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...
Take your iPhone underwater with Scuba Suit
Considering that like many people, I use my iPhone camera for so many of my photographs these days, I shouldn’t be surprised that they’ve got a case that not only waterproofs it, it allows you to safely turn it into an underwater camera. The iPhone...
Beyond Snapshots: The only photography book you’ll need
A few years ago, I ditched my point-and-shoot camera for a fancy DSLR, and while I was almost instantly taking better photos of my kids, I really had absolutely no idea how to use any of the actual settings. Without time to read the huge instruction manual or take a...
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...
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...
Piquing Our Geek: Instagram Socialmatic Camera
Considering that the Instagram app is so popular these days, it’s no surprise that someone finally created a prototype for a camera based on the Instagram technology. Except it actually takes and prints pictures. The Instagram Socialmatic Camera would be the...
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...
Father’s Day gift alert for the snap-happy dad
As Father’s Day creeps up, I think about all the cameras and photo gifts that some lucky guys are going to get. Then I think about all the photo storage they’re going to need. (Especially you new daddies!) While there are plenty of options in terms of...
5 cool Mother’s Day gifts from Instagram photos
As someone who only uses my smart phone as my camera, I often use my photographs as gifts, many of which happen to be taken using the Instagram app. If you’re still hunting for a cool Mother’s Day gifts, you don’t have to look any further than your...
Pholium: Professional photo e-books right on your iPad
I’ve come to a conclusion recently that I must make my peace with – I’m never going to catch up on updating my photo albums. Deep breaths. I’ve made valiant efforts to get prints made, but being about 1,247 photos behind in just two years,...
Turn your iPhone into a Polaroid
I still remember my Polaroid camera and how cool I thought I was, able to snap pictures and have them print out instantly. So talk about blast from the past when I saw these cool iPhone skins. The Deluxe Polaroid Camera iPhone 4 skins turn your smart phone into a...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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