http://fotofamilymemories.com Do more with your memories! Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:51:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Coin collector Jeff Haber and his teen son Danny "coin" a fitting tribute to the 14th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. According to the Coinsdig.com, the Habers used approximately $24 worth of pennies to recreate a portrait of Lincoln after being inspired by a presidential portrait at ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/fitting-tribute/ We're coming up on the official start of summer, Memorial Day. A long weekend, bar-b-ques, the lake, swimming pools, camping. It'll be great. Summer is a care free time to enjoy life and overcome all of the obstacles that normally hold you down. As you dig ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/beachball/ OK. I hate the new WordPress interface, and I despise the fact that I lost all of my data and had to start over again. I tried for several days to restore the database to no avail. Anyway…lucky for me, I had saved all of my posts, keywords, categories and ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/yeah-everythings-back/ I upgraded my site to WP 2.5.1 last night and it hosed by site. In the process of "fixing" the problem, I wiped everything out. I've tried restoring the database, but it isn't working, so I am going to report everything. The dates will be messed up, ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/site-wipeout-starting-over/ Wahoo - The Board Game I've been telling you about my Granny and Pa, as well as using their portrait to illustrate some photo to line art techniques. I'm working on one final article in the line art series which will tie these all togeather. Until then, let me ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/wahoo-game/ I have been doing a series of articles about line art. In my first article, I spoke about how to use the graphics editing software to convert a photo into line art. The second article gave you a list of programs and techinques that would save you literally ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/lineartexample/ When I was young, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, especially before I was old enough to go to school. Staying with Pa and Granny was the start of my love of photography. Since the family was spread out, Granny loved getting pictures, so much ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/remembering-granny-and-pa/ Have you ever thought about what you could do with your photographs? There are so many possibilities. For example, you could reduce down your photo to black and white, color it in, add a few thought bubbles and make your own comic strip. Or, you could create ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/line-art-photo-tools/ In my last article about producing line art to use in your photo projects, I introduced you to the suite of programs that I use in my photographic endeavors, namely, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP as it is more commonly known, Inkscape, a vector graphics program, and ImageMagick, ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/graphic-program-resources/ The One and Only, Real Deal You will feel great this Christmas when that special someone, "the Apple of your Eye", opens his new iPhone; however, the big payoff for you will come when he realizes that there isn't another one like it in the entire world. How could it ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/custom-iphone/ "Our service to others is the rent we pay for our time here on Earth." I heard this quote spoken by one of the speakers during the Sunday afternoon session of General Conference and just had to share it. One of the themes of Fotofamilymemories.com is building strong, happy memories. ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/quote-service/ Well...Not exactly... Have you ever seen a picture of someone with cheeks so cute that you just had to pinch them? Even though it might be a compliment, there's not many people who enjoy having their cheeks pinched. So why not do the next best thing - create a ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/polyclaycaricatures-2/ The ancient Egyptians choose the form of the pyramid to build everlasting monuments to themselves on the plateau of Giza. Today, these monuments still stand and are considered to be among the seven wonders of the ancient world. Modern photographers often look to them for inspiration and have found in ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/group-photography-with-pyramid-pose/ The United States just celebrated her 231st birthday, the anniversary of the date that the United States declared her independence from King George of Great Britain. To commemorate the event, my family and I attended two Fourth of July fireworks displays. The first one was put on my ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/united-we-stand/ In my post "6 Crafty Photo Ideas for Dad" from earlier this week, I told you about some crafty photo gifts that I found on FamilyFun.com. Gifts are great, but as the kid in all of us knows, the best gifts of all are time and caring. Some people do ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/gettingtoknowdad/ Father's Day is fast approaching. (In case you have forgotten, it's this Sunday!). The folks over at FamilyFun.com have some crafty and creative photo gifts that will show Dad how much you really care. Check 'em out! Father's Day Photo Craft ideas from FamilyFun.com include: Photo House Card 3d Puzzle Picture Crafty Computer Screen Frame Football ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/fathersdaycrafts2007/ Babyzone.com is a great website for young families, but it's not just about babies. It also has a ton of family photography and scrapbooking information (because what mom or dad does not want to record those precious memories before they're gone?.) One cool feature that I wanted to highlight is ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/quiz-whats-your-family-photo-iq/ It's now the middle of May, and one day after Mother's Day. May is full of family activities. There's high school and college graduation. Most high schools put their prom during May. As I mentioned in my "Foto Memory Minute" yesterday, there are a lot of ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/fotofamilyminute-052007-1/ It's now the middle of May, and one day after Mother's Day. May is full of family activities. There's high school and college graduation. Most high schools put their prom during May. As I mentioned in my "Foto Memory Minute" yesterday, there are a lot of ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/fotomemoryminute-052007/ "Give me a minute and I'll give you a lifetime." Two of my goals here at fotofamilymemories.com is to inspire you to build stronger relationships with your family. I also want to help you capture those memories through photography and art. To that end, I am introducing two new ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/newfeature/ The other day in church, the choir sang a version of one of our traditional hymns set to the music of Johann Pachabel's "Cannon in D". It was very beautiful and calming, and since I have been working a lot on FotoFamilyMemories.com late, it got me to thinking. According to ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/pachabels-cannon/ One of my goals is to help inspire you to transform your photos into objects of art that can be displayed and enjoyed every day. To that end, I would like to present a video that I found on YouTube of someone who took the picture of a ... http://fotofamilymemories.com/crayonportrait/ FotoFamilyMemories.com is finally LIVE!!! 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