Most of you, like me, probably take numerous photographs of your little ones. If you like taking photographs, it's easy to get carried away and can involve a conscious decision as to whether to be in the moment or to capture it as an image. At the end of last year, I read an interesting article that discussed how iPhone photos impact our experience and memories. As someone who takes a lot of photos on my iPhone of my two children, it resonated with me and I could relate to a lot of what the author said.
"Sorting through the glut of images, I notice that the ones that seem valuable change with time. What seems like the best shot of the group a day later is often different than what seems most beautiful, or moving, a year or more later. Perusing these images you become a detective looking for patterns that you did not know to look for at the time."
Speaking of holidays and as summer is getting a little less distant on the horizon, I'll leave you with a link to three tips for taking photos outdoors, dealing with light and bright sunlight (scroll down to end of the post for the tips).
What are your photo-taking habits? Do you take photos of some kind every day or mostly just on holidays and special occasions?
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I think I know what you mean. I started off being quite a prolific photo taker when my daughter was in the NICU. After all, I didn't get to take her home so at least I could take her image along with a little cloth that would smell of her. It helped with expressing milk too. So it started there. I have thousands of photos of my daughter, but I sometimes make a conscious effort not to go too overboard these days as , like you say, you can miss the moment by being at a distance. You want them to remember YOU in the fun memories of childhood, not just you behind a camera.
ReplyDeleteBut I do often grab a sneak one for my own purpose as it serves to remind me of little trips we took or the time we went to town and ate a sausage roll on a bench. Silly things that I might forget because I have such a poor memory!!! xx
Yes, exactly. Don't get me wrong, I have tons of photos of my two too but like you say, you definitely want them to remember you being involved in the moment with them and not you behind a camera. xx
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