Sunrise Creations Blog

Our blog is so chock full of useful tips about how to take a great photo, ideas for photography subjects, uses for your photos and much more.  Sometimes it can be hard to find the information you are looking for. One of the most important topics we have covered is how to manage all of those precious photos so we thought we'd make it a little easier to sort through by listing some of the best posts here.

So, here are our 5 top posts that will help you sort, organise and store your precious photographic memories.

1. Storing your photos online.  One of our more recent posts which talks about backing up your images by storing them in online photo storage sites.

2. Ahhh - I can't find my photos!   Just how many photos do you have on your computer?  If you had to find one specific photo, how long would it take you?

3. How to choose photos for your album.  You can't save them all so here are some tips to help you work out what to keep and what to include in your album or photobook.

4. Do you have a corporate record?  Not all photos are personal.  Don't forget about your corporate photos.  They tell the story of your business so make sure you protect them.

5. Turn them into canvas.  We all have one favourite photo of our children that we want to preserve.  Turn it into a canvas print to hang on your wall.  That gives you 2 formats of your favourite photo.

We hope these ideas help you easily get sorted and organised.

 

The trip is planned, the camera is purchased, and the excitement is building. Travel photography can be great fun and highly rewarding with just a little time investment before you leave.

Read your manual and become familiar with your camera before you set off! If possible, spend a couple of weekends before your trip learning the different functions on your camera. Visit photographic web sites (e.g. Flickr) and check out what others have photographed in the region that you’re going to visit. Look to your strengths, so if people are your “thing”, research the possibility of using portraiture to make your travel photography sparkle with individuality. 

Set yourself a goal or project, if you love landscapes, an example might be to photograph every sunrise or every sunset during your travels. Pack lightly, a compact camera is a great choice for a handbag, but if your more of a keen enthusiast then a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) with a double lens kit would be a great choice, also consider a light weight tripod and don’t forget to take your camera everywhere you go.

The perspective from which you decide to shoot can make or break a photograph. Get down low, or get up high, use reflections creatively in landscapes, bend those knees and try to look at the world from a slightly different perspective, think about an ant’s eye view for example.

Your main aim whilst travelling is to have FUN so don’t allow yourself to feel pressured to capture great photographs, often your personality will show through the photos and it is that which will make them interesting to others. Having your photographs professionally produced onto quality photographic products will allow you to cherish your travel memories for many years to come.

Photos are the key to your memory. With our breath-taking canvas prints and stunning photo books, you will be sure to relive all those precious moments and to share them with friends and family. So, happy travels and come back with many wonderful photographic memories to share!

We just received this photo from a Sunrise Creations customer, showing how the baby canvas prints are presented in their home. The first canvas print was done a few years ago. When Father's Day arrived this year, it was the perfect gift for Dad - another baby canvas print with complimentary artwork. The design of these baby canvas prints allow for a third child to be added.