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Let my kid take photos?

Posted By Barbara On October 30, 2007 @ 9:17 pm In Wordless Wednesday | 2 Comments

Ken will tell you that I have a photo taking obsession while I would say that it is only a hobby. I’ve passed my love onto Reid, though. She asks to use the [1] Digital Rebel or [2] Pentax Optio W20 that I carry with me most of the time. I bought her a [3] FisherPrice Kid Tough digital camera last fall and she uses it when she notices it on the toy shelf. I read a [4] Digital Photography School article with [5] 13 lessons to teach your child about digital photography. It has some things I can talk to Reid about and other things that are too old for right now. It’s a good review of the basics for grown ups, too. I’ll have to take Reid and her camera on photo taking expeditions. If you wander over for the tips, you’ll learn about:

One of the commenters ([6] Reggie) on the post offered some things to teach them as well, including:
* to see a story in the light
* to sense the mood of a scene
* the patience of post-processing
* the fun of sharing a photo
* how to put people at ease

Do you have any tips for kids and/or beginners?

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URLs in this post:
[1] Digital Rebel: http://www.canon.ca/english/index-products.asp?lng=en&prodid=1088&sgid=2
3&gid=2&ovr=1
[2] Pentax Optio W20: http://qa.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/digital_camera--Optio_W20/r
eqID--8356288/subsection--optio
[3] FisherPrice Kid Tough digital camera: http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2620&e=cameralanding
[4] Digital Photography School: http://digital-photography-school.com/Digital%20Photography%20School.html
[5] 13 lessons to teach your child about digital photography: http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/13-lessons-to-teach-your-child-about-
digital-photography/
[6] Reggie: http://www.reggie.net/

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