Meet Bobine: A smart phone charger and tripod all in one
There are two images in my mind right now: one of my husband struggling to keep his Android phone steady in the car while using it as a GPS; the other, yours truly, trying to read a recipe on my phone without dropping it in the pancake batter. Both of these awkward...
Piquing Our Geek: Turn your iPhone photos into Polaroids. Remember those?
I still fondly remember my Polaroid camera. Like so many photo buffs, I was devastated when Polaroid went the way of the Betamax. Well, with this new gadget, you will get almost the same effect with your very 21st century iPhone. And the story is pretty unbelievable....
A multitasking camera bag for multitasking moms
As someone who multitasks all day long with work and four kids, you can bet I need a bag that does the same exact thing. That’s why I’ve got my eye on the newest Kelly Moore camera bag slated to be ready to ship in just a couple of weeks. Now I’ve...
BorrowLenses: Like Netflix for camera gear
As a former photographer, there are times when I feel guilty using my iPhone as my main camera source. The iPhone takes great photos, no doubt, but sometimes I think I should dust off my old Canon EOS DSLR and put it back to work. The only problem is that I sold a...
A stylish camera strap? You heard us right.
It’s been a long time since I’ve carried around my SLR, but one thing was certain when I did that I learned from my shutterbug friends: Never use it without a camera strap. With that in mind, just look at these gorgeous camera straps I found that are so...
The iPhone Photo Printer. AKA Genius. Pure genius.
My husband has about 400 photos jamming up the memory on his iPhone 3GS that I’m sure will never see the light of day. And don’t even get me started about how many are sitting on my hard drive, just waiting for me to print so I can quell the pleas from my...
Gymbl: The Ginsu knife of iPhone accessories
Okay, it doesn’t slice, dice, and make perfect julienned fries, but YOUBIQ’s Gymbl does work as a stand, a grip, and a tripod–everything you need to elevate your iPhone’s camera and video capabilities to where you don’t even need to carry...
Time to get that SLR back in action again
One of the biggest barriers to using those SLR cameras that so many of us have gathering dust, is the actual carrying of it. When you’re toting your stuff, your kids, and all your kids’ stuff, having a huge camera around your neck isn’t quite a...
3 cute camera cases to make things cozy for your point-and-shoot
Even though my main camera in the past year has been my iPhone, I have a snazzy compact digital camera that has been greatly neglected. I’ve decided to resurrect it to give me more photo-taking options, but of course, making that decision means that I have to...
Turning your iPhone camera into a much better camera
My iPhone doubles as my camera. It’s why I have so many photo apps — my iPhone is almost always in my hand whenever the kids do something cute (and even not-so-cute). The digital camera? Honestly couldn’t even tell you where that thing is right now....
Eye-fi with my little eye
After having just uploaded oh…hundreds of photos from my camera after the BlogHer conference (give me one mojito and suddenly everything looks like a good picture) I can’t sing the praises of the Eye-Fi wireless memory cards enough. Especially since...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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