photo apps
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5 simple things you can do right now to organize your phone, with a little extra help for iOS18 users
Read Essay →: 5 simple things you can do right now to organize your phone, with a little extra help for iOS18 usersFor busy parents, our smartphones have become our lifelines, whether it’s the calendar that helps keep families on track to…
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5 of the best photo booth apps for a picture-perfect party
Read Essay →: 5 of the best photo booth apps for a picture-perfect partyIt’s been a while since we put together our list of the best Photo Booth apps, and wow, have they…
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Mylio Photos is the safe, private way to organize, curate, and protect your most important photos.
Read Essay →: Mylio Photos is the safe, private way to organize, curate, and protect your most important photos.This is a sponsored message from Mylio Photos One thing we can safely say about parents: We take a ton…
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Should your kids be using BeReal, the hot new social media app? What parents should know.
Read Essay →: Should your kids be using BeReal, the hot new social media app? What parents should know.You may have seen this hilarious sketch on SNL that has a bunch of adults using the app BeReal during…
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10 photo tips for fireworks: How to keep from coming home with 127 blurry blips in the sky
Read Essay →: 10 photo tips for fireworks: How to keep from coming home with 127 blurry blips in the skyFireworks are at the top of nearly everybody’s list of favorite Fourth of July memories, but capturing the magic in…
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Instagram trick: How to find all those cool Instagram Story filters everyone else seems to have.
Read Essay →: Instagram trick: How to find all those cool Instagram Story filters everyone else seems to have.We used to say “photos or it didn’t happen,” but it feels like 2020 is all about “filters or it…
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How to take better holiday photos: 6 fantastic online photo tutorials to make your holidays merrier and brighter. (But not too bright – just the right white balance.)
Read Essay →: How to take better holiday photos: 6 fantastic online photo tutorials to make your holidays merrier and brighter. (But not too bright – just the right white balance.)Every parent wants to know how to take better pictures, especially around Christmas. A few years ago I received the…
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Instagram Stories trick: Turn your Live Photos into Boomerangs!
Read Essay →: Instagram Stories trick: Turn your Live Photos into Boomerangs!I often like adding Boomerangs to an Instagram Story to help change things up from still photos. But then, I…
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Postagram makes sending camp letters a snap. Or, a click.
Read Essay →: Postagram makes sending camp letters a snap. Or, a click.If you’ve got kids in summer camp, you may know that each day they don’t get a letter from home…
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How to take great photos of your kids? Use this trick my teenager taught me.
Read Essay →: How to take great photos of your kids? Use this trick my teenager taught me.A few weeks ago, my teenager asked me to take a few photos of her while we were visiting my…
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Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.
Read Essay →: Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.Our social media feeds are blowing up photos from the FaceApp, thanks to the new FaceApp Challenge, but is it…
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Snap and edit photos like a pro, no fancy camera equipment required
Read Essay →: Snap and edit photos like a pro, no fancy camera equipment requiredWe’ve been longtime friends with Jill Krause, founder of the popular BabyRabies.com parenting website, and recently Happy Loud Life, where…
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Is that poison ivy? The new Seek app can tell you that, and a whole lot more.
Read Essay →: Is that poison ivy? The new Seek app can tell you that, and a whole lot more.With the warmer weather finally here, I’m looking forward to getting outdoors with my family. We’re avid campers and hikers,…
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7 cool ways Crayola is going STEM in 2018.
Read Essay →: 7 cool ways Crayola is going STEM in 2018.Our Cool Mom Picks’ editor, Liz, had the awesome opportunity to check out the latest Crayola creations at the 2018…
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3 of the best free baby book apps for busy parents. No scrapbooking skills required.
Read Essay →: 3 of the best free baby book apps for busy parents. No scrapbooking skills required.I’m so grateful for those fantastic baby book apps that have saved me from hot glue guns and zig-zag scissors.…
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A Design Kit: The fabulous new type overlay and stickers app to keep your Insta stories on point
Read Essay →: A Design Kit: The fabulous new type overlay and stickers app to keep your Insta stories on pointLast year, I fell in love with the A Color Story app for photo editing, and named it my cool pick of…
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The best ever, super simple trick for taking better selfies
Read Essay →: The best ever, super simple trick for taking better selfiesLast week on family vacation, atop the San Jacinto Mountain with the scenic Coachella Valley behind me, of course tons…
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Csnaps lets you take a selfie with a celebrity for charity. (Also: Look! Richie Sambora!)
Read Essay →: Csnaps lets you take a selfie with a celebrity for charity. (Also: Look! Richie Sambora!)Do you remember The Mother of All Celebrity Selfies? You know, the one Ellen DeGeneres took at the 2014 Academy…
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A free photo effects app that turns ordinary shots into works of art
Read Essay →: A free photo effects app that turns ordinary shots into works of artAs someone who is definitely not a pro photographer, I’m all about the photo apps that help make my snapshots…let’s…
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9 cool Instagram photo gifts for the Instagram-loving mom. Isn’t that all of us?
Read Essay →: 9 cool Instagram photo gifts for the Instagram-loving mom. Isn’t that all of us?As a new mom, I’d adore a Mother’s Day gift that takes my favorite Instagram shots and transforms them into an…