{"id":72059,"date":"2024-07-17T20:01:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a9f31cd21b2e73f9d1c5fe6e2d90249c"},"modified":"2024-07-17T20:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:01:22","slug":"vacation-goal-take-family-pictures-that-dont-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/vacation-goal-take-family-pictures-that-dont-suck\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation goal: Take family pictures that don\u2019t suck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve all had that moment. You open up your phone\u2019s gallery to swipe through the family pictures you shot on your beach vacation, at the lake or on some random day with the kids.<\/p>\n

Womp womp, they\u2019re blurry, everyone looks caught off guard, and there\u2019s a random guy and his dog in the background of the one good option. You poor thing. I can help.<\/p>\n

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Use your phone\u2019s timer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both iPhones<\/span> and Android have built-in photo timers. Using a timer, you don\u2019t have to ask some random stranger to take a photo, which could lead to something worse. My friend handed her phone to someone to take a picture of her and her daughter, and the guy ran away with her phone.<\/p>\n

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 A man uses his Apple iPhone to take a photograph in Santa Fe, New Mexico. <\/span> (Robert Alexander\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For your iPhone:<\/p>\n

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  • Open your Camera<\/span> app and tap the arrow<\/strong> at the top. Scroll to the right in the menu, tap the clock icon<\/strong>, and pick the 10-second delay.<\/li>\n
  • After the countdown, your phone will automatically snap a 10-photo burst. Go to the photo and tap Select<\/strong> in the bottom right to choose the keepers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • Head to your phone\u2019s camera app, select Timer<\/strong> and turn it on.<\/li>\n
    • Select your delay interval (two, five or 10 seconds), then it\u2019s time to shine!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Get better smiles<\/strong><\/p>\n

      “Say cheese” is the classic photo prompt, but it can result in fake-looking smiles. Your best bet is to make a joke about eight seconds into that 10-second timer to get everyone to smile. I like this one: “I love to go Komando!” <\/p>\n

      Otherwise, try a word that ends with an -uh<\/i> sound, like “yoga.” It always works best to pick a word to make your people laugh or smile.<\/p>\n

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      An iPhone is seen on a small tripod.<\/span> (Jaap Arriens\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      Clean up your pics<\/strong><\/p>\n

      At a family barbecue? You might not want that beer bottle or red plastic cup spoiling your pic.<\/p>\n

      Facetune (iOS<\/span>, Android<\/span>) is the big app everyone\u2019s using these days \u2014 so much so that when people think a pic is edited, they accuse it of being “Facetuned,” not “Photoshopped!”<\/p>\n

      If you\u2019re on a Mac<\/span>, a touch-up tool is built right into the Photos app. <\/p>\n

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      • Open the pic, then select Edit<\/strong> > Retouch<\/strong>. Adjust the brush size<\/strong> > click and drag<\/strong> the brush over the object you want to erase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        On a PC, you can use the new Generative Erase tool in the Windows Photos app. It uses AI<\/span> to remove something you don\u2019t like in a pic (a rando in the background) and fill it in with something you want (the sunset). <\/p>\n

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        • Open a pic in Photos<\/strong>, then click the editing icon<\/strong> on the far left. Select Erase<\/strong>, “paint” whatever you want to get rid of, and then click Erase <\/strong>again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          One final word of advice: Genuine smiles and real moments always make the best photos. Encourage your family to relax. That means no more yelling “Hold still and smile,” OK?<\/p>\n

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