5 Super Easy Steps to Print-ready Photos by Jessica Scheufler So, your little one just made the cutest face and you want to immortalize it forever. Without hesitation, you grab your camera and snap away. You just know that these shots are frame‐worthy. Instead, they just stay on your card. Sound familiar? I know how easy it is to take a zillion pictures, and not a one makes it into a frame. Here are a few easy steps to get those photos off the card and on to your mantel: 1. Download your card This can be the toughest, but most important step. After every shoot, be sure to connect your camera to your computer and just drag the folder to your desktop. It might be a pain, but if you get into the habit, your photos will be right where you need them. Label the photo with the date and a short identifier. For example, create a folder called 030109‐Jacks birthday. 2. Edit out all the bad shots I know, I know. There are no bad shots of your child. Believe me, I've been there. I know what you might be thinking, "if I delete, I miss that shot that was almost there." But by getting rid of all those blinks, blurry or badly exposed photos, you leave room for all the shots that make your heart swell. Here is a good test, if you

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So, your little one just made the cutest face and you want to immortalize it forever. Without hesitation, you grab your camera and snap away. You just know that these shots are frame‐worthy. Instead, they just stay on your card. Sound familiar? I know how easy it is to take a zillion pictures, and not a one makes it into a frame. Here are a few easy steps to get those photos off the card and on to your mantel:

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5SuperEasyStepstoPrintreadyPhotosbyJessicaScheuflerSo,yourlittleonejustmadethecutestfaceandyouwanttoimmortalizeitforever.Withouthesitation,yougrabyourcameraandsnapaway.Youjustknowthattheseshotsareframe‐worthy.Instead,theyjuststayonyourcard.Soundfamiliar?Iknowhoweasyitistotakeazillionpictures,andnotaonemakesitintoaframe.Hereareafeweasystepstogetthosephotosoffthecardandontoyourmantel:

1.Downloadyourcard

Thiscanbethetoughest,butmostimportantstep.Aftereveryshoot,besuretoconnectyourcameratoyourcomputerandjustdragthefoldertoyourdesktop.Itmightbeapain,butifyougetintothehabit,yourphotoswillberightwhereyouneedthem.Labelthephotowiththedateandashortidentifier.Forexample,createafoldercalled030109‐Jacksbirthday.

2.Editoutallthebadshots

Iknow,Iknow.Therearenobadshotsofyourchild.Believeme,I'vebeenthere.Iknowwhatyoumightbethinking,"ifIdelete,Imissthatshotthatwasalmostthere."Butbygettingridofallthoseblinks,blurryorbadlyexposedphotos,youleaveroomforalltheshotsthatmakeyourheartswell.Hereisagoodtest,ifyou

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don'tsay"awww"whenyouviewanimage,throwitout.Itwillbesomucheasierthansearchingforthatonephotoyouloved.

3.Makeminoradjustments

Bytakingaminuteortwotoadjusttheexposure,youcanmakeadecentphotointoawinner.Youdon'tneedtospendloadsoftimetweaking(that'swhatweprofessionalsarefor),butifyourphotolookslikeitwasshotinthedark,uptheexposurealittle.Agreatprogramtotryistheopensource(read:free)programGimp.

4.Backupthosefiles

Onceyouhavechosenyourbestshots,besuretobackup.Thismeanskeepingonefolderonyourdesktopandanotheronaseparateharddrive.Thismightseemlikejustanotherannoyingstep,butifyourharddriveevergoesdown‐anditwillifyoudon'tbackup‐youwanttobesureyouhaveextracopies.

5.Printyourfavorites

IalwaysknowwhenItakeagreatshot.IfeelitinmybonesandIknowthatIwanttogetitprinted.Ioftensetasideafolderlabeled"photostoprint"onmydesktopandcopymyfavoritesintothisfolder.Thatway,oncethefoldergetsfull(about10‐30images),Ihavethemprinted.Youcancopythefoldertoathumbdriveoruploadthemtoyourfavoritelab.Whenyouarereadytoprint,justheadovertoyourlocallaboryoumightwanttoinvestinaphotoprinterliketheEpsonPictureMate.

Sothereyougo.Thatwasn'tsopainful,wasit?Oh,anddon'tforgettoemailandprintafewforGrandma.Happyprinting.

JessicaScheuflerisaphotographerandcoownerofSweetSnapsPortraitParties,anheirloomportraitboutique.Theboutiquephotographycompanyspecializesinchildren'sportraitparties,wherekidsgettohavefunduringacomfortable,naturallightportraitsession.SweetSnapsproductsreflectthecompany'scommitmenttotimetestedexcellence.www.sweetsnapsphoto.com