Capturing Family Adventures, Part 2
Posted by Toni | Filed under Gear Gab, Get Outdoors, Hands-On Family Fun, Through the Lens
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–
WAIT! Come back! Look, there are several sites and books and [...]
Tags: "bring the family", family, humor, memories, moments, moments in time, on the go, photographs, photography, Technique, Through the Lens, Tips and Tricks, Toni Klym McLellan, travel
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 [...]
Tags: "bring the family", backpack, DSLR, Flip Video, gear, Gear Gab, iPhone, Nikon, on the go, photography, Tips and Tricks, Toni Klym McLellan, travel, video
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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Friday Fun
Posted by Toni | Filed under Friday Fun
A short video of my middle son’s novel hiking technique.
Some kids are just tactile. And stubborn. And determined; he would’ve done the entire mile this way had we allowed it. Obviously, this moment isn’t exactly aligned with the “Leave No Trace” ethic (which we adhere to when warranted), nor is it to be encouraged on [...]
Tags: "bring the family", autumn, Day Trips, Hiking, Nature, Toni Klym McLellan, trail, video
A Hike Into the Past
Posted by Toni | Filed under Day Trips
You can almost hear the eye rolls when you mention the “h” word. I’m not talking double hockey sticks here; I mean History.
“BOOORING!”
I often tell my kids that boredom is a choice, but they still don’t get particularly fired up about history, unless it involves what Yoshis appear in which Super Mario Bros. games. [...]
Tags: "bring the family", "Living History", autumn, Conservation, Day Trips, family travel blog, Hiking, History, Illinois, local, Midwest, Nature, October, Toni Klym McLellan, trail
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, [...]
Tags: "bring the family", Epic Adventures, Family Adventures, Micro Adventures, Mini Adventures, Nano Adventures, photography, RSS, site news, Toni Klym McLellan
Summer Break
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Enjoying a full summer with some travel thrown in for good measure.
Behind the scenes, I’m working on a redesign with a fresh look and better organization for families looking for great ways to have fun at home and away. And I’ll have a series of posts on road trip wisdom coming soon, so please stay [...]
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