Mothers Day Camera And Photography Gift Guide

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Photos, Picture Frames, Books And Camera Accessories For Mother’s Day
Traditional framed prints, enlargements and posters have expanded to include collages, high-quality posters and canvas prints that have the appearance of fine-art paintings. Imagine a family portrait or a favorite vacation photo blown up and hanging over the mantel.

Scrapbooking is popular with lots of moms, and supplies and accessories like albums, papers, notions and specialty scissors would make great gifts for them. Or, give a gift certificate to a scrapbooking or art supply store and let Mom pick out her own supplies.

The old-fashioned photo album still has its place, but photo books are a new and polished option. Upload family pictures to sites like the Kodak Gallery, Shutterfly, Snapfish, Lulu or Apple’s iPhoto to make Mom a purse-sized brag book (less than $10) or a glossy coffee-table book (typically around $30 to $70). Be sure to look for books made with archival materials so the next generation can enjoy them, too.

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Photo Book How-To Guide
 
Does Mom like to take nighttime photographs or group portraits? Consider giving her a tripod or the unique Joby Gorillapod, whose three legs are infinitely bendable to attach to nearly any surface. Tripod (and Gorillapod) mounts are universal and will work with any camera, but be sure to check the weight rating to make sure it will adequately support the camera. (Camera weights can generally be found in the specifications section of the manual or manufacturer web page.)

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Joby Gorillapod
 
Digital picture frames are an exciting new way to show off digital photos. Some have multimedia features and can play videos and music as well as digital photos. Wireless digital frames make transferring photos easy, even from friends and family around the world. Kodak makes a range of models. Expect to pay anywhere from $60 to $200 for a digital picture frame.

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Digital Picture Frames 
Is Mom using the free software that came with the computer or her digital camera? Better software can make a huge difference in the quality of photos and the experiencing of saving, processing and sharing photos. Adobe’s Photoshop Elements is a slimmed-down and relatively inexpensive (MSRP: $99) version of its professional photo-editing software.

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