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the little photographer

My 6 year old sister has started to parade in the footsteps of my dad and I.  Our whole family is in to photography, but us three have probably strived the most.
(okay.  so my dad hasn't just strived in the last year or so.  he was pretty much pro a long time ago.)

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We went out walking today in the surprisingly warm weather, just the two of us.  
Being it winter and all, any sign of nature life is scarce.  We walked around for an hour or so, snapping pictures of bereft trees, bushes, grass, (squirrels?).

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"How do we take pictures if there's nothing cool to take pictures of?"  She asked.

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"That's the great thing about being a photographer," I told her.  "We get to take the things that most people would find ordinary, and make them beautiful."

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So we continued to walk, around and around the sidewalks, all senses alert.  And then we get in our "zone" where nothing else exists but the camera and the object we're shooting.    It's quite lovely.

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So is photography capturing only extravagant and garish things?
It could be.
But to me, it's not limited to just that.
In fact, I find photography more beautiful when it captures day-to-day, ordinary life.

xo,

p.s. here's a few photos she snapped:

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14 comments:

  1. she. is adorable. seriously, so cute. great shots, girlies.

    xoxo,
    Jessica @ Diary of a Beautiful Soul

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  2. oh my dearie, this is a big fat YES. i lovelovelove it! :))
    -jocee <3

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  3. she.is.so.cute!
    this is just plain adorable.

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  4. cute! what kind of camera do you have???

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    1. I use a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with the 24-77mm lens. (It's my parents camera/lens, not mine.) =)

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  5. Oh, what a dear!! LOVE this!

    ps. you're SO lucky to be able to use a the 5d mii! ahhh, i would love to... do your parents do a lot of photography?

    xoxo

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    1. Yes, I am so so so very lucky! =) Our family used to run a photography buisness that got paused for a while after the move. We're trying to start it back up again and you can check out our website ImageIdaho, if you want. My parents bought lots of photography related things that I have the freakin huge privilege of using. It's very awesome. ;)

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  6. Such a beautiful post! I love the dialouge between you two. It's too adorable. :)

    And your camera!? Ah, it's beautiful!

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  7. I LOVE that fist picture!!! She's so cute! Lovely post! =)

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  8. Oh, she's so cute! Looks like you all had a great time!!

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  9. That's so sweet! She reminds me of my little sister! :)

    eve @ essence of eve

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  10. I love this post! She’s so cute :) My family has a photography business and I always enjoy seeing young "photographers" pictures!
    Tell your sister her pictures are beautiful :)

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