When your first baby arrives there’s a natural tendency to document every “first.” You may have a photo album or scrapbook that’s busting at the seams – full of memories and more. But, when baby number two, three, or more arrives you’ve got double the work and half as much time. Quickly preserving the memories becomes less important than just getting through the moment. Nearly everyone has a phone equipped with a camera so there’s no excuse to stop capturing pictures but what to do with them is the real issue. This is where a web photo album can help.
You may not capture as many pictures of your children after the first one is born but make the pictures count. Try to remember to snap those firsts and then upload them to an online photo gallery. Use the caption area to write down what you remember. If you make it habit to do this once a week or once every other week you’ll keep up to date and have the most vivid memories to record.
Maybe each of your children has a specific sport or activity that they love or excel at, make sure to highlight the unique aspects of each child as well as the standard “first” events. Everyday pictures engaging in simple tasks or adventures also provide great images.
You don’t have to stick to taking pictures of each child alone. Document the sibling bond between your children. You can add the picture to their individual photo galleries with different information. What was each child doing in the picture? What were they saying? What makes it unique from each child’s point of view? It’s amazing how much a single picture offers from each different perspective.
As each of your children grows in age they can help you build their albums. Encourage them to take pictures of things that matter to them. Ask their input when you are creating captions. What were they thinking? What does that picture or event mean to them? These are the things that will make the pictures really stick out. Even if you only capture a few pictures, the information contained in the captions can really be powerful.
Also, ask other family members and friends for their images of your children. Having the ability to quickly upload and send images across the world means there are few boundaries to gathering these documents. You can create photo galleries that are dedicated to each child from the viewpoint of the other image contributors, or join them all together when they are of a single event or period of life.
It can seem like a lot of additional work but in the years to come both you and your children will enjoy looking back and remembering those times. You’ll also feel less stress (and guilt!) when it comes time for graduation or other life commemorations that call for growing up pictures. Web photo albums make capturing and keeping the memories of each of your children easier than ever.
You may not capture as many pictures of your children after the first one is born but make the pictures count. Try to remember to snap those firsts and then upload them to an online photo gallery. Use the caption area to write down what you remember. If you make it habit to do this once a week or once every other week you’ll keep up to date and have the most vivid memories to record.
Maybe each of your children has a specific sport or activity that they love or excel at, make sure to highlight the unique aspects of each child as well as the standard “first” events. Everyday pictures engaging in simple tasks or adventures also provide great images.
You don’t have to stick to taking pictures of each child alone. Document the sibling bond between your children. You can add the picture to their individual photo galleries with different information. What was each child doing in the picture? What were they saying? What makes it unique from each child’s point of view? It’s amazing how much a single picture offers from each different perspective.
As each of your children grows in age they can help you build their albums. Encourage them to take pictures of things that matter to them. Ask their input when you are creating captions. What were they thinking? What does that picture or event mean to them? These are the things that will make the pictures really stick out. Even if you only capture a few pictures, the information contained in the captions can really be powerful.
Also, ask other family members and friends for their images of your children. Having the ability to quickly upload and send images across the world means there are few boundaries to gathering these documents. You can create photo galleries that are dedicated to each child from the viewpoint of the other image contributors, or join them all together when they are of a single event or period of life.
It can seem like a lot of additional work but in the years to come both you and your children will enjoy looking back and remembering those times. You’ll also feel less stress (and guilt!) when it comes time for graduation or other life commemorations that call for growing up pictures. Web photo albums make capturing and keeping the memories of each of your children easier than ever.
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