This year, Max has taken a real interest in photography. So much so that Ed bought him a Canon PowerShot A480 all of his very own and a mini tripod. Whenever he wants to take a picture, he carefully takes the camera out of it’s lowepro bag, puts the strap around his wrist (so he won’t drop it) and tells me (or anyone within hearing distance) that the camera is “delicate”.
It goes everywhere with him.
At any given moment you can walk into a room and he’ll call you over to see the shot he’s set up. His words, not mine. Since he sometimes goes “delete happy” before I get a chance to see his pictures I decided to download them to my computer.
In a nutshell, he loves to take selfies and thinks that he coined the term. Besides inanimate objects, his sister is his favourite subject. Here is some of his work. Not bad for a five year old.
(Don’t mind the bandaid, he just fell UP the cement stairs and almost needed to go get stitches. Again).
Do Your Kids Take Pictures?
Through the Eyes of a Five Year Old #Photography @zoojourneys http://t.co/gn9qlPKrZ7
— Journeys of The Zoo (@zoojourneys) March 18, 2015
P.S. Somewhere along the way, Max turned on the date/time stamp. I’ve read the User Guide twice and gone on forums but I can’t figure out how to turn it off. Any ideas?
In the comments, Amanda asked why I didn’t post any of the pictures with me in it. Since “I’m vain, look my age and horrible in them” didn’t seem like the best answer I’ve swallowed my pride and for the sake of Max’s art, I’ve posted a few of them.
*Note that in addition to these pictures there were 53 of the ceiling, 28 that were indistinguishable, 3 of me and 1 of Ed on the toilet.
** I’ve started to talk to him about light and you can already see the difference it’s making.
GREAT photos!! It’s so fascinating to see the world through children’s eyes… I’m excited to see more of Max’s photos in the future. I can’t believe they’re 5! They are sooo beautiful, Sarah… ❤
Dear Rae,
Time flies when you’re having fun and thankfully, Max is capturing some of those times so that we’ll always remember.
It gives me great comfort to know that you’re always following along on our adventures.
Besos Sarah.
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Amazing what they can do eh? I gave my boy my camera quite often when he was younger, the pictures he took truly amazed me! Love how they focus on stuff we would never really think about ourselves….
Your boy did well 🙂 Make a collage of his work!
Dear Laurie,
That’s a great idea! There’s no shortage of material that’s for sure.
Besos Sarah.
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Just having a read on my phone as I drink my morning coffee bad the last comment about Eds one picture caused me to spit out my coffee AND drop my phone! My son took a whole series of my pulling my pants up, angrily telling him to stop taking pictures of mommy peeing and the last one is of just my hand as I grab back my phone.
Dear Tenille,
Well, your comment just made Ed spit out his coffee so we’re even.
Creativity can happen anywhere…
Besos, Sarah
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You’ve got quite the little photographer on your hands Sarah! It’s not uncommon to take 5 bad images to get 1 perfect one but I’m interested to know, why didn’t you post any of the images with you in it?
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Dear Amanda,
The real answer is that I’m vain and look like crap in the pictures. However, for the sake of Max’s art, I posted a few.
We’ve started to talk about lighting. What a difference it makes.
Thanks for following along on our journey.
Besos Sarah.
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OH Sarah I love these! My Emma likes to take pictures and always has. When she was around 3 we went to a fancy event at a banquet hall. She spent all night taking pictures and we heard her giggling under the table for a bit. When I uploaded the pics I found out she was snapping crotch shots of everybody. Definitely grew out of that stage thankfully
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Dear Aneta,
The collage you could create.
Mental note, don’t let Max go under the table.
Besos Sarah.
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Boy, you’ve made my day, I had a really good laugh at this post, hilarious. There are some really good shots there, maybe it’s his destiny to be a photographer. Love how he describes the camera as “delicate”. I especially like the photo/selfie where he’s wearing a head band and of course your comment at the end of “and 53 of the ceiling, 28 that were indistinguishable, 3 of me and 1 of Ed on the toilet.”
Dear Elizabeth,
He is very passionate about his art and has fun. What more could we ask for.
I’m still chuckling at the toilet picture myself. Ed, not so much.
Besos Sarah.
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He has quite the eye! I can’t wait to see more from Max!
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Not bad at all for a 5 yr old 🙂 Great pics
That’s a great idea. I wonder if my grand daughter would like a camera?
wow he took all those photos?? thats fantastic 🙂 you have a photographer in the making !
Its awesome how he captures his little world and what he believes is important to him… Love it! My guys have cameras too and I love looking through their images; especially over the years as they have matured and grown. I can really see their personalities, what their interests are and what they deem of importance. A little snapshot into their minds…
My 4 year-old is also loving taking photos these days. I will check my phone and find multiple pics of his blanket, bed, toys, etc. He even will tell me to save them to the computer and send them to Daddy :).
There are some mighty fine shots in there! Way to go! Digital cameras really open up the world of photography to not just kids, but everyone! I remember my first camera, a 110 I got when I was 10, and being SO afraid to take pictures! I did not want to run out of film and not be able to take the one last “amazing-have-to-take-a-pic” shot. Now there are no worries!
Dear Brenda,
I remember 110 photography too. Back then, I waited with anticipation to get the pictures back and to see if I got the shot. And I remember thinking the pictures were so great, now not so much.
Besos Sarah.
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You look absolutely beautiful Sarah, Max did a fabulous job capturing you and Artemis.
Dear AlwaysARedhead,
I have a face that only a Tia could love.
Besos Sarah.
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Who is Tia?
Dear AlwaysARedhead,
YOU are “Tia” (means Aunt in Spanish). While you’re not MY aunt, you are The Kids aunt.
Besos Sarah
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Thank you, though I am sure everyone loves your face. 🙂
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Tell Max that Tia Clare Loves his pictures. He has a great eye. A photographer/Artist in the making.
Safe Travels my friend. xoxo
and lol…Ed on the toilet
Such awesome photos! Love the cupcakes and the blue car photos the most. 🙂