About Jennifer Cisney

Kodak Chief Blogger & Social Media Manager

Mother’s Day Photo Inspiration

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

You know your Mom would love a card from you for Mother’s Day.

And you know she would really treasure a photo card with a personalized message.

But what photo do you put on the card?! Here are a few ideas.

Scan in an old photo of you and your mom for your photo card.

The “vintage” photo looks nice on a card and the memories will choke up your mom.

Are you a dad helping the kids make a card for mom? Have the kids post with letters that spell out M-O-M or I love you. You could also have them make a sign to hold, write it on a chalkboard or even spell it out with their limbs and bodies!

Note that my card had M-O-M spelled out by pets. Don’t forget Pet Moms too!

Some other ideas for Dad’s “helping” the kids make a card – use a card of your children when they were babies. Or take a shot of little kid shoes next to Mom’s shoes. You could even scan in a drawing your child created of Mom and use that in a card!

Don’t forget Grandma on Mother’s Day! A card that shows all the generations makes a sweet and memorable card. If you don’t have a good photo of Mom and kids, an appointment with a professional photographer for a photo session would make an amazing Mother’s Day gift.

Plus you are in luck! Here is a coupon offer for Buy One Card Get One FREE at Kodak Picture Kiosk! Make Mom a couple cards or cover both Grandmas!

This Mother’s Day, MomStart is hosting a blogger Kodak Picture Kiosk party at a Bartell Drugs in Seattle! Read about the fun they are going to have on her blog! We can’t wait to see what everyone makes at Kodak Picture Kiosk!

Exclusive Bonnie Marcus Mother’s Day cards at Target

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

Now through Mother’s Day, you can find exclusive Bonnie Marcus Collection cards at Target through Kodak Picture Kiosk.

“We love our partnership with Bonnie. She is a ‘mom-preneur’ who combines her experience in fashion and entertainment to create a sophisticated line of stationery that will be a keepsake for moms nationwide,” said Garth Neenan, Regional Business Manager, US & C Personal Imaging Division, Kodak. “Consumers can create these one-of-a-kind cards, ensuring Mother’s Day is made even more special with a signature card from one of the leading designers of greeting cards and stationery.”

“It’s an amazing opportunity to continue to work with Kodak, such an iconic brand known for preserving family memories in special and lasting ways,” said Bonnie Marcus. “I love creating designs that I, as a mother, would want to receive, and that I know will put a smile on the face of countless other Moms on May 12. Every mom treasures a card that features her own family/children!”

To help you make Mother’s Day really memorable we are offering a Buy One Get One free folded 5×7 card offer by downloading a coupon at http://kodak.ly/momd13

Film Photography Day 2013

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

Tomorrow is Film Photography Day!

Lomo created Film Photography Day to celebrate analogue! My colleague, Lars Fiedler, over in Germany chatted with Lomo and we are happy to support the day with Kodak film!

April 12 will be filled with parties, events and workshops across the world. You can search for or start your own Film Photography Day celebration using Meetup. Lomo even provided a downloadable party kit! We have sent Kodak film to Lomo to include in their “Analogue Goodie Packs” they are sending out to events with more than 30 participants.

For those of you that can’t make it to a meetup, don’t worry! We have something planned!

Tomorrow, Friday, April 12 we have enlisted photographers around the world to give away Kodak film on Twitter for 12 hours!

Each photographer has one Kodak film goody bag to give away. It is an assortment of 12 different kinds and formats. Each person will have their own way to enter. You have one hour to enter for each photographer and they will announce the winner at the end of the hour.

Sorting through some of the Kodak film for prizes

Below are the photographer’s twitter links and the times (All Eastern Standard Time) they will be giving away their film goody bag.

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6 am to 7 am – @jonaspeterson
Jonas Peterson – Brisbane, Australia | http://jonaspeterson.com

7 am to 8 am – @micmojo
Jan Scholz – Brussels, Belgium | http://www.micmojo.com

8 am to 9 am- @filmsnotdead
Film’s Not Dead – London, UK | http://filmsnotdead.com

9 am to 10 am- @stillshootfilm
Rachel Rebibo – Paris, France | http://istillshootfilm.org

10 am to 11 am- @ctwphoto
Tim Massie – Albany, NY | http://www.timmassie.com

11 am to noon – @rnmphotography
Ryan Muirhead – Utah | http://www.ryanmuirhead.com

12 pm to 1 pm – @shawnhoke
Shawn Hoke – Brooklyn, NY, US | http://shawnhoke.com

1 pm to 2 pm – @kylebcool
Kyle Bromley – Jacksonville, FL | http://www.kbromleyphoto.com

2 pm to 3 pm – @JosephPrezioso
Joeseph Prezioso – New England/Las Vegas | http://www.josephprezioso.com

3 pm to 4 pm- @hanlonfiske
Hanlon Fiske Studio – Rochester, NY | http://hanlon-fiske.com

4 pm to 5 pm- @jonathancanlas
Jonathan Canlas – Lehi, UT | http://filmisnotdead.com

5 pm to 6 pm- @juliagaldo
Julia Galdo – Los Angeles, CA | http://www.jucophoto.com

6 pm to 7 pm- @erickimphoto
Eric Kim – Los Angeles, CA | http://erickimphotography.com/blog

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Be sure to follow all these awesome film photographers and watch their twitter feeds on April 12!

As for us here in Rochester, we are having a Film Photography Day meet-up too! Hosted by the fine folks at Hanlon Fiske Studio, we will get together to look at photos we have all taken and enjoy some analogue camaraderie.

