Everything you need to organize your photos and rediscover the joy in every one. Last Call . . . 25% off all Bluewater Imaging Courses. Ends tonight at Midnight. Just in case you thought about it . . . planned to . . . got distracted. Whatever. Midnight tonight. Here's the thing. Apple Photos has become the launching pad for most of the photos we take. Learning how to make photos with it, organize them, share them, and keep them safe is just good practice. It's a creative, useful, satisfying,...
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It's that time again . . . Cyber Week Savings ~ Get 25% Off Apple Photos Courses That You'll Love If you enjoy the tips and techniques in 5 MINUTE PHOTOS and want to learn more about managing your photos, get a course today at Bluewater Imaging Photo Workshops. My courses provide easy to follow, engaging, go-at-your-own-pace lessons about every aspect of Apple Photos, from everyday photo organizing to professional photo management. You get insider tips like: How to make sure your priceless...
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Expert photo management services to preserve your family photo legacy Master the Great Apple Photos Bake Off At some point during my summers home from college I discovered Graham Kerr, The Galloping Gourmet. He made cooking look accessible and entertaining in a way that no other cooking show ever did. It was kind of a Julia Child meets The Great British Bake Off thing. Long on personality. Full of energy. An enthusiastic celebration of the culinary arts with a down-under raffish charm. Like...
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Professional Photo Management for Family Media Collections The CliffsNotes® of My Mother's Life 95/89=1.067 She would have been 110 years old today. She made it to 89, my mother. And as far as I know, there are only 95 photos of her that remain. About one for each year of her life. Barely a CliffsNotes® version of her life story. And what a story it was. My mom was one of four children in the family. My grandparents ran a Seattle boarding house in the winter and a lodge at the edge of the...
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WEBSITE SERVICES COURSES BLOG CONTACT Step to the front of the class. I’ve posted photo management advice about a thousand times on social media, often in response to some desperate plea for guidance on a photo tragedy. It happens daily. The iPhone turned us all into photographers, and photo overwhelm eventually creeps up on everyone. It’s a part of our lives now and we need to handle it smartly. The thing is that getting good information can be tricky. Using social media for good advice is...
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WEBSITE SERVICES COURSES BLOG CONTACT Things you should have learned in school. Of all the life skills we learn in school, there are two daily tasks that should be part of every curriculum, but generally aren’t. Money and photography. By comparison, the only time in years that I dredged my memory for chemistry facts was at last Tuesday’s trivia night. Where I naturally spent money and took photos. Like every other day. Go figure. And, coincidentally, those two things are all about creating...
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WEBSITE SERVICES COURSES BLOG CONTACT Catching the decisive moment Back in the day, during the 70’s photo craze, every shiny new 35mm SLR and rangefinder came with a camera case. The more expensive ones were real leather with the camera brand debossed on the front. They were called “eveready” cases. The things came in 2 pieces, one to secure and protect the base of the camera body and a second piece that covered the lens and top of the body. By unsnapping the top piece you could take shots...
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WEBSITE SERVICES COURSES BLOG CONTACT "I think we need a bigger Mac . . ." Almost every day I meet people with the same complaint. That time caught up with them. It’s like the day you send your child off to college. Or you get your first AARP membership offer. People just give you a senior discount and you didn’t even ask. It’s the day you thought would never come. The day you ran out of space on your computer’s hard drive. For most of us, picking the right-sized home is easier than choosing...
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WEBSITE SERVICES COURSES BLOG CONTACT Summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime . . . photos!! You’ve probably dipped in your toes already. A backyard barbecue. Long drive to a favorite beach. Opening up the cottage. Memorial Day weekend cued the overture for the main event in July. Summer is officially here. So now is the perfect time to look at your photo strategy and get ahead of the curve. For many of us, June kicks off the annual photo “season” that starts with graduations, weddings,...
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