{"id":2469,"date":"2012-10-20T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2013-01-24T20:55:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T01:55:34","slug":"saturdays-with-shauna-photography-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/20\/saturdays-with-shauna-photography-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturdays with Shauna: Photography! Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHOTOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This week I thought I\u2019d start a mini-series and share something with you that is near and dear to my heart.\u00a0 Some of you may know that I used to run a part-time portrait photography business a few years ago and I still love to take pictures even though I\u2019ve closed the business.\u00a0 Photography is something I feel we take for granted now that we have digital cameras and the ability to take as many pictures as we want\u2026 some of you may remember the days of film when we had 24 or 36 shots to a roll and we were much more discerning in what we deemed photo worthy.\u00a0 Then we had to wait anywhere from an hour to a week to see the prints!\u00a0 These days, we come back from vacation with 2,000 digital photos to sort through and many of them never even see print.\u00a0 It\u2019s such a shame that treasures like this end up living on our computer or camera cards instead of in frames on our walls so they can be enjoyed.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, photography is the greatest invention of mankind; it is truly a gift from God that we are able to preserve our memories and the faces of our loved ones for future generations. \u00a0I would like to share some of my thoughts and tips with you in the next few weeks on getting great shots that you and your family will treasure in the years to come and also how to get those images into frames and albums so they can be appreciated.\u00a0 I also want to show you how to archive and manage your digital media so you don\u2019t lose your images in the event of a hard drive crash.<\/p>\n

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Me with my parents a LONG time ago \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Week 1 \u2013 Getting the Shots!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First of all, you have to actually take pictures!\u00a0 Some of us get busy and forget and we let months or years go by without really taking any photos, except maybe at functions like graduations and weddings.\u00a0 Especially if you have little ones, pets, and elderly people in your lives, you really need to make an intentional effort to take photos of them often.\u00a0 Little ones don\u2019t stay little for long and sadly, pets and elderly relatives aren\u2019t getting any younger.\u00a0 I don\u2019t mean to be Debbie Downer, but having lost all of my grandparents by the time I was 19, my dad when I was 21, then my mom when I was 27, along with my father-in-law in 2006 and our beloved toy poodle, Ginger, last year, I find myself wishing all the time that I had taken more photos of all of them.<\/p>\n

Here are some ways you can be intentional (there\u2019s that word again!) about taking photos of your loved ones for posterity:<\/p>\n

Look at every day as a photo opportunity!<\/strong>\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to wait for a family get together or a holiday, just take photos!\u00a0 In your backyard, in the living room, at the park, whatever.\u00a0 Especially if you have young children – they change and grow up fast so you really need to make it a point to take photos of them often.\u00a0 Use your camera or your smart phone if you have to, but just make sure to get the shots.<\/p>\n

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My son, Gunnar, having dinner one night at home <3<\/p><\/div>\n

Create your own \u201cfamily photo days\u201d.<\/strong>\u00a0 Schedule a day and take your family to a scenic venue for some family photos.\u00a0 Do it once a month or once a year, it doesn\u2019t matter \u2013 just do it.<\/p>\n

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My sister-in-law (at the time), me, and my brother… love that 70’s film look! lol<\/p><\/div>\n

Use the holiday season and family get togethers to take photos.<\/strong>\u00a0 Maybe you don\u2019t see Aunt Judy but once a year at the family reunion.\u00a0 Make sure to take a photo of her!\u00a0 Maybe with the birth of a new baby there\u2019s now five generations alive in the family \u2013 get them together for a group shot.\u00a0 Maybe Great Grandma is celebrating her 97th<\/sup> birthday \u2013 get a picture of her blowing out her candles.\u00a0 Or Uncle Joe flew in from Timbuktu for Christmas this year.\u00a0 You get the picture (pun intended \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n

Get in the shot!<\/strong>\u00a0 Maybe you\u2019re like me and you abhor photos of yourself.\u00a0 You avoid the camera at all costs and make jokes about breaking the camera lens when someone forces you to pose for them.\u00a0 Quit it!\u00a0 Your kids and their kids and so on and so forth, will treasure photos of you one day.\u00a0 Get out from behind the camera once in awhile and get in the shot.\u00a0 Use a tripod and your camera\u2019s self-timer or give the camera to someone else.\u00a0 Your loved ones won\u2019t care about how bad you think you look in the picture, they will cherish photos of you regardless of what you looked like.<\/p>\n

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Our toy poodle, Ginger, who passed away in February 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Don\u2019t forget Fido!<\/strong>\u00a0 Our pets are like family too and they have a much shorter life span than we do.\u00a0 Sometimes we neglect taking their photo because they\u2019re always around.\u00a0 But unfortunately, your beloved pet won\u2019t be around forever.\u00a0 Be sure to take plenty of photos, even if it\u2019s just a picture of the dog lying on the couch.\u00a0 One day you\u2019ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n

Next week, I\u2019ll have some basic tips for you on taking better pictures!\u00a0 In the meantime, your homework assignment is to take some photos this weekend!\u00a0 Be sure to share some of them on our Facebook Fellowship page and comment below and tell us about your experience! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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