Bubbles - Lessons from a Three Year Old

Step one: Find the bubbles in their natural environment.  If you can, try to integrate into the bubble pack.  If you are careful, they may never even notice you are there.

Step two: Attempt to think like a bubble. This is best done by dancing, singing, and just being happy.  Remember, you must be the bubble.

Step three: Include others in your journey to bubblehood. You must pass on your knowledge of bubbles.  This is most easily accomplished by bubble ray gun.

Final note...one is never too old to begin a bubble journey. ;)

Lesson Learned: Pay attention to your depth of field when working with bubbles.  Keeping your lens wide open can give you nice bokeh effect with the bubbles.  It can also make it difficult to get both your subject and the bubbles in sharp focus (this is doubly true if your working with a toddler running around).  Knowing which matters to you more ahead of time can help making adapting to the moments a lot easier.

Wordless Wednesday - Moving Day

How do I know my girlfriend is one kick-butt mom?  After a long day of packing up and moving to the new house she still takes a few minutes out of her lunch break for baby bubble playtime.  

 

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At the Park

One of my wonderful co-workers offered to let me take photos of her adorable little ones.

With the beautiful weather we headed out to a local park and playground with camera and stroller in hand.  At first, not everyone was sure of sure about this whole picture thing...

But quickly we realized that here we could sit and enjoy the sunshine…

we could run around and blow bubbles…

and we could play on the slide….

With so much going on it didn’t take too long before we were all tuckered out.

Luckily, an older cousin of the little ones showed up just in time to offer a mini burst of energy, a helping hand, and a few smiles.

Thank you to Sherri, Sofia, Gianna, Cindy, and Samantha for allowing me to caputre your day on film.

Lesson 1: Props are a great way to engage kids.  Bubbles and big colorful stuffed animals help.

Lesson 2: Take many breaks…especially if it is hot out.  A kid’s smile is directly related to their attention span.  New fun = new smiles.

Lesson 3: If the pictures are taken in bright sunlight you may need to add filler light later when editing. (Anyone have suggestions for taking photos in bright sunlight without getting too many shadows?)

Lesson 4: A longer lens allows for more room between you and the children...and allows for the subject to stay in focus while blurring the background nicely.