On a trip to San Francisco last weekend I gave Boo her own camera. It’s just an old point and shoot and I tied a cord to it so it could hang around her neck for easy access.
It’s funny how different people react when a 4 year old is trying to take their photo. Boo connected so well with all the street performers. She would politely ask if she could take their photo and they would gladly oblige. She loved giving them a token of appreciation in the form of a few coins. We loved this man below playing the drums…..so happy and full of energy……we could have listened to him for hours:
Boo was definitely in this musician’s personal space….but he didn’t mind:
Pigeons at Union Square….Boo would shoo them and then snap a photo:
At the Embarcadero, Boo took this photo of her daddy, “Mimi” and Papa in conversation. I love the slight “left” photo tilt she uses:
Pretty things for sale:
Boo was so sad that her name wasn’t on any of these bracelets….but I guess she wanted to create a memory:
I’ve never seen so many crocheted hats in my life around San Francisco…..Boo wanted to take photos of all of them:
I love that Boo finds beauty in simple things…..like strawberries…..
…..or fish. She made us go back for this photo…..she said she was waiting for “that fish”:
I love that she can be so clearly moved at hard truths….worried that this homeless man would get burned as he slept in the sun:
And finally, a photo of Mommy and Daddy…..directed by Boo:
Try giving your kid the opportunity to document your next trip in photos!
I am so impressed! Her photo skills are top-notch! And only 4. I think I will offer this up to my boys. : ) Thanks so much for sharing. This is a great idea.
that is so much fun! and her pictures are not that bad! so cute!
My son loves to take photos, so I’ll charge my battery up on my little point and shoot and let him go for it about once or twice a month. We get pictures of the floor, the sidewalk, grass, and random blurs, but in those we also get really cute pics of us, his sister, the cat, his friends, our neighborhood, the playground, etc. It’s always so much fun to watch them take the pictures, and then to get them on the computer and watch them be proud again! 🙂
Yay to Boo for so many amazing photos. Looks like she’s going to take after her momma 🙂
My 5-year old has his own little digital camera. I LOVE looking at the photos he takes! Sometimes it’s toys, or his dinner, or his sister, or flowers or bugs! It’s so much fun to see the world the way they see it! Boo did a great job!
My almost 5 year old inherited an old digital camera from my sister and love to copy me and take photos. It’s so cute. I’m just waiting for her to say she wants her own blog too 🙂
I am so impressed at her skills! Looks like the 52 week photo project is really working for her!
i love kid photos… you never know what you’ll get, but that’s half the fun! we have some great pictures and video of our cat from my daughter. There’s a video of her following the cat around.. telling him to smile… then he turns and meows as if he’s saying “stop following me girl!”… he tries to loose her but she runs after. and gets right in his face… meanwhile she has the best belly laughs. the video is just priceless… we still crack up everytime we watch it.
This is fabulous! I love her perspective! And she’s definitely got an “eye” for seeing things and capturing moments!
She did a great job!! I think she might be a better photographer than me 🙂 Yea Boo!
I love seeing things from kids’ perspectives… she did a great job! At 4 I used to get lots of kneecap photos. 😉
her captures are just fantastic!!! girl is taking after her mommy! 🙂 i love looking at things from child’s perspective…and i bet she will love this post when she is older. 🙂
on one of our trips we also had our younger son taking pictures and we loved what he came up with as well. it’s so funny when i pick up my camera and realize he’s taken pictures with them…and laugh at what i see. yeah…kids have such great “eyes” and perspective.
thanks for sharing! 🙂
Love this post =)! Seeing the world through a child’s eyes is fabulous and Boo has talent. Must come after mama ;-)!
Her pictures are great!! We see that first guy all.the.time. Are you on Market? We’ve seen him there and the Embarcadero – haha!
CALL ME next time you’re in the City! XO!
What an amazing photographer!! My 5 year old’s pics do not look like this……. Boo, has some natural talent in this department for sure!
I LOVE this post!!! Everytime we go on a trip I hand my camera over to my 7 year old. I have her take pics of anything she wants….then we make a travel journal/scrapbook with her pictures!!!! I think this is GREAT!!!!
I remember those extra huge strawberries from when I was an exchange student in California 18 years ago.