram and Photobox, you can create beautiful posters with a collage of your favourite photos that will give you something to smile at, every time you walk down the hallway (or wherever you choose to show it off). However you choose to share and display your photos, the most important thing is capture everything. Every moment with your children is precious, and taking photos of all of your adventures is the best way to remember it all.
Happy snapping! mybaby 23