Courts has heard the same question over and over: does phone photography even count? And is it possible to actually make your phone photos look good, without spending thousands on a camera? In this episode she finally answers it, breaking down why phone photography gets an unfair reputation and the simple shifts in light, movement, and framing that take a photo from forgettable to frame-worthy. She also shares something she's been building behind the scenes for months: a brand new framework made specifically for phone photography, and where you can get your hands on it.

Episode Links
SNAP: Phone Photography Mini Course for Mamas
Don't Say Cheese: Beginner Photography Course for Mamas

From Courts
Get a free Lightroom Preset
Download the free Camera Baby Steps Guide




Find Mamastalgia
Resources and freebies: https://mamastalgia.co
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamastalgia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamastalgia

Credits
Hosted and created by Courts, founder of Mamastalgia
Produced by Blury Audio: https://www.bluryaudio.com

Courts has spent years photographing other families' most precious moments. But when it came time to capture her own pregnancy, she had to figure out how to do it alone, on a beach, at dusk, with two kids who may or may not cooperate. In this episode she breaks down exactly how she pulled it off, what she brought, how she set up, and what she'd do differently. Plus the low-pressure trick she uses with her kids that makes all the difference, and why the conditions that felt like a problem ended up making the photos.


Episode Links 
Top Tips for Creating Nostalgic Self-Portraits with your Kids
PAUSE HERE – view Courts' blue hour maternity shoot
Get a free Lightroom Preset

From Courts
Embrace Preset Pack for Lightroom

SNAP: Phone Photography Mini Course for Mamas
Don't Say Cheese: Beginner Photography Course for Mamas

Find Mamastalgia
Resources and freebies: https://mamastalgia.co
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamastalgia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamastalgia

Credits
Hosted and created by Courts, founder of Mamastalgia
Produced by Blury Audio: https://www.bluryaudio.com

Courts has spent years watching families struggle to find their photos. Her guest today built a system to fix that and turned it into a business.

In this episode, Courts sits down with Keira Lu, founder of Frame of Life, who helps families go from photo chaos to a library they can actually use. Keira shares the method she uses with her own clients, why most people's approach to organisation is setting them up to fail, and the one thing she wishes every mum would do this week.



Episode Links
FREE 30 days of Backblaze Computer Backup
Project tracking with Airtable
Turn your photos into keepsakes with Pinhole Press
Get a free Lightroom Preset
Download the free Camera Baby Steps Guide

Frame of Life
Connect with Keira: Instagram
Podcast: Frame of Life
Website: Frame of Life
Use code MAMA to save 10% on the No BS Photo Organization Workshop

From Courts

SNAP: Phone Photography Mini Course for Mamas
Don't Say Cheese: Beginner Photography Course for Mamas
Embrace Preset Pack for Lightroom

Find Mamastalgia
Resources and freebies: https://mamastalgia.co
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamastalgia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamastalgia

Credits
Hosted and created by Courts, founder of Mamastalgia
Produced by Blury Audio: https://www.bluryaudio.com

Courts has made every single one of these mistakes. Some of them she didn't even know she was making until someone pointed it out mid-podcast.

In this episode she walks through seven rookie editing errors she's seen over and over again, including in her own work, what causes them, and how to fix them. One of them you can probably check right now and find out you've been doing it this whole time.


Episode Links
Get a free Lightroom Preset
Download the free Camera Baby Steps Guide

From Courts

SNAP: Phone Photography Mini Course for Mamas
Don't Say Cheese: Beginner Photography Course for Mamas
Embrace Preset Pack for Lightroom

Find Mamastalgia
Resources and freebies: https://mamastalgia.co
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamastalgia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamastalgia

Credits
Hosted and created by Courts, founder of Mamastalgia
Produced by Blury Audio: https://www.bluryaudio.com

Courts has been raving about this book to anyone who will listen. So she invited the friend who recommended it onto the show to break down why it stopped them both in their tracks.

In this episode, Courts sits down with Jayde, family photographer and founder of Jayde Archives Photography, to dig into Hunt, Gather, Parent and what it actually looks like to put it into practice. Spoiler: some of the things they were proudest of doing for their kids turned out to be working against them.

They get into the moments that changed things fast, the morning routine trick that Jayde only had to try once, and what Courts did at breakfast that morning before hitting record.



Episode Links
Get the book: Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
Get a free Lightroom Preset
Download the free Camera Baby Steps Guide

Jayde Archives
Website: https://jadearchives.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadearchivesphotography
Free guide: Awkward to Art — jadearchives.com

From Courts

SNAP: Phone Photography Mini Course for Mamas
Don't Say Cheese: Beginner Photography Course for Mamas
Embrace Preset Pack for Lightroom

Find Mamastalgia
Resources and freebies: https://mamastalgia.co
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamastalgia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamastalgia

Credits
Hosted and created by Courts, founder of Mamastalgia
Produced by Blury Audio: https://www.bluryaudio.com

That big dial on top of your camera has a lot going on. P, TV, AV, M. Most mums pick one and hope for the best. Courts has opinions about which one actually gets you the photos you're after.

In this episode she breaks down every shooting mode on your camera, what each one does, when to use it, and which she'd steer you toward depending on where you're at. There's also a tip in here that answers one of the most common questions she gets asked.

Episode Links
Download the free Camera Baby Steps Guide
Take the Photo Pledge: Monthly prompts to your inbox

From Courts
Don't Say Cheese: Beginner Photography Course for Mamas
Embrace Preset Pack for Lightroom

SNAP: Phone Photography Mini Course for Mamas

Find Mamastalgia
Resources and freebies: https://mamastalgia.co
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamastalgia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamastalgia

Credits
Hosted and created by Courts, founder of Mamastalgia
Produced by Blury Audio: https://www.bluryaudio.com

Welcome to The Art of Childhood, a podcast for sentimental mums who want to slow down, pick up a camera, and actually capture the childhood they're living through.

Hosted by Courts, family photographer and founder of Mamastalgia, this show is for memory collectors, photography hobbyists, and mums just trying to do their best.

In this first episode, Courts shares the origin story of Mamastalgia, how a redundancy, a newborn, and a single afternoon with a borrowed camera changed everything, and the one question she thinks every mum with a camera should be asking herself.



Episode Links
Download the free Camera Baby Steps Guide
Get a free Lightroom Preset

Mentioned in this episode
Kelsea Midson Photography
Website: https://kelseamidson.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelseamidson

From Courts

SNAP: Phone Photography Mini Course for Mamas
Don't Say Cheese: Beginner Photography Course for Mamas
Embrace Preset Pack for Lightroom

Find Mamastalgia
Resources and freebies: https://mamastalgia.co
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamastalgia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamastalgia

Credits
Hosted and created by Courts, founder of Mamastalgia
Produced by Blury Audio: https://www.bluryaudio.com