I am taking prints of these photos I shot on Kodak film in the abandoned Rochester Subway.

I hope everyone has big plans for this year’s Film Photography Day!

Presenting Kodak Wrist Kiosk

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

Today we introduce the world’s first Kodak Wrist Kiosk. All the functionality of a full size Kodak Picture Kiosk in a compact wearable wrist device.

In just seconds, you can make real Kodak quality digital prints and reductions –right at the end of your arm. It has never been easier to make your life’s biggest moments into tiny prints and photo gifts.

Upload your photos to the Kodak Wrist Kiosk via a micro SD card, USB or blue tooth. It is also wi-fi enabled so you can access your photos on Facebook, Flickr, Instagram and more.

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The Kodak Wrist Kiosk is perfect for all your minature photo needs. Lockets, doll house posters, even photo realistic nail art!

Each Kodak Wrist Kiosk comes with tweezers and a magnifying glass to assist with the handling of the small scaled prints, photo cards and photo books.

Get on the waiting list for your own Kodak Wrist Kiosk!

Easter cards at Kodak Picture Kiosk

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

Easter seems to have snuck up on us this year. It also seems so short compared to the days long celebration of Christmas. You might not have time to travel to be with friends and family for an Easter get-together. An Easter card is a nice way to show you are thinking of someone even if you can’t gather for a ham dinner and egg hunt. Kodak Picture Kiosk has some really cute Easter card designs. You can make them quickly with your own photos and messages. Perfect for popping in the mail or even adding to an Easter basket. Almost as sweet as a giant chocolate bunny. Find a Kodak Picture Kiosk near you.

Signs of Spring Photo Book & Page Background How-To

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

Yesterday was the first day of Spring but it didn’t feel like it in Rochester. There are still patches snow on the ground here and there.

In order to think positive thoughts and hurry Spring-like weather along, I made a photo book of pictures I have taken in the past of Spring approaching.

I have a lot of Spring photos on Facebook. I get excited when I see the first bloom or bud, so I take a picture with my phone and post it to Facebook.

Since these photos are all on Facebook, I used the My Kodak Moments app on Facebook to make my photo book.

It’s convenient to use My Kodak Moments to build a photo book when all my photos are on right there on Facebook.

I like to organize my photos on the pages by themes and add special touches like background photos.

Background Photo How-To:

To make a photo a background photo for the page, make sure the photo you want to be the background is on the page. Add it if it isn’t there. (You can remove it later after it’s the background photo if you don’t want it on the page as a feature photo.)

Click on the pencil in the upper right corner of the photo and select “Set as Page Background”.

If you would like to repeat it on the facing page, stretch it across both pages or add it to all your pages click on the pencil in the upper right corner of the page and select “Photo Background Options…”.

When you are done, if you don’t want that same photo in the foreground click on the pencil and select “Move to Clipboard”.

I really like the look of a background photo stretched across a two page spread.

Don’t forget… after you have made a photo book with My Kodak Moments app, you can share it on Facebook so friends can click through it.

This way everyone can enjoy a little bit of Spring.

Right now small My Kodak Moment photo books are $5 with free shipping! The offer runs out at the end of March so get yours before the snow melts!

Start your photo book here –> kodak.ly/MKMFBApp

Leprechaun pugs & Greeting Card Universe

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

If you thought I was going to let a holiday go by without dressing up my dogs and taking photos of them, boy were you wrong.

For St. Patrick’s Day, I posed them with a store-bought leprechaun hat and a homemade felt ginger beard.

Unlike typical leprechauns they are looking for a pot of corned beef at the end of the rainbow.

I have a few St. Patrick’s Day-loving friends that I want to give cards to. It was really easy to upload these photos to Greeting Card Universe and addthem to St. Patrick’s Day card templates.

I could have had them shipped to my house but I need them right away so I had them directed to Target for pick-up. I can stop at Target on my way home and get them!

I might try and get some pics of the cat in the outfit too!

Photographing Winter

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

I think Winter gets the short end of the stick when it comes to photography. It doesn’t seem like we take as many photos in the cold weather as we do in the summer. Even though there are plenty of winter activities and photo ops.

Whenever we get a significant snowfall I take my camera out.

I especially like to get photos of my favorite furry subjects.

This winter I even took some night shots after a big snow storm.

It was so bright out it almost looks like daytime! I’m so glad I ventured out.

Living where we do, the cold weather encourages us to participate in winter sports. Snowshoeing…

Ice skating….

Also snowboarding, cross country skiing, sledding and snow tubing. I’ve even thought about ice fishing. All these deserve to be captured in photos to be remembered later on.

Here are some good winter photography tips that can help you get the best photos out in the snow.

“5 Uncommon Snow Photography Tips That Can Transform Your Winter Scenes.” from Digital Photography School

“Snow photos: Five top tips for great shots in the snow.” from Pocket-lint

“Snow Photography: Tips to help make sure snow stays white and bright” from Better Photographs.com

I think my next photo book won’t be of the beach. Time to head to a Kodak Picture Kiosk. Winter photos can make great photo books, cards and collages!

Find a Kiosk Picture Kiosk near you.

Refresh!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Jennifer Cisney

Welcome to the new Kodak 1000 Words Blog. It might still be winter but with spring around the corner we decided it was time for a new look and feel for the blog. A fresh start!What won’t be changing are great posts from people here at Kodak talking about photography and all the cool things you can do with your photos.

Are you wondering where all the old posts are? There were seven years worth! We are working on getting them migrated here and hope to have them uploaded at some point. Until then, there will be more changes to come on this blog and we are happy to have you along for the ride.