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GoPro Hero 13 vs. DJI Action 5: Which Adventure Camera Is Best for Your Family This Summer? When it comes to documenting family adventures, especially during summer travel, having a compact, durable camera that can keep up is a game changer. Whether you’re chasing toddlers through sprinklers, capturing your teen’s first surf lesson, or hiking […]

Best Action Camera for Families? I Have Thoughts

Families

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Documenting Your Summer Adventures Summer’s the season of sunshine, spontaneity, and stories to remember. Whether you’re heading to the beach, camping under the stars, road-tripping with your crew, or just soaking up long evenings in the backyard with the fireflies, summer is filled with moments that deserve to be documented. But you don’t need a […]

How to Take Great Photos This Summer: 5 quick tips

Creativity

black and white image of a boy kayaking in an ocean cave

I love to travel. Seeing the world, meeting different people, experiencing different cultures – it’s all something I want to hang onto in my memory. One of my biggest regrets is not having my actual camera with me when my husband and I traveled to Thailand in 2005. Ever since, I have made a point […]

Top 5 Travel Photography Tips You Don’t Want to Ignore

Mentoring

Collage of 4 images looking out an airplane window at the airplane wing and sky below

Living in the tri-state area, we are incredibly lucky to be surrounded by abundant nature. There is rarely a shortage of things to do outside, from the mountains to the ocean. Especially now that we are finally closing the door on winter, we can get out and enjoy it! There are several beautiful places right […]

10 Westchester County Parks & Preserves Your Family Should Visit

Family Fun

Water rushing over the Croton Gorge Dam in Croton Gorge Park.

11 Fun Things To Do in Winter in New York With Your Family!

Family Fun

Macro image of snowflake captured on blue fabric cloth.

I originally wrote this post in 2020 when I was trying to think of creative activities to keep my kids occupied during quarantine. However, when I look back at my original list, there are so many great ideas for any downtime at home – quarantine DEFINITELY not required. Whether you or your kids are home […]

25 activities to keep your kids and family occupied

Family Fun

mother father and two children roast marshmallows around a solo stove

Last year (or maybe the year before), around this time, I believe I posted about ways in which we can actually display our summer or vacation photos. Oh wait, that post is HERE! I maintain for forever and ever that we should always be printing our photos or making them visible in some fashion. Otherwise, […]

Summer Vacation is over…What to Do with All Those Photos – Candid New York Family Photographer

Family Fun

Summer is a big deal in our house. Well, I guess it is in most houses really. But, seriously, we pack as much fun as we can into those few months as we humanly can. And, this year was no different. However, I did start a project the Saturday before Memorial Day documenting the 101 […]

101 Days of Summer – Candid New York Family Photographer

Family Fun

Hudson Valley, Haverstraw Marina, yellow beach ball, twins, brother and sister, summer fun, kids swimming

12 Tips for Better Mobile Photos NOW

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The best camera is the one that's with you. And, for most of us, that's usually our phones. Level up your mobile photography game with these 12 tips to help you capture more engaging images.

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