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Get creative with your sports photos — make photo day planners, posters, banners and more on Lifephoto.com
Every parent loves to capture their child’s great moments in soccer, baseball, football, swimming and other sports. But do more than let the photos sit inside your camera. Upload them to lifephoto.com and see how many ways you can share and enjoy them with family, friends, coaches and teammates. Click on each picture below to find out how easy it is to upload your photos and make these personalized sports-themed photo gifts.
Put pics into an online photo book and post it to Facebook, Twitter, blogs
Don’t just post photos, post your family reunion story in photos. Lifephoto has an easy format that lets you upload photos, organize them and add captions. 
Tell your family reunion story online to family and friends in a photo book format — far more interesting that plain old photos — and it doesn’t have to cost you a cent! Here’s a great example of a family reunion story in photo book sharing format.
Open the link and take a look at the “turning-page” format of this online photo book. You can make it and share it on Facebook, Twitter, blogs or Web sites. Order a copy for yourself or let your family and friends order their own from the link you send them. So easy. So inexpensive. So much fun.
Photo Books are an Inexpensive But Long-lasting Way to Save the Memories
Lifephoto offers a number of photo book options and prices, starting at $6.95 — easy on the budget. Photo books make it so much easier to view your memories — no need to shuffle through old packs of developed pictures. No need to paste pics into a scrapbook or photo album. Photo books store easily, too, unlike bulky photo albums. Take a look at the Lifephoto options and start uploading the photos you want to save and share.
Start your child’s school memory book on the first day of Kindergarten
If you’ve got a youngster starting Kindergarten or first grade, you’ll want to capture 
that first day in photos. With a little forethought and planning, you can get the photos that will tell a terrific story about your child’s first day of school. Here are a few tips to help you get the best shots and give you plenty to work with when you put together that memory book or booklet:
Start Photos at Home
- Get up earlier than normal. Allow plenty of time for photos.
- Lay out the child’s clothes. Snap a photo of the outfit or as the child chooses his/her clothing item.
- Try a Mirror Shot. Position the child in front of a full-length mirror. Stand behind the child, but out of the mirror’s view. Snap a picture of your child looking into the mirror.
- Got a stairway? Stand at the bottom of the stairs and shoot a few pictures of your child coming down the steps. Perhaps have him/her put one hand on the railing.
- Breakfast. Every kid has to start the first day of school with a good breakfast! Snap a few shots around the table. Be sure to include some closeups — maybe some humorous shots as the child “stuffs” some Cheerios into his mouth or some other silly thing that happens.
- Packing the Backpack. Maybe grab a couple of shots as your child checks his/her backback and adds a few last items. A vertical closeup is good.
- Got a Dog or Cat? How cute would a photo be of your child kissing or hugging the dog good-bye?
- Ready to Leave. When your child is all set, backpack and all, have him/her stand on the front porch or next to the car for one last shot before leaving for school.
Photos at School
When you shoot these photos depends on your school’s first-day procedure. If your school offers a pre-first-day visit at which the children meet the teacher, sit in a desk and generally get familiar with the classroom environment, you might prefer to get a lot of photos there. Then capture what you can on the actual first day of school. Here are some ideas:
- Get a shot of the front of the school. You can take this one after you’ve gotten your child settled in the classroom.
- Walking up to the door. Grab a shot or two of your child alone or with other children. Call to him/her to shoot you a quick wave and grab that shot.
- Your Child’s Teacher. Be sure to snap a photo of the teacher on the first day of school. If possible, as she greets your child.
- The Classroom. Take a few photos around the classroom. Maybe the desk in which your child will sit.
- The Chalkboard. Any notes on the chalkboard for the first day of school? Grabg a photo of that.
- The Bulletin Board. Teachers usually have these spiffed up for the first day of school. Snap a couple of photos.
- The Coatroom. If there’s a coatroom, check it out to see if there are coats/backpacks hanging on hooks — might be a cool shot.
- Go home.
- School Pick-up. Try to capture your child as he/she walks out the door from school on that first day.
- New Friends. How about a shot of your child with his/her new friends as they come out of school?
- After-School Snack. Taking your child for an ice cream cone or snack?Grab a photo to help wrap up the day in photos. Or if you go straight home, snap a shot of after-school snacktime at home.
