There’s no better time of the year to take pictures than summer. Long, sunny days filled with lots of outdoor activities, family get togethers, vacations, and more! It makes sense that you’ll have your camera out and at the ready all season long. Don’t worry if you don’t have the newest or best DSLR camera, many of today’s smart phones have amazing image capturing ability. In fact there are some professional photographers that are making a name for themselves through their smartphone photography! Use what you have and keep in mind some of these suggestions. Enjoy some of our best tips for capturing those summer memories and how to preserve those memories once they’re taken.
Capturing the Essence of the Season
What are some of the items that scream summer? Grass, chalk, water, a cold drink - just to name a few that quickly come to mind. When you are documenting summer adventures or memories be sure to not only grab the image of the person or event but the feelings and other items that really stand out as “summer.” This is the essence of the season. Take some close up shots of a foot in the grass or a face in a water bubbler. Use lots of different angles. Zoom in on the chalk instead of the image of the child and vice versa.
Movement
Kids running down the soccer field. A group of friends sharing drinks and laughing. Capturing people in action and movement bring a static picture to life. The more feeling and movement you can bring to an image, of course without it looking too blurry or out of focus the more likely you will be to remember that scene and moment. Posed photographs are great but they don’t capture the full range of emotions.
Food
Picnics, barbeques, and other food-centered activities are a big part of summer. Whether you’re strawberry picking on a farm, enjoying hot dogs in the backyard or toasting s’more’s around the campfire these are all great opportunities to take great images to remember summer when the snow starts to fly. If there are special dishes that you really want to remember take solo shots and when you’re organizing your album later type up the recipe to go with the picture.
Preserving Memories
Now that you’ve taken dozens and possibly even hundreds or thousands of pictures how can you best remember them? One way is through printing and arranging them into a photo album. However technology has made this once time consuming and somewhat expensive process faster and less expensive. You can create a web photo album much easier than a physical photo album. Simply upload your images and arrange into online photo galleries. You can group them by event, by child or family member, by month or some other combination that makes sense to you. Don’t forget to include descriptions in the captions so that you can remember what, when, where and why you were taking that picture. Once you’ve set up your web photo albums be sure to share with other family members so that they can relive summer memories too!
Capturing the Essence of the Season
What are some of the items that scream summer? Grass, chalk, water, a cold drink - just to name a few that quickly come to mind. When you are documenting summer adventures or memories be sure to not only grab the image of the person or event but the feelings and other items that really stand out as “summer.” This is the essence of the season. Take some close up shots of a foot in the grass or a face in a water bubbler. Use lots of different angles. Zoom in on the chalk instead of the image of the child and vice versa.
Movement
Kids running down the soccer field. A group of friends sharing drinks and laughing. Capturing people in action and movement bring a static picture to life. The more feeling and movement you can bring to an image, of course without it looking too blurry or out of focus the more likely you will be to remember that scene and moment. Posed photographs are great but they don’t capture the full range of emotions.
Food
Picnics, barbeques, and other food-centered activities are a big part of summer. Whether you’re strawberry picking on a farm, enjoying hot dogs in the backyard or toasting s’more’s around the campfire these are all great opportunities to take great images to remember summer when the snow starts to fly. If there are special dishes that you really want to remember take solo shots and when you’re organizing your album later type up the recipe to go with the picture.
Preserving Memories
Now that you’ve taken dozens and possibly even hundreds or thousands of pictures how can you best remember them? One way is through printing and arranging them into a photo album. However technology has made this once time consuming and somewhat expensive process faster and less expensive. You can create a web photo album much easier than a physical photo album. Simply upload your images and arrange into online photo galleries. You can group them by event, by child or family member, by month or some other combination that makes sense to you. Don’t forget to include descriptions in the captions so that you can remember what, when, where and why you were taking that picture. Once you’ve set up your web photo albums be sure to share with other family members so that they can relive summer memories too!
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