On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 1:59 AM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had the most amazing experience today with my nephew Akira: we went on > our first formal photowalk together. He carried the K10D with the FA 50mm f > 1.4 & I carried the 20D with the 50mm macro 2.8. I explained the concept, > put it on program, explained autofocus, set it to RAW , and explained > photowalking to him: "Shoot whatever tickles your fancy," I said, and off > we went (after, that is, I took an official nose-behind-the-camera photog > shot of him). > > He'd already shot 45 pics in the 1st half block of our walk. I quickly > switched to jpeg fearing he'd run out of memory card space much sooner than > I had expected. He was amazing to watch: he buzzed around like a bee > shooting whatever, indeed, tickled his fancy. He shot confidently, > fearlessly, thoughtfully, and quickly. I never interfered. I never told > him what to shoot or gave any suggestions. He soon wanted to try dials and > buttons, and I showed him how. He tried for motion blur, panning, he even, > without any prompting from me, decided to try some shots while he spun round > and round, releasing the shutter. His eagerness to experiment was > delightful to watch and made me realize I need to bring a lot more play to > my photography. > > Anyway, I'd like to share 4 beauties he took. These shots are all > off-camera, no rendering at all, not even any crop adjustments. When I saw > the forth photo, I thought, "Oh, my gosh. My nephew is channeling Godfrey" > :-). The 5th shot is his official Pentax Photog shot. > > > http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=871858 > > Comments/critique welcome and I'll pass them on to Akira. > Big thanks and cheers, Christine
I did the same thing with my youngest daughter a year ago last summer, and she was amazing to watch! No inhibitions, no hangups, just snap at whatever caught her eye - which was about everything. Her stuff was very good - inspiring really, because it reminded me to get out of a rut and just have fun. Digital is good for that. Your nephew seems the same way: Terrific eye and having a great time. Isn't that what photography's about? I like all his images, but the dog portrait stands out for me. Tell him to keep it up and above all, enjoy himself! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
