Creative Pictures of the Kids

As a guy that has made a hobby of taking pictures of his children I loved this post my wife turned me on to. Take a look, very fun and creative.

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/a-father-who-creatively

Photographer Love

Couldn't pass on posting the above, it's an old photographers joke but a good one.

Thanks for the laugh Canon.

52 Variations - Variation Thirty-Two

Making the Shot

I've spent far too long apologizing for late or delayed posts. Unfortunately, I find myself in this position once again. It has been too long and I have missed my goal of a shot a week, ending the project with the end of 2010. Life, more specifically my job, has gotten in the way. I do have to pay the bills. :-)

The above shot, my re-entry into the 52 Variations Project is my tribute to the person Gustavo is developing into. He has never been an aggressive child when it comes to sports, but he does love them nonetheless. When he wanted to join the 4th Grade Basketball team I thought it would be typical of his other experiences. He will do, okay, be a defensive player, not one to make baskets and score points. After all, Gustavo's first instinct is to protect...an excellent trait.

This season I have seen Gustavo truly develop as a player. His defense has gotten better, sure; but more importantly he began doing some offense. This was new, and to no small part due to his coach who is very nurturing and encouraging. All of this new behavior culminated yesterday in Gustavo making his first basket during a game. Took three attempts but was a wonderful thing to see. He was so proud and his team was so affirming to the accomplishment it made me proud of all of them. Gustavo is fortunate to play with some wonderful kids.

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As always go to the Flickr set for all project pictures by Clicking Here. You can also find a full explanation of the project along with an index of the shots by Clicking Here.

52 Variations - Variation Thirty-One

Hide & Seek

Another variation from out trip to Guatemala.  Grabbed this one while Gustavo was playing hide and seek. It is a classic name that requires no explanation.  Even with Dulce growing up in Guatemala and Gustavo's Spanish being a bit limited, they were able to bond amazingly quick and find ways to play that both loved.

No great photographic skill went into this, but I've found as this project progresses that is as much, if not more about, the moment than the planning and execution of a artsy shot.  In the beginning we did staged shots that captured variations of Gustavo, but in the shots of late I am getting spontaneous variations of his personality.  The spontaneity of this is more him, much more natural.  I won't be moving away from the staged shots permanently but it is fun to explore the spontaneous road with my son.  I hope you enjoy this little diversion with us.

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As always go to the Flickr set for all project pictures by Clicking Here. You can also find a full explanation of the project along with an index of the shots by Clicking Here.

52 Variations - Variation Thirty

Duck!

Another entry from out trip to Guatemala.  In this one Gustavo was playing in the ball room of the Guatemalan City Children's Museum.  The objective of the room is to, through various devices, get the balls into a over hanging container.  When the container if full enough it empties and this is where the fun comes in.  An alarm goes off and the children and families run under the container so it can shower balls down upon them.

This is where we see another variation/side of Gustavo.  He is a bit timid regarding getting hurt or bruised.  It took a lot of encouragement from me to get him under the ball container.  And as the picture shows, Gustavo being on the far left of the group, he covered himself up as best possible so as to not get bruised.

In the end he came out fine proclaiming that it was cool and that he wanted to do it again.  Yep, dad's know best sometimes, after all we are masters of fun for all ages.  :-)

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As always go to the Flickr set for all project pictures by Clicking Here. You can also find a full explanation of the project along with an index of the shots by Clicking Here.