Palm Springs-bound

I’m sorry for skipping this week’s digest. Aron and I are leaving on a jet plane (“don’t know when I’ll be back again”) bound for Palm Springs in the morning. Grandparents and babysitters are all lined up for two days while we celebrate a friend’s birthday! And in typical fashion, I’m still not packed, and it’s 10:30 at night.

So instead I leave you with some favorite Palm Springs posts from previous visits…

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Take Better Smartphone Photos (5 Easy Steps)

I get a lot of questions about the camera I use for photos on the blog. Most of the time, I’m using a digital SLR (our Canon 5D/24-105mm lens), but I’d say 75% of the photos I take overall are taken with a smartphone. And it’s amazing how comparable they are.

Thank goodness, too, because it’s about ten times more convenient to pull out my phone when the kids do something cute—or to share a photo on Instagram. And you don’t need a fancy smartphone; most smartphones now come with great cameras.

With that, and in light of the old adage, “the best camera is the one you have with you,” here are some tips I’ve picked up for taking better photos with any camera phone.

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The Weekly Digest

Looking forward to a weekend of mundane January pleasures—purging, organizing, clearing the decks—at home. Aron is on call, so we’ll be taking some cold walks around town and, maybe, watching a movie or two. How about you?

Some links of note…

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