Author
Tom Okafor
Tom shoots everything on a five-year-old phone and writes about getting good pictures without new gear.
19 posts
Posts
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A shelf, not a hard drive
Making printed books part of the room instead of a box in the loft.
- Category: Keeping and sharing
- Tag: birthdays
- Published:
- Reading time: 3 min read
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The family photo group chat, tamed
How to stop the best pictures disappearing under a hundred replies.
- Category: Keeping and sharing
- Tag: backups
- Published:
- Reading time: 2 min read
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What to do with photos of people who are gone
Gently sorting the pictures that are hardest to look at.
- Category: Keeping and sharing
- Tag: backups
- Published:
- Reading time: 3 min read
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A year of books, and Grandma checks the mailbox first
A reader on the monthly book that became a family ritual.
- Category: Family stories
- Tag: golden hour
- Published:
- Reading time: 4 min read
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Postcards were onto something
One picture and three lines of text: the perfect holiday page.
- Category: Trips and holidays
- Tag: golden hour
- Published:
- Reading time: 3 min read
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What we learned from a reader’s first book
She nearly left out the best photo. Here is how she found it again.
- Category: Family stories
- Tag: gifts
- Published:
- Reading time: 5 min read
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Portrait mode: when to use it and when to switch it off
Blurred backgrounds flatter faces, but they can ruin a scene.
- Category: Phone photography
- Tag: albums
- Published:
- Reading time: 4 min read
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Camping after dark
Torches, campfires and photos that keep the warmth.
- Category: Trips and holidays
- Tag: gardens
- Published:
- Reading time: 4 min read
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Giving photos as gifts without making it awkward
Small prints, simple frames and the right picture for the right person.
- Category: Keeping and sharing
- Tag: candid
- Published:
- Reading time: 3 min read