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Back-to-School Photos — 1st Day of School
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?!!
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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!
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Outdoor Nanny Cam Yields Fun Wildlife Photos
With my outdoor scouting camera set up across the pond from our home, we were able to capture a goose family near their nest. I’ll be adding this to the other photos I capture out in the woods — with the intention of making a nice woodland photo memory — a photo poster or even a dry erase board for my refrigerator with the photos on it. Just one other fun way to use a camera!
Geese with fluffy brown goslings in the grassy foreground from a woodland nanny cam
Graduation Memory Book Can Tell Your Student’s Personal Story
As graduation approaches, think about making a special photo memory book that tells the student’s story — going back as far as you wish. The book can end with the graduation photos, but begin with the first day of college, the first day of high school or the first day of Kindergarten. This very personal photo book can include photos, text and scanned images that help tell your student’s story and who they are as a person.
High School or College Graduation
- Clubs. Include one or more pages about clubs in which your student participated. Include group and individual photos, club projects/accomplishments. If, for example, your student was in Theater, scan programs from the plays in which he/she was involved.
- Sports. Same here. Action photos — individual and team — are great. Closeup of your player in uniform. Group shot of team buddies. Add text about the team, its coaches, its toughest rivals and its scores.
- Academics. Use pix of your student in the library, working on a class project, reading or just sitting at the kitchen table studying for finals. Capture the academic personality of your student.
- Social. Dances, school outings, picnics, dates, girlfriends or boyfriends, usual pals. Maybe a picture of your student’s car. Prom.
- Family. Add pix of your student interacting with family members and pets throughout high school or college. Family events, celebrations, home life settings.
Who Has Your Student Become?
Add graduation photos at the end of the photo book — the culmination of a successful academic journey.
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