If you’re anything like me, from the minute our babies were born, we are almost obsessed with capturing all the precious moments and every milestone on camera so that we never forget and have beautiful memories to look back on.
For my kids, I took photos of everything from their first yawns and first outfits to their first baths and their first smiles. We started on our iPhone and small digital camera, but it wasn’t enough to capture the moments as perfectly as possible. We then invested in a Canon DSL camera, as well as took some pointers from our neighbour who had a background in photography. We had lots of fun taking pictures and we have so many amazing precious memories stored.
But when it comes down to it, those pictures that looked exactly how we wanted with the right facial expression, the right background, the right lighting and the right moment, were really just a fluke. There was no formula that we followed. Sometimes, we just got lucky. And when it came to family portraits, each year we relied on a professional photographer to capture those moments for posterity.
How to capture the precious moments
So when I recently found out about this awesome new FB App from Canon to help you capture precious moments, called Plan Your Baby Moments, at first I was all wistful because I wish it had been around when my kids were younger. But then I realized that I could share it with all of you so that you can perfectly capture all those important moments in your little one’s life all by yourself.
Basically what this app does is break it down by your child’s age and then it shows you exactly how to capture that important moment like the first smile, or their tiny feet, first steps, the first birthday cake and even special seasonal and holiday moments. The app shows you step by step, where to place your child, what props you need, how to set up the lighting, what setting your DSLR camera should be on and what angle you should shoot from.
Even though my kids are a little older, three and five, I have started using some of these tips now as well. I’ve tried taking photos by a large window and using a white sheet to help with the light. I also experimented with photos of the kids walking together and exploring and caught a fun brother sister moment as I took my son to school.
With the holiday season so close to us, I really want to try the photos with kids exploring Christmas trees. Even though we don’t celebrate Christmas in a traditional way, we do put up a tree to celebrate the holidays and I want to capture the excitement on their faces when we first light up the tree and this step-by-step guide is really going to make it simple & wonderful.
Now, all I need Canon to do is expand the app to older toddlers so I can continue getting tips on capture all these precious moments all on my own and make better use of my DSLR instead of just point, shoot and hope for the best. Anyone else do the same? Then you have to check out this app.
And once you’ve taken all those awesome pictures, don’t forget to print them out!
*This post was sponsored by Canon Canada. All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always. I only write about things that I truly love and enjoy and I thought this app was awesome!
this sounds really cool! I’m going to have to check it out! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I’m sure you’ll love it Bianca!
What a great idea! I wish this existed when our girls were babies still! 🙂
I know, it’s such a helpful app. Hopefully they’ll expand it in the future to include toddlers and such.
Love this idea and your baby pictures are so beautiful! My Canon DSLR is my favourite accessory because it ensures I capture all of my boys’ best moments. Can’t wait to try this app and capture some of life’s truly magical moments.
Thanks Kerrie. This app really helped me use my DSLR better and I’m sure it’ll come in handy for you too.
Great app isn’t it. We love using ours!
Tairalyn
It is great Tairalyn!
What a great idea. If iPhones had existed when my son was young (he is in his 20’s and it was still the era of film) I probably would have had thousands of photos of him.
I don’t doubt that you would have had thousands of photos! Maybe one day with the grandkids now? 🙂
We would love to plan this to our second child. Thank you for this great idea!
It’ll be so great to be able to use this from the day your child is born and perfectly capture all this moments Manu!
My Mum did a lot of video footage when we were little.
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Video’s are really great memories too Sophie!
GREAT TIPS! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Anytime Carolyn!
We didn’t have smart phones when my girls were toddlers, but I still managed some great photos. This looks pretty cool for anyone who likes photography too.
It is very cool Jenn and simple to use.
What a great app!!! Thanks for sharing!
What a fab app! I wish they had it when my kids were little too. Hmmmm. I hope they expand it to go all through childhood.
I love your photo of your kids walking hand in hand from behind. I try to capture those moments too. Thanks for sharing the app with us. I’ll keep an eye out for when they add more years to it and recommend it to friends who have new babies. 🙂
Thanks Crystal, I love that photo too. I’m sure your friends with new babies will appreciate it and fingers crossed that they expand it to toddlers!
Awesome idea. Technology has come so far from when we were kids. Thank you for sharing this with us.
It really has Nathaniel!
I wish they had this when my little ones were babies. I am terrible at preserving memories and probably the world’s worst photographer! But it looks like this app makes it super easy. Will have to check it out!
This app will definitely change your status from world’s worst photographer Karen, guaranteed!
Wow, this looks great! I’m going to share this with my daughter, who is mommy to my two adorable granddaughters (ages 2 1/2 m.o. and 2 y.o.), and working on developing her photography business! Thanks!
This app will be perfect for your granddaughters!!
An interesting thing about this FB app is that, although it includes specific instructions for Canon products, it can also be used with other cameras. So you can get better pictures even if you don’t have a Canon camera!
That’s very true, you can use it for any DSLR camera.