Kids - nobody told me it would be this hard...on me or my photography trips!

[blansky]

The answer is at 1:19 of this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptTwi6-ii-s

[BrianShaw]

My kids simply became my main photographic subject! I'm sure you'll find your path as a parent and photographer even if at times it feels that the photography is on the back burner for awhile.

Same with me. At 15 one of mine is less willing... and miss having him as a frequent photographic subject a lot. Rocks, trees, and abandon buildings just aren't as much fun.

[mgb74]

I feel wounded.

I feel that with the exception of holiday periods, my days of adventure are behind me...at least until they are old enough to come with me and trek 15 miles. So about another 9 years then!

Enjoy the 1 week period between when they're old enough to do it and then when they're old enough not to want to do it.

Seriously, if they're motivated (i.e. something they find interesting and not forced upon them) you'd be surprised how much they can handle at a young age.

Oh, by the way, your parents probably did tell you, but you weren't listening. (again )

[StoneNYC]

Same with me. At 15 one of mine is less willing... and miss having him as a frequent photographic subject a lot. Rocks, trees, and abandon buildings just aren't as much fun.

Put him in some cool clothes and bing him to an abandoned building and tell him of he does this and posts the pics on Facebook that all the girls will want him...


~Stone

Mamiya: 7 II, RZ67 Pro II / Canon: 1V, AE-1, 5DmkII / Kodak: No 1 Pocket Autographic, No 1A Pocket Autographic | Sent w/ iPhone using Tapatalk

[BrianShaw]

Ha ha. The scary thing is that he doesn't need my help to get the attention of girls, and he never has.

[StoneNYC]

Ha ha. The scary thing is that he doesn't need my help to get the attention of girls, and he never has.

Oi!


~Stone

Mamiya: 7 II, RZ67 Pro II / Canon: 1V, AE-1, 5DmkII / Kodak: No 1 Pocket Autographic, No 1A Pocket Autographic | Sent w/ iPhone using Tapatalk

[benjiboy]

Kids, once my wife and I found out what caused them, we stopped

[Peter Simpson]

Enjoy them while you can. They're worth every bit of effort you put into them, and when they grow up, the things they remember about their younger years won't be the things you remember. Your life is changing, yes, but many of the things you did before, you can do with children...just at a slower pace. And all those things you *didn't* get to do as a kid yourself, well, this is the perfect excuse to try them! Nobody will say a word when you get up on the merry-go-round to hold your child on :-) They'll probably call you a "good dad".

...and kid hugs are the best!

[Katie]

Vaughn - that first image is one of my favorite ever.

I enjoy images of childhood just about as much as anything else there is ... Kids are about as real a subject as you will ever shoot. Do what Suzanne and I do - just turn the camera to them and get some inspiration!

Mine are 4 and 11 and don't even pause when I pull the car over and exit saying "just one second - have to get a photograph of this"... my husband is even tolerating it now (it only took 15 years).

[StoneNYC]

Vaughn - that first image is one of my favorite ever.

I enjoy images of childhood just about as much as anything else there is ... Kids are about as real a subject as you will ever shoot. Do what Suzanne and I do - just turn the camera to them and get some inspiration!

Mine are 4 and 11 and don't even pause when I pull the car over and exit saying "just one second - have to get a photograph of this"... my husband is even tolerating it now (it only took 15 years).

Haha lucky, I've found that my shooting suffers when my GF is with me as I'm rushing and not thinking about the shot like I should. I guess I'll get used to that too.


~Stone

Mamiya: 7 II, RZ67 Pro II / Canon: 1V, AE-1, 5DmkII / Kodak: No 1 Pocket Autographic, No 1A Pocket Autographic | Sent w/ iPhone using Tapatalk