Friday, March 27, 2015

lucy the photographer

If you want to see the world through your child's eyes, give them a camera and let them go to town! For the last month or two Lucy has been stealing my DSLR camera and taking photos of anything and everything. 

Her technique is to walk around looking for subject matter and then she glues her eye to the view finder while pressing the shutter button non stop, taking tons of photos.
Sometimes they are blurry, over exposed and strange (we have an entire series of photos of the cover each of her books) and sometimes we have to bring ourselves down to her level to actually make it into the frame. And while there are hundreds of really random photos, there are some really great ones that capture life from her perspective. It is actually amazing and inspiring to see the world through her eyes! Today I thought it would be fun to share a handful of my favorites photos taken by Lucy.

this is my bossy face, it's never been captured on camera until now!


35 comments:

Chandana Banerjee said...

What a great idea. I've been following your blog + taking your online classes...absolutely love the ideas and creativity they're bustling with.

Anonymous said...

Adorable!

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Fil said...

so cute :)

CREATIVE KHADIJA said...

how sweet.. lovely!!

LauraJane:) said...

Photos taken by the kiddos are Priceless! It's good to see life from their angle:))

confetti lab said...

Very pretty even the blurry ones! Go Lucy!

livethegoldenrule said...

The ones of you and Andy made me go "Awwwwwww." You two are doing such a great job with Lucy. I have loved watching her grow up. Thank you for sharing this with us. <3

pavinee said...

Love! You are all so inspiring :D

Unknown said...

what lovely photos! she did a great job.

caramelandwhite said...

My 4year old son loves my camera...as a "photographer":))) and when i see him so happy taking his first pictures-blurry..over exposed...- my heart is more than happy:) i have one special folder on my computer-with my little son's photos only..really strange photos sometimes..but i'm so proud!:)) so great You write posts like this one-how to touch the littlest ones with art..

Kelly Lynn said...

I smiled thru all of them! Lucy is such a lucky girl!!

Unknown said...

Delicious and funny! love these real photos!

Michelle P said...

I love this! Looks like Lucy is quite the little photographer!

Terri said...

That was really fun to see! It's hard to imagine what the world looks like at her height and age, so this is wonderful. I especially love the pictures she takes of you and Andy ;)

ANeibaur said...

I absolutely love this! The way children see things is always so freeing. I wish I could go back to that carefree way. Honestly, it's inspiring. Way to go Lucy! Never let that go!

Stephanie said...

LOVE! Especially the bossy face.

God's Little People said...

Love it!! Love the freedom Lucy lives with in such a loving and nurturing environment. And I LOVE her capturing bossy face :-) Children can capture what no one else can capture. I once captured my aunt (when I was just a bit older than Lucy) showing ALL her teeth in a picture. She was known for never showing teeth in photos and at a family party I just picked up a camera someone had left on a table and told my aunt to smile BIG. No one suspected that I would actually use the camera properly - and so an everlasting family treasure was born!!! She showed me all her teeth, lol!

studioGypsy said...

just the absolute BEST!! lovelovelove!! "Be The ..Canon" (first photo)... Lucy does it sooo well! xoxo

astr!d said...

used to do this when my kiddos were little also. after you rid yourself of the paranoia of them actually dropping the camera, you can have a fun experience!!! lol

Van alle seizoenen said...

Cute! And all are awesome pics!!!!

Anonymous said...

it's great to see the eye glued to the camera! What a good idea to let her experiment artistic side!

Minkamo said...

she has a good eye :-D It's so funny to see her little hands holding that big camera :-D
LOVE LOVE LOVE <3
Have a great weekend, Moni

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Rosa said...

I got such a hearty laugh seeing your pint sized photographer and her beautiful photographs! Go, Lucy, Go!

Raine Phoenix said...

What a great way to look at the world...through your child's eyes! And through the wonder of digital photography you don't have to worry about the cost of film for all of that non-stop shooting. ;) I think Lucy is a very lucky girl to have parents who encourage her creative side.
My favorite posts are the ones of you, Lucy and Andy out and about. Your nature walks, beach adventures and studio time are such a joy to see. Thank you for sharing that with us.

Halfbakd said...

So wonderful. Your heart must be constantly bursting with love.

Katie said...

I just love this!

Unknown said...

It is so much fun to see what Lucy does - she really makes me happy. Thanks for sharing these photos (and her) with us!

Deb said...

This is one of the most loving beautiful uplifting expressions of love and art I've seen :)

An_Geli_Ka said...

i gave my foto to my little niece on my sister in laws marriadge party...people act absolut different when they will be photographed by a child..we hat lots of fun!

Maria said...

So cute! I love Lucy's images - blurred and otherwise. And your bossy face is adorable.

Elisabetta Brustio said...

Brava Lucy!!!!

Unknown said...

Those are awesome! I'm going to turn my camera over to my almost 4 year old and let her go.
How fun!!!

Andria said...

A beautiful look at your beautiful family! :-)

Karla @Art Whisper said...

I just can't help but Smile Big when I hop on your blog to read the latest! Lucy is getting so grown up and it's such a delight to see all the creative learning she is filled with by wonderful parents like you two. Touching to my soul to watch! Have a beautiful day creating... ~ Karla

Leslie Tucker Jenison said...

Pretty sweet!

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