Camera's And Family
When Your Camera Comes Between You and Your Family
This is an interesting article. I'm curious what you think about it. I certainly enjoy taking photographs. And photographing my family is really what drives my desire to photograph at all. But there are times when it gets in the way.
Like a theme park. Sometimes I just want to be a kid with my kids. I don't want my 40D with battery grip weighing me down. At the beach, I want to be in the water with them. I can hand off the camera at times to my wife. But she probably wants to wear this thing less than I do.
Sometimes I sense that the kiddos (and maybe my wife) are tired of me shooting pictures all the time. Those are times I try to put the camera down and slowly step away.
The most difficult times are when I really feel inspired to capture something and the family really isn't inspired in the same way. Man that is tough. But the family needs to win that battle. I like the quote in this article
"I've learned that it's okay to miss a few moments because the memories I make with my family are far more important."
That is truth.
So what do you think? Has this ever been an issue for you?
This is an interesting article. I'm curious what you think about it. I certainly enjoy taking photographs. And photographing my family is really what drives my desire to photograph at all. But there are times when it gets in the way.
Like a theme park. Sometimes I just want to be a kid with my kids. I don't want my 40D with battery grip weighing me down. At the beach, I want to be in the water with them. I can hand off the camera at times to my wife. But she probably wants to wear this thing less than I do.
Sometimes I sense that the kiddos (and maybe my wife) are tired of me shooting pictures all the time. Those are times I try to put the camera down and slowly step away.
The most difficult times are when I really feel inspired to capture something and the family really isn't inspired in the same way. Man that is tough. But the family needs to win that battle. I like the quote in this article
"I've learned that it's okay to miss a few moments because the memories I make with my family are far more important."
That is truth.
So what do you think? Has this ever been an issue for you?
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It's okay to step away and store the photo that you capture in your memory and not on "film." I love you! Good article.