Got a budding shutterbug? Grab this photo 101 book by National Geographic Kids
I am pretty sure that it’s written somewhere in the fine print of the Parenthood Contract that we’re supposed to take tons of photos of our kids. So it’s always a nice bonus when the subjects of our countless pics develop their own interest in the...
Olloclip Active Lens: Get your iPhone ready for summer adventures and group selfies.
To say that we like iPhoneography is like saying Frozen was a marginal success. Yeah. No understatement: We are huge fans of iPhone picture-takin’ over here. Which is why I’m always excited to see what cool, new accessories are popping up to tack on to my...
The gorgeous new Epiphanie Bags collection: Goodbye synthetics, hello leather.
I’ve been a huge fan of Epiphanie Bags ever since we featured them here on Cool Mom Tech years ago and it’s been so exciting to see this mom-run business grow. So how cool to discover their new spring and summer collection that takes the bags in a huge new...
Photo wall decals: A Father’s Day photo gift that saves the need to dig up the hammer and nails
For the dad who has everything, you can’t go wrong with Father’s Day photo gifts, especially when they come from the kids. Lately I’ve gotten completely hooked on photo wall decals as the best new way to display my photos, because they don’t...
2 super easy new photo book apps for iPhone that will have the dad or grad in your life smiling
We’re very pro-photo book around here. Actually, we support any service or app that helps us get all the digital pics we snap off of our devices and on display for all to enjoy. And with Father’s Day and graduation season officially underway, here are two,...
Personalized battery chargers blend practical with sentimental for Mother’s Day
Nothing says I love you like, please don’t let your phone die when I’m trying to reach you because it really freaks me out. Which is why I think it’s so clever that Shutterfly has launched the first personalized battery chargers that I’ve...
The photo series guaranteed to make you smile from Francois Dourlen
This seems like the kind of weekend after which we all need to smile a little. And I’ve found just the thing. The series of ironically placed iPhone photos over real environments by clever French photographer, professor, and cool dad Francois Dourlen are so...
8 cool Mother’s Day gifts for photographers. We’d take all of them.
As we start looking around for cool Mother’s Day gifts, we realize not every mom is into keepsake pendants and baby footprint artwork. So for the photographer mom in your life who is always trying to capture those special moments with her trusty dSLR or...
The new Lomo’Instant: The fun of lomography meets the immediate gratification of instant film.
If you want to combine what’s satisfying about manual dSLR shooting, with what’s fun about an instant film experience, then add in the unlimited creativity of lomography, you’ve got the new LOMO’INSTANT which is like my new favorite thing. This...
Hooray! The Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer is here!
I’ve had my eye on the Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer ever since I saw it in action at CES 2015 a few months ago, and well, the day is finally here. Yep, this very cool little printer is available for purchase! This hand-sized printer hooks to your smart phone via...
A custom laptop sleeve that’s the perfect gift for the modern mom
If you’ve got a mom-on-the-go to shop for this Mother’s Day, we’re so excited that in curating our favorite personalized Mother’s Day gifts, we found these cool custom photo laptop sleeves at Snupped. You can choose standard MacBook Air or...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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