Back Home. Try to catch a cute shot of your child walking up to the door at home — maybe the shirttails are hangout or the backback is dragging. Maybe your child is warmly greeting the dog after a long first day at school. Watch for cool photo opps that wrap up that first day!
Then What?
Upload your photos to lifephoto.com and start working on a memory book or booklet. Once your photos are uploaded, you can work on the project at your leisure, saving drafts online as you go. When your project is complete — and even before you have it printed — you can see an online flipping-page version of it. Better yet, you can e-mail that version to all your friends and relatives right from the lifephoto.com site — at no charge to you! How cool is that?!!
Post Back-to-School Photos Directly to Facebook, Twitter or your Blog
Lifephoto also gives you a lot of options for sharing those precious photos. Check it out now!
Check out Lifephoto’s FAQs to ensure photo quality
Personally, I never read instructions. I simply jump in and start “doing.” Sometimes I need to go back and find out if I’m doing it correctly. That’s why I recommend you review the FAQs on the Lifephoto site before you upload your photos. Only takes a minute, but will help you get better quality photo reproduction for your photo gifts. You’ll find the FAQs and other good information about Lifephoto by clicking “ABOUT” at the bottom of any page.
.JPG and DPI Matter
- Be sure your photos are saved in the .jpg format before uploading.
- Use 300 DPI for images smaller than 12″x12″.
- 150 DPI for images larger than 12 × 12″ with an sRGB color profile.
- Try to upload your photos in the order in which you think you will use them– if including them in a photo book, journal, calendar or day planner. You can always rearrange them later, but it’s faster if they are already in the order you’d like.
Create your own e-book for free and share it on Facebook
Think making an e-book is complicated? Think again. 
Just upload your photos and content to Lifephoto.com and you’re on your way to sharing your trip with all your friends!
Easy and Fast E-Book
- Upload photos.
- Pick a size.
- Select a background design or color if desired.
- Place your photos and text content.
- Share on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, Web sites and by e-mail — FREE!
Recipients of shared e-Books can easily order a photo book and choose from our variety of cover options and sizes. Share your trip highlights as you RV around the country!
Get started now!
Upload July 4 party photos to Lifephoto.com for prints and photo sharing
Family get together? Neighborhood holiday picnic? 4th of July parade? 
Take plenty of photos and share them through Lifephoto.com
Photo Processing
Lifephoto gives you three photo paper choices:
Photo Sharing by E-Mail, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs
Once you upload your photos and create an online photo album, you can share it with family and friends. You can even send links to photo projects you’re working on — photo memory books, day planners and more. It’s easy to share photos by e-mail or upload them to Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites — even your blog or Web site.
So once you get those photos taken, get them off your camera by uploading to lifephoto and start sharing those memories!
Keep enjoying your vacation long after the trip — Six ideas for using your photos
Don’t leave them on the camera. Don’t put them away 
in a drawer or deep inside your computer’s hard drive. Upload your vacation photos to Lifephoto.com and make great photo gifts that will keep the vacation memories alive all year long.
- Prints. Of course you can have prints made. Lifephoto gives you three photo paper options — professional photo paper, eco-friendly photo paper and metallic paper. Each gives you a great look — in a wide range of sizes.
- Wall Calendars. Choose from two calendar sizes, spiral bound. Put your special dates right on the calendar before printing. Make a photo calendar for everyone with whom you shared your vacation!
- Playing Cards. Choose one great photo and make a 52-card deck for your family or friends.
- Posters. Photo posters start at just $6.99. You can make one for each child with a photo special to them. Or make a poster of your vacation for framing. Four poster sizes available.
- Photo Books. Upload your photos to easily and quickly create a photo memory book of your vacation. Softcover books (20 pages) start at $6.95. Make one for each destination on your trip. Or make one for each child.
- Day Planner. Choose from two day planner sizes, containing 13-54 photos. Add notes, reminders or messages on special dates. Make one for yourself, your spouse, your in-laws!
Do-It-Yourself Videos on How to Make Great Photo Gifts
Here’s the first Lifephoto video launching a series of “how-to” demonstrations for making terrific photo books, photo calendars, photo cards and invitations and much more. Have a celebration, special event or hobby for which you’d like to create a photo gift? You’ll find help on Lifephoto.
Stay tuned to Lifephoto.com for more videos.
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