31 January 2013
I hope you've guessed the event already.... well, potentially there are too many such events that can come in our lives.... a travel tour; a close person's wedding; a special friends' or family event; or some freak event on the road.... but the event that eventually comes to most people lives is the birth of a child... if its not your own child, it can still be of someone very close to you.... the fact of the matter is, the event is such a special one that it hardly keeps us away from capturing the moment(s)..... its one of those magical moments in our lives when we a in tears of joy....
most people are not photographers... but most people have the desire to keep precious family moments alive through some photographs.... cameras are now at everyone's reach... at least, since mobile phones started to include cameras in them.... you no longer have to reach for the cupboard or some other less-than-easily-accessible place in your house to fetch a camera.... yet, I've known some people who bought a camera after the birth of their first child.... through this purchase, not all people can start to call themselves as photographers, but the benefit of them exercising their skills with that machine in hand would be far-reaching.... and at some point in time (usually after several years), they would realise what a precious little thing those clicks did for them....
some advices.....
there would be some advices for the new parents (also for the parents of more than one child) regarding capturing the moments of their child(dren).... and guess what, most the advices would not be related photography techniques!!... yes!!
a) make time.... we know you're busy.... but think about it.... why are you busy?... whom are you busy for?... if you do what you do for whom you do, you know what I'm talking about... don't forget to click when the moment arrives.... you don't know what you would miss just because you were tired on that particular day.... you wouldn't forgive yourself for being lazy on that day.... so, take energy from the magic you've brought to this world!!
b) don't look for the camera!!.... when you have a new baby in your house, don't keep your camera in a far-away place... keep it within reach of you so that you can click without a moment's delay... and if the camera is a bit away at the precious moment, forget it and use the best camera..... the one you always have with you.... the mobile phone camera!!.... I don't think I have to remind people of this in the age of iPhone.... just click!!...
c) explore video... if you love still photography, you should definitely do it... but you should ever underestimate the power of talking photos.... some of the baby's activities can only be captured in a video.... and another thing.... sometimes you may have to shoot in extremely low light conditions with possibility of blurry images (if you don't use a flash).... in such conditions, video is an excellent choice... and when the baby gains more activities, video only becomes more and more important...
d) don't forget to take backups..... in today's digital world, its extremely easy to lose photos... we lose our digital devices or those get damaged and we lose all the precious photos in them.... so, don't forget to take backups.... hope to do a separate blog on this subject soon....
e) all children are important.... sometimes the emotion of capturing moments wanes a bit with some couples as they become ever more busy rearing more than one child... it may be difficult for you do repeat the effort that you gave behind photographing your first child... but your other younger children also deserve the same... so, do keep clicking...
my little effort....
I've done a photo-series based on the first year's photos of my child, Lamisa.... this is one work that I'm really proud of.... its very much personal, emotional and memorable... I'm glad to mention that this piece work inspired a lot of photographer friends of mine around me to do the same.... the series was presented as an audio-visual presentation at Lamisa's first birthday event for the first time in November 2009... it was also presented during the photography exhibition "Bangladesh in Frames II" in 2010, organised by "Through the Lens: Bangladesh" (TTL) photography group....
you can find the presentation in Slideshare....
do you have similar experiences with you child?.... please share with us... and if you have learned a few more lessons, don't forget to share those as well....I hope you've guessed the event already.... well, potentially there are too many such events that can come in our lives.... a travel tour; a close person's wedding; a special friends' or family event; or some freak event on the road.... but the event that eventually comes to most people lives is the birth of a child... if its not your own child, it can still be of someone very close to you.... the fact of the matter is, the event is such a special one that it hardly keeps us away from capturing the moment(s)..... its one of those magical moments in our lives when we a in tears of joy....
most people are not photographers... but most people have the desire to keep precious family moments alive through some photographs.... cameras are now at everyone's reach... at least, since mobile phones started to include cameras in them.... you no longer have to reach for the cupboard or some other less-than-easily-accessible place in your house to fetch a camera.... yet, I've known some people who bought a camera after the birth of their first child.... through this purchase, not all people can start to call themselves as photographers, but the benefit of them exercising their skills with that machine in hand would be far-reaching.... and at some point in time (usually after several years), they would realise what a precious little thing those clicks did for them....
some advices.....
there would be some advices for the new parents (also for the parents of more than one child) regarding capturing the moments of their child(dren).... and guess what, most the advices would not be related photography techniques!!... yes!!
a) make time.... we know you're busy.... but think about it.... why are you busy?... whom are you busy for?... if you do what you do for whom you do, you know what I'm talking about... don't forget to click when the moment arrives.... you don't know what you would miss just because you were tired on that particular day.... you wouldn't forgive yourself for being lazy on that day.... so, take energy from the magic you've brought to this world!!
b) don't look for the camera!!.... when you have a new baby in your house, don't keep your camera in a far-away place... keep it within reach of you so that you can click without a moment's delay... and if the camera is a bit away at the precious moment, forget it and use the best camera..... the one you always have with you.... the mobile phone camera!!.... I don't think I have to remind people of this in the age of iPhone.... just click!!...
c) explore video... if you love still photography, you should definitely do it... but you should ever underestimate the power of talking photos.... some of the baby's activities can only be captured in a video.... and another thing.... sometimes you may have to shoot in extremely low light conditions with possibility of blurry images (if you don't use a flash).... in such conditions, video is an excellent choice... and when the baby gains more activities, video only becomes more and more important...
d) don't forget to take backups..... in today's digital world, its extremely easy to lose photos... we lose our digital devices or those get damaged and we lose all the precious photos in them.... so, don't forget to take backups.... hope to do a separate blog on this subject soon....
e) all children are important.... sometimes the emotion of capturing moments wanes a bit with some couples as they become ever more busy rearing more than one child... it may be difficult for you do repeat the effort that you gave behind photographing your first child... but your other younger children also deserve the same... so, do keep clicking...
my little effort....
I've done a photo-series based on the first year's photos of my child, Lamisa.... this is one work that I'm really proud of.... its very much personal, emotional and memorable... I'm glad to mention that this piece work inspired a lot of photographer friends of mine around me to do the same.... the series was presented as an audio-visual presentation at Lamisa's first birthday event for the first time in November 2009... it was also presented during the photography exhibition "Bangladesh in Frames II" in 2010, organised by "Through the Lens: Bangladesh" (TTL) photography group....
you can find the presentation in Slideshare....
thanks a lot for reading!! ...... a lot more coming up....
