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How to print wedding photos (before the link expires)
The photographer's gallery arrives a few weeks after the wedding. Most couples look through it once and mean to print something. Ask them two years later and the answer is usually the same.
Milestone anniversary gift ideas that are actually about them
The traditional anniversary gift lists date from the Victorian era. Tin for a tenth, silver for a twenty-fifth. The things that actually get kept are almost never a material.
How to make a photo book from iPhone photos
The photos are already on the phone. The challenge is getting them off without losing quality, choosing which ones to use, and picking a service that does not take all weekend.
A photo book for grandparents: the gift that works both ways
Whether you are buying for grandparents or helping them make something for themselves, the challenge is the same: the photos are on a phone nobody else can access.
Wedding guest book alternatives that people actually keep
The traditional guest book does what it says. People sign their names and it goes on a shelf. Most couples open it twice. There are better options.
What makes a good wedding photobook
Most wedding books are built from the photographer's gallery. That is one person's view of eight hours. This is about everything else, and what to actually look for before you order.
How to capture family memories without it becoming a project
Most families take plenty of photographs. The gap is in what happens to them afterwards. Small changes to what you point the camera at, and one habit per month, are most of what there is to do.
The Christmas present your grown-up children will actually keep
They tell you not to get them anything. They have a house full of things. Buying for your children at thirty-seven is genuinely harder than it was at seven.
The best way to print a year of family photos
Loose prints, an album you fill yourself, a drag-and-drop photobook, or something automatic. Four quite different products that end up in the same place on the shelf.
What to do with the 40,000 photos on your iPhone
Everyone reaches a point where the camera roll stops being a collection and starts being a pile. You do not need to sort all of it. You need to get a couple of hundred out.
How to get all the photos your wedding guests took
Your photographer shot the day from one position. Your guests shot it from everywhere else. The second set is the one most couples never see.