4 Tips to Get Your Phone Camera Ready for the Holidays
We’ve all been there. You are ready to capture that special holiday photo and learn the hard way you’ve run out of space on your phone. Frantically you scroll through the hundreds of stored photos trying to decide which pics you can live without while keeping your subjects engaged.
Here are four tips to ensure you have room for your photos and are ready to share with friends and family:
1. Sync or backup your phone NOW and delete nonessential photos and videos.
If you can free up to 100 photos and 10 videos, it will make a huge difference.
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3. Have a plan for sharing photos
Facebook, text messaging and email are the big three ways for sharing mobile photos. A new alternative worth exploring is the private photo sharing feature from Instagram know as Instagram Direct. The main attraction: it's a easy way share photos with your “circle of trust”.
Curious about social photo sharing? Here's a fun 5 minute interview from NPR that reviews one parent's journey for managing the 15,000 photos he took within the first few months: What to Expect When You're Expecting to Share Your Baby Photos,
4. Send a photo card or photos as a holiday thank you.
It's fast, easy, inexpensive and memorable!
Red Stamp is fresh, modern, expertly designed cards service that will print a high-end, eco-friendly paper card and mail it directly to your list of recipients, postage included. You can also send your card via email or download an file to share on your favorite social site.
CVS/Pharmacy photo app is a great way to print your photos instantly to your CVS/Pharmacy store. You can order 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10 prints directly from your camera phone and get free same day pick up. Upload to your CVS Photo account and print in a few easy steps.