We have been documenting our lives on film for more than 150 years. Whether you prefer to take digital photos or use a video camera, you can immortalize special memories or special moments, document big events in your family’s life and capture emotion at its rawest. Going digital makes it easy to manage your images. You can arrange them into different folders and keep them organized according to dates, locations or subjects.Once you have your images arranged, make backups to prevent minor computer mishaps from wiping out your entire stash. You can also print your favorite images, and put them in a scrapbook or an old-fashioned album. Save the rest on an image-hosting site if necessary, which can help decrease stress associated with potentially losing them through a computer failure.
Professionals often recommend taking as many photos as possible in order to get some really good ones. However, you can lose yourself in the process of documenting and forget to really enjoy the occasion for what it is, so remember: not too much. Step out from behind the camera every once in a while so that your family has just as many images of you with big smiles and enjoying life right there with them.
Recording happy memories should be a positive experience and bring joy not only to your life but to the lives of generations to come. Capture the joy of a child’s laugh, the flush of a new mother’s love and the beauty of lasting relationships, and then share these glimpses of life with those who would appreciate them the most.