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Photography, Product Reviews

Making Pictures to Art

girl in a feild with the wind blowingI wanted to share my favorite gift to give the grandparents. A while ago was my in laws 50th.  So as my gift I got a picture that we took done in a canvas print from CafePress.  There were awesome and I don’t normally give props but they have amazing customer service.   I bought the canvas as a Groupon.  I could not order it till Aug 11th .. the party was the Aug 20.  So I called the day after I order and asked is there anyway  they could do to get me the canvas on time. CafePress Customer Service said she will get it there for the party.  It was there the day before and my In Laws loved it.  Thanks for the great job..

picture of a canvas of a famliy on an easel on a table

So my husband order prints about a week earlier from Canvas on Demand (apparently same manufacture/company as cafepress) again it was purchased  with a groupon and they were about to expire.  I wanted picture of the kids done into art.

  1. So I took the pictures..

girl in feild wind blowing her hairboy on a boat in a river

  1. I then played with the several  pictures in PicMonkey to determine which picture I like the best then I posterized it.
  2. Save File as “Russell” from PicMonkey which is the larges picture file to your computer
  3. Then up load the new posterized version to canvas maker and order canvas

girl with wind blowingboy with river behind him

This is what we got back.. everyone thinks they are paintings.

picture of kids on a wall done on canvas

Spend the time taking pitures this summer and find a picture that would be great to turn into art.

Photography, Travel, Wordless Wednesday

10 Things you will see Blogging Conferences w/linky

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Dunkin Donuts coffee cup and a camera stap

So this week I attend Reviews Retreat 2012.   People wonder what we do at these “blogging” conferences.   It is like a veil of secrecy.. do we all just sit around and blog?? do we talk to each other on twitter even though we are across the room (sometimes).  It is a ton of fun to connect with online friends and learn from other people who do what you do. So here is glimpse of what happens at a Social Media Blogging Conference.

10 things you see at Blogging Conferences

  1. Speakers  …  Like/or Ted RubinKeynote Speaker talking to audience
  2. Self portrait photos  pictures taken by subject  Like @MommyBknowsBest and @SAHMsCrazyLifewomen take a picture with Iphone
  3. People Multi-tasking listen and check email  Thanks @mommyniri.. also people are also refer to as there twitter handles (aka I am know as @babypop)women on a computer at a confrence
  4. Sponsored food  thanks Musselmanspackaged apple sauce
  5. Shoes and alot of super cute ones legs with diffrent sandals
  6. Mom own and created Sponsors showing the passion for the product @collegesavingsdollsgirls dolls dressed up in career outfits
  7. Tops of heads many social people tweet and text all the time; no one mindswomen tweeting on cell phone
  8. Eager to please Hotel Staff… lets face it any hotel that host a blogging social media conference is a great company because that is a lot of influencers in one place- Thanks to Great Wolf Lodge NC for being amazingwas our shuttle driver Danny
  9. PJs and Hashtags  @MommyBKnowsBest, @staceyinatlanta, @sweetsadiemarie, @babypopwomen using hands for a gang symbol
  10. Dedicated Conference Directors and Staff to make sure everyone is happy.
women posing as a group for pictures
Conference directors Double Duty Divas

The Reviews retreat was a great conference. To see more of my conference photos please check out my flickr page for Reviewers Retreat.

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Photography, Product Reviews

Lens Friends Family Easter Pictures

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So this Easter week we took pictures. I went to Lens Friends in Huntington Valley Pa.  Lens friends is a great place to have fun and photo studio with a twist.  You take the photos.  The owner Rick and Kara are great they provide all the props and the kids bring the creativity. Kara and Rick provide a fun creative environment for you and your children to play!  My kids loved it with his cousins.

While we were at Lens Friends they had live baby chicks.. check out all the kids.

Then we got in the props the girls did the pout face.. The Boys had a great time with the props once they loosed up they really got into the pictures.

I love Lens Friends  it is a great place if the kids are also allowed to use the cameras.  Kara said  it is fun seeing a preteen or teen take hold of the camera and have a great time.   The session includes studio set up, using camera, instruction how to use camera, props, cd of picture, and 1/2 photo time for about $47.  They also provide photo editing for a small fee.  Lens friends also offers a kids birthday party for $275 and include cake / pizza.  The parties also include a cd of all the pictures .  We took about 170 pictures in the time I was there.    The kids had a great time and said they loved it.  My sister Inlaw loved the experience and could not stop raving what a fun place to take pictures.    So I cant highly recommend Lens Friends enough.