8 Reasons to Leave Your Camera at Home

Being a Daily Mom writer means that we are writing and photographing our lives around the clock. This also means that our kids have...

Visit A Selfie Museum For These 4 Glamorous Reasons

If you are wondering what the next "it" thing is going to be, don't worry, we found it. Two Words: selfie museum. It is...

10 TIPS TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING PHOTOGRAPHED

Family portraits. Whether this is an annual event for your family or something that happens once in a blue moon, they have a tendency to...

Keep Film Alive: Capture Your Summer the Old School Way

  Think back to summer camp when you were a child. Chances are your mom had stuck a few disposable cameras in your backpack and...

Easy Ways to Capture Candid Moments of Your Kids

If you’re anything like us, one of the biggest reasons we got into photography was so that we could capture beautiful candid moments of...

6 Steps to Great Self Portraits

If you consider yourself a “mom with a camera,” then you’ve probably grown quite comfortable with being BEHIND the camera. However, that also means...

Photographing Kids in Motion

Kids are constantly on the move, aren’t they? In fact, simply watching them in action is enough to send most of us straight into mommy...

10 Tips for Photographing Small Children

  Photographing small children can be tough. Whether you are a professional, a hobbyist or just a mom with a camera, kids can turn even...

Understanding Your Light Meter

Have you ever wanted to capture your child sitting quietly by a window, only to be disappointed when you previewed the photo and noticed...

12 Ways to Creatively Capture Christmas

When it comes to photography, the holiday season is full of opportunities to get creative with your camera. Not only are you going to want...

Myths About Birth Photography

Just when you thought you’d heard enough about crazy pregnancy and birthing trends (live tweeting your labor, anyone?), someone mentions that they’ve hired a...

How to Use Leading Lines

Great photography has less to do with the camera you’re using, and more to do with how the photographer applies photography basics to achieve...

6 Simple Steps on How To Delete an Account on Instagram

With a new year upon us, many people are making a move towards limiting or eliminating social media. If that's you, or you just...

How to Anticipate the Moment

What if you were able to predict the future? More specifically, what if you were able to predict the exact moment when your children moved...

Taking A Self Portrait: Tips And Tricks To Make It Perfect!

Whether you’re looking for potential job opportunities on LinkedIn, or you’re simply looking to take a new Instagram photo, having a good self portrait...

How to Use Negative Space

Negative space, or “white space,” is the area between or around the main subject of a photo. It is often used to draw your eye...

Back Button Focusing

Several weeks ago, we talked about focal points and focusing. We introduced you to the idea of changing your focal points or using the “focus-recompose”...

9 Tips for Photographing Fireworks

  Summer days, barbecues, the beach, and FIREWORKS! The 4th of July is here. If you're like us, you are looking forward to taking your children to watch fireworks....

Learning Photography: 8 Important Tips for Becoming a Professional

Hooray! You just got your very first professional camera and you are taking photos left and right! While you’re learning photography, you may be...

Do’s & Don’ts for Capturing a Natural Smile

Capturing a natural smile should be easy, but it’s often one of the most difficult tasks asked of a photographer. For whatever reason, people...

4 Reasons to Practice Still Life Photography

Many of us spend any free time we have chasing our little ones with a camera. Unfortunately, if you’re anything like us, your muse...

Daily Mom’s Guide to Photography

Did you recently upgrade your point and shoot camera to a Digital SLR? Or have you been using a DSLR for a while now,...

White Balance 101

Beautiful photography has very little to do with your camera, although a decent camera does help. The photos you take and the results you get...

7 Tips for Photographing Your Infant

  Have you ever seen one of those "Pinterest-inspired vs. Reality" photo comparisons where a well-intended mom (or dad) saw an image on Pinterest that...

Fall Photos To Take Annually

One of your child's favorite future pastimes may be to reminisce and browse through old photographs of herself as a child. A fun fall...

August Breastfeeding Awareness Photo Contest Finalists

Every month on the Daily Mom facebook page, a photo contest takes place. This month's photo contest was dear to our hearts, because we...

8 Steps to Choosing the Right Background

Choosing the right background can be an opportunity or a challenge for photographers. On the one hand, choosing the right background can turn a...

Make the Most of Indoor Natural Lighting

  Spring is just around the corner. However, unless you live in a state that is warm year round, you and your kids have spent...

Portrait Photography Basics

One of the most common requests you’ll receive as a photographer is to take a friend or family member’s photo. Heck, even if you...

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR IPHONE PHOTOS

What exactly is meant by “the best camera is the one you have on you?” For some, that means throwing your DSLR in your diaper bag...

4 TIPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR FURRY FRIENDS

We spend a lot of time discussing how to best take photos of your kids, but what about the other members of your family?...

Framing Your Shots to Maximize Impact

We often say that our favorite images are “frame-worthy.” Framing is our way of displaying moments in our lives and letting the world know...

The Future of Photography: Mirrorless Cameras

For the last few months we have been publishing tutorials to help you better understand your DSLR camera, or to convince you to buy...

Printcopia: High Quality Photo Canvas

Are you looking to turn your baby's pictures into art? If you want to impress all your friends with a gorgeous and quality canvas...

6 Secrets Of Mastering Eye-Catching Photos

Are you fond of taking pictures? Or do you like posting photos on social media? If so, you probably know that an eye-catching image...

Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Drupal Theme Secure from Online...

Drupal continues to be one of the most popular content management frameworks for websites and blogs today. After all, it’s developer-friendly, open source, flexible,...