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Photographer Sets New Standard For Newborn Portraits
Show me a new mama and I'll show you a woman with a brag book filled with precious photos of her newborn. There's no denying that parents love to show off their kids, be it via images on their phones, albums in their Facebook accounts or photo albums bursting out of their bags.
While snapshots on the ol' digital camera may work for some moms, others turn to the professionals for a portrait that can become the centerpiece of their rooms.
Baby Photos Bring Wallets Home
Your baby's picture may save you a bundle. At least that's what some researchers in Edinburgh are saying after they scattered wallets with photos of either a baby, a dog, a happy family, or an elderly couple in several high-traffic areas around town. Eighty-eight percent of the wallets containing baby photos were returned.
Holiday Photo Style: Getting the Perfect Picture
Lights! Camera! Family!
Putting Your Lil One Behind the Lens!
If you think your lil love is the next big superstar, take a gander down to GAP for their Casting Call. Here are some tips on how to handle the day!
- Make sure your child is well rested.
Pimp Your Crib: Paint Your Life
The days of sitting for an oil portrait may be long gone but that doesn't mean you have to forgo the beauty of a canvas hanging on your walls. The magic of the Internet and Paint Your Life allows parents to take a digitally uploaded photograph and convert it into an oil painting in just over three weeks. With a team of professional artists on staff, the company recreates your photo using the medium of your choice — oil, watercolor or charcoal — and uploads a photo of the piece for your review.
Do You Carry Pictures of Your Children?
Back in the day, moms didn't dare leave the house without their brag books. These days, parents carry their cell phones, which often have cameras included. At a moment's notice, they can whip out digital evidence of their wee ones adorable mugs.
Pimp Your Crib: America At Home
In this age of digital photography, we capture our children's every move. For a unique way to share your favorite memories, there's a popular coffee table book. America At Home ($40) features hundreds of photos, taken by professional and amateur photographers, of people in and around their homes.
At What Price Would You Sell Your Baby's Pics?
There's a lot of money riding on Tinseltown's tots these days and their first photographs are no different. Speculation has priced the much anticipated Jolie-Pitt baby's first shots at $10 million.
And, with celeb mamas from Christina Aguilera to Nicole Richie to Jennifer Lopez cashing in on their kids, it seems to be the latest fad in the very lucrative baby biz.
Burdened by Brag Books, Sonogram and Pint-Sized Pics?
In the 1980s, families forced hour long home videos of junior taking a bath on their helpless victims. And, while that is truly something only a mother can love, the latest trends for showcasing kids are a bit less time consuming.
It seems everyone has a sonogram snapshot, Flip cam clip or brag book to browse.
Pimp Your Crib: Baby Up Against the Wall
As a paparazzi–like mama, I have taken thousands of pictures of my lil one resulting in a handful of magical portraits that deserve more than a 4x6 frame in the window sill. With wall space to fill, I was delighted to turn my shutterbug moments into something more.
Canvas On Demand offers an easy, reasonable and high quality service of putting photographic images on canvas.
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