Photography

School fundraisers are increasingly necessary these days with so many funding cuts, but we all know that even as kids are out shilling candy and wrapping paper, it's their parents end up doing most of the work. So I'm excited to find thi…

Just this week I was getting the lowdown on Smart Lenses, something a lot of people were buzzing about at CES earlier this year. And now...voila. They're here, courtesy of our friends at Photojojo . And yes I am getting one. Because, wow…

I love when I catch that perfect, precious moment of my sweet little guys and girl on camera. But the ability to add their adorable little voices to the photo? Stop it. The new Shuttersong app does this effortlessly. This is seriously ra…

Are you following us on Pinterest yet? Here are 5 of our favorites from this week that you might be missing! 1. The perfect juxtaposition of new and old on one very cool iPhone case. 2. You won't believe what this one little gadget can d…

I am a total lomography geek--I love everything about it from the quality of the photos taken with real film, to the fun lenses, and even the funky cameras themselves. And now there's a lomocam to bring your favorite storybook world-trav…

We first fell in love with Epiphanie camera bags in 2010. These versatile bags are perfectly equipped to hold your DSLR and its myriad accessories, and they look utterly fabulous too. No wonder every woman we know goes nuts for them. Wel…

Don't know about you, but we tend to be sticklers for capturing those first day back to school photos of our kids in their thoughtfully planned new outfits and shiny new backpacks. Of course they're often hastily captured as we race out …

With the world going Instagram crazy, why not take those fun, overfiltered little square photos and wear your favorites around your neck or on your fingers? Who knows--maybe you'll get some new followers out of it. That's the idea behind…

My first child's photos were taken with an earlier version iPhone and I've decided that I need to start taking better quality ones moving forward. I don't want to lug around a huge DSLR or end up with a point-and-click that takes forever…

If you're as obsessed with Pinterest as we are, make sure you're following us . Then check out our 5 favorite pins from this week. 1. A cool app for iOS and Android that's a dream for parents like us who take tons of smartphone photos. 2…

Every time I look at my camera roll, I cringe a little bit thinking about the huge inventory of photos I have. (Don't judge me for being a year behind on updating our family album, all you organized parents!) Luckily, now that I've disco…

I am now one of PicMonkey 's biggest fans along with the rest of the Cool Mom Picks crew. It's easy to make collages. It's easy to edit photos. But one thing that's always been challenging is doing both together. Argh. Well no more! Just…

It used to seem a little frivolous to invest in things like mini tripods for your smart phone camera. But now that everyone is jumping into Instagram video and the Vine app , we can see why products like these are starting to fly off the…

It's affordable, it's adorable, it's truly useful in your office, and it makes a great gift. But it doesn't actually take pictures. So why's this camera so sharp? Have you figured it out yet? Here's another hint. What appears to be an ad…

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow Cool Mom Tech for cool (or geeky-cool) finds like this every day. 1. We are all seriously coveting this cool iPad case found on Etsy. 2. Anyone who has family photos from the pre-digital film day…

My whole pre-kids life is documented on 35mm film prints and backed up on photo negatives, which is pretty hard to believe now that we're so firmly ensconced in an era of digital smartphone pictures. I get motivated to transfer all those…

Let's say your fireworks get rained out tonight. Or...your kid falls asleep before they start and you miss them. Fear not! There's an app for that. Or really, a website that can take your photos and make them as All-American festive rah-…

DIY photography just got more extreme and fun because now you can actually build your own camera. The hip kids at Lomography have piqued our geek with the Konstruktor DIY kit , which includes everything you need to build and decorate you…

Recently we shared our favorite Father's Day tech gifts for dad under $50 . But if you want to spend a wee bit more, that opens up a whole world of cool gifts that you can steal from him. I mean, give to him. Here, a few gifts we know th…

Even though I'm the designated family photographer, I see plenty of dads who always have a camera in their hands or around their neck. That's why I love the idea of these cool camera straps for Father's Day. The reversible camera straps …

Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us ! Then check out what pins you might have missed this week. 1. A brilliant way to eliminate cord and earbud tangles once and for all. 2. Don't miss this round-up of free kindie rock…

While we adore Instagram , we still approach the Facebook takeover of Instagram with a healthy dose skepticism. Still, the network only seems to be growing, and the fact that there are so many cool things people are doing with their feed…

I have a sizeable collection of photos and videos on my iPhone, mostly of my kids. While I access my camera roll pretty frequently to find old pictures, show people my kids, watch past videos with my kids, etc., I love apps that take exi…

Despite the easy filtering and editing of Instagram, I still find some of my favorite photos come from photo apps in which I can choose the film and lenses right in camera before the shutter snaps instead of editing photos afterwards. We…