{"id":8985,"date":"2013-09-10T12:11:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8985"},"modified":"2014-04-23T11:35:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T11:35:59","slug":"capturing-how-your-child-changes-with-a-photo-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/capturing-how-your-child-changes-with-a-photo-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing How Your Child Changes with a Photo a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>When it comes to parenting, few things are predictable. One thing that you can be sure of, however, is that your child will grow faster than you ever imagined.<\/h3>\r\nCapturing each and every moment in her development may not be feasible, but you can make a beautiful log of her growth from day to day. These tips will help you create a photo log of your child\u2019s growth so that you can celebrate the changes that each new day brings while building a treasured memento to look back on when she\u2019s an adult.\r\n<h3>Tips for Infant Photo Logs<\/h3>\r\nNo year in your child\u2019s life will be more dramatic in terms of physical change than the first one she\u2019s alive. Taking pictures of your child each and every day of her first year will not only help you to capture all of the special days along the way, but also to see just how much she\u2019s changed in such a relatively short time.\r\n\r\nFor the most visually striking photo log, it\u2019s wise to choose a simple outfit that can be easily replicated. There\u2019s no way that your 11-month-old will fit into the tiny onesie she was wearing when she came home from the hospital, but clothing continuity adds an interesting touch to your photo log. You may want to choose the same outfit in several sizes to document that first year, or a solid color that will be the theme for each day\u2019s photograph.\r\n\r\nLittle ones may be easier to photograph when they\u2019re sleeping, but you\u2019ll definitely want to chronicle her developmental progression. Start with a photo of her sleeping soundly as a newborn, but allow the photo set-up to evolve in keeping with her growth. When she\u2019s able to sit up, all by herself and unsupported, you\u2019ll want to treasure that moment. It also serves as a visual representation of how quickly time changes a little one. By the end of her first year, she may even be standing up with a bit of help. Be sure you capture that moment, as well.\r\n<h3>Let Each Child Shine<\/h3>\r\nIf you plan to continue the photo-a-day tradition beyond the first year of your child\u2019s life and keep it going as you add to your family, you\u2019ll want to make sure that you\u2019re giving each child her own moment to shine. Instead of pairing little ones up for a quick snapshot, take two individual photographs. Not only will it allow you to build a journal for each of your kids, but you\u2019ll also be able to collate individual projects with those snapshots later. Just as your children will resent being dressed in matching outfits or compared to one another, so will they resent being forced to share what is intended to be a celebration of their own growth each day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/How-to-Take-the-Best-Photos-of-Your-Baby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10127\" alt=\"How-to-Take-the-Best-Photos-of-Your-Baby\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/How-to-Take-the-Best-Photos-of-Your-Baby.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/How-to-Take-the-Best-Photos-of-Your-Baby.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/How-to-Take-the-Best-Photos-of-Your-Baby-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/How-to-Take-the-Best-Photos-of-Your-Baby-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Get Creative<\/h3>\r\nOnce you\u2019ve amassed 365 photographs of your bundle of joy, you\u2019ll need to determine how to best display them in order to obtain the desired effect. You want to show how your child changes every day, so it\u2019s best to create one large project. Dealing with that many images can be overwhelming, not to mention an ambitious project.\r\n\r\nThankfully, you have more options than you may realize. A single crash-course session will leave most users able to navigate open source photo editing programs well enough to create a collage for each month, which can easily be used for DIY calendar images. Collect your photos in chronological order, then create a video diary for the year. Upload organized and labeled images to a private blog or online baby journal. If you\u2019re more interested in preserving tangible copies of digital photos, the Internet is home to hundreds of companies who will create high-end, professional books from the photos you send them. Downloading DVD authoring software to turn your video collage into an actual disc you can watch without having to boot up a computer makes a great gift for grandparents and older relatives who aren\u2019t quite tech-savvy enough to be comfortable with streaming video. As long as you keep an open mind and are willing to take a bit of time to execute the project, your child\u2019s year in photographs is sure to be a rewarding, memorable success.\r\n\r\nHeader Image Credit : \u00a0Lisa Rosario\r\n<h2>Contributing Source : <a href=\"http:\/\/kidmondo.com\/\">Kidmondo\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to parenting, few things are predictable. 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