No need to say shooting photos has become one of our ritual when Manech and I have some solo time together. He sees me grab the camera and the excitement kicks right in. Not that he is going to pose or anything but he knows he'll get to play with it too and press the button and see an image appear on the screen. He knows heavy laughter is around the corner. I love to capture him on stills as we are just cruising around the house having the best mom & son time (I'm a mom!), coloring the bedroom's floor, looking at lizards (his first word), 'cause yes, we've got quite a few of them living inside our bedroom. I don't want him to pose, I want to capture an action, an expression, that come from his own little-self. It doesn't mean I won't ever have him play with a pop corn cup and a red pepper. But for once on Saturday, while the rain was excessively watering the garden, I thought I would try to include myself in the game since I tend to complain I don't have much photos of him and me (...leave the camera alone for someone else to grab it, I know). So here I am, mostly in the shape of a dslr camera but it's me and I love how some of these turned out. Like that first one where he was coming at me very determined to grab the camera and I took the shot right when his hand was in front of the lens, never thought it would come out with that cool hand-effect.
Practice Practice Practice and leave enough room for magic to happen. Always.
Practice Practice Practice and leave enough room for magic to happen. Always.
