Thu 16 Feb 2006
My Nephew: Future Fashion Photographer
Posted by Mark Baker under 2006 Trip to China , Anhai, Jinjiang , Chinese New Year , Fujian Province1 Comment
This post will be of interest more to our friends and family, many of whom have asked for more pictures of the kids, but I’ll try to cast this with a blog-gier angle. 😉
My Wife’s Elder Sister’s Son (i.e. the Nephew) is a blaze of energy; we get worn out sometimes just watching him, or even hearing him chattering away in the next room.
I was therefore a little concerned when I saw him grab my Wife’s Younger Brother’s camera one day, but since his Uncle didn’t seem to concerned, I decided to let it slide too.
Later, I was looking at the pictures he took and found nice portraits of light switches, a pair of shoes and other “useless” subjects (including a 50-photo series of the TV when his favorite cartoon was on; looked like a reverse-engineered crude storyboard).
Yawn.
But then I found the next “series” he took: numerous photos of his cousins: my Wife’s Younger Sister’s 5-year-old daughter, and my 4- and 2-year-old daughters, and I knew the boy was on to something.
There are some wonderful playful expressions there that we parents–and even some hired photographers back in Seattle-have never captured, and so I’m posting some of my favorites here–and I thought you should know that the photographer is a 7-year-old “big cousin” here in Anhai.
My 5-Year-Old Niece:
My 4-Year-Old Daughter:
My 2-Year-Old Daughter:
March 9th, 2007 at 7:20 am
I love the pictures. Children’s poses when they are having fun are great. We let my son (3.5 yrs) take as many pics with our digital camera as he can. Hasn’t broken it yet (knocking on wood).