Capturing Family Adventures, Part 2
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Part 2: Technique
Earlier this week, I talked about what photo and video gear I use to capture my family’s moments on the go. Now I’ll talk a little about technique. I could dig deep into a photography tutorial here, covering f-stops and apertures and–
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Capturing Family Adventures
Posted by Toni | Filed under Gear Gab, Hands-On Family Fun, Through the Lens
Part 1: Gear and How to Carry It
I’ve received a few emails recently asking if the photographs on Bring the Family are mine, and the answer is an enthusiastic “Yes!” Based on those emails, I thought it would be fun to share what gear I bring along when my family and I head out to [...]
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Friday Fun: Our National Parks Through the Lens of Ian Shive
Posted by Toni | Filed under Friday Fun, Through the Lens
I recently caught this video about the making of Ian Shive’s photography book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape via one of my favorite stops on my RSS feed, National Parks Traveler (thanks, guys!). It knocked this National Parks nerd/travel maniac right out of my chair and left me itching to dig out my [...]
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Micro Adventure: Farmers Market*
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Happy first day of autumn!
What better time to write about a recent Micro Adventure (read more about these here) with my oldest son: a visit to Woodstock’s wonderful and steadily growing farmer’s market. Early autumn is the perfect time of year for such a trip, as new goodies are harvested and brought to [...]
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Sizing Up Your Adventures
Posted by Toni | Filed under News
One priority I kept in mind when redesigning Bring the Family was to make it more useful to my readers. One way I hope to do this is by writing about family adventures in terms of scope, with ideas that will fit virtually any time frame and budget. For example, [...]
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