Photography Tips for Kids!

Photography has become an inexpensive and fantastic outlet to heighten the creativity in our children. Without the cost of film and developing, our children can take hundreds of pictures to capture what they find important to them. It’s an excellent way for them to express themselves! When you download their pictures, you can go through them together and learn what excites them and get a new insight into how their minds work.

We took our daughter and her friend on a photo scavenger hunt and let them take pictures of different items. One of the goals was a $1 prize for getting a picture of a plane in the air. This encouraged them to concentrate on getting the plane in the frame, adjust accordingly, focus, and keep trying. They had a blast and the cost of this creative outing? Minimal!

With the availability of inexpensive point-and-shoot digital cameras, you no longer need to worry about your youngster dropping or mishandling your own camera. Check out this deal on Amazon - $7 for a kids’ digital camera… You can’t beat the benefit for the cost. (We are Canon Equipment users and are not endorsing this Amazon brand, but even if it only works a few times, you can’t beat the price!):

http://www.amazon.com/Argus-Digital-Camera-Pink-Aaas/dp/B000LRRZLY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1303278583&sr=1-1

There a many really good websites with tips specifically for children. Check out this article with some real basic concepts:

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/13-lessons-to-teach-your-child-about-digital-photography

We hope that you will find the same joy in experiencing photography with your children as we do with ours! If you’re in the Seattle area, feel free to email us to join us on our next children’s photo excursion!

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Waves of Life

We are so much like waves in a countless number of ways. Not just in strength, determination & consistency. We embrace and at the same time recoil. We reach out to the white sand and retract as we get there. We know what we want but hesitate along the way.

Have you ever observed a child growing up? They feel safe and begin to explore. They go further until the vulnerability sets in then they return to the safety of their home. Like waves in a rising tide, a little further each time. Stretch. Reach. Achieve. Regroup.

Adults are the same. Some adults choose to live like a tide pool, reaching a bit, then swirling aimlessly without stretching themselves any further. Others are like a tsunami, stretching too far, too hard, too fast causing devastation in their wake.

Life is a beautiful harmony of wavelike motions. Caress the sand, take calculated risks. Don't take your goals by storm then fizzle out to nothing after something gets in your way. Don't destroy those bridges that have gotten you this far! Set goals and reach for them. Regroup. Try again. Stretch.

Fears, insecurities, excuses all hold us back from reaching our goals, dreams & potential. Admit your fear and your dream. Glide up onto the beach. Focus on your dream. Regroup when you go astray. Try again. Over and over, flowing closer to your goal. Up onto the beach further and further toward your goal each time.

Take the opportunities afforded to you and carve your path. Build your own castle grain by grain. Don't give up. Be the waves- relentless and strong! Stretch, reach, achieve, regroup.