Are you interested in not just taking better pictures, but in taking more evocative pictures?
Moms are the same everywhere, aren’t we? There is a sweet verse about Mary, who “treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” We all do that. We see our babies differently than anyone else, with a mother’s eye. We cherish dimples, just like anyone, but our hearts are melted by the curl of our little one’s ears. Or the dribble of milk rolling down her cheek as she smiles that drunken sated grin after she’s done nursing. The trick is to capture that memory with your camera!
Check out this great DVD: Refuse to Say Cheese and Capture the Story. It’s the first of two, so you might consider buying both as a set (especially if you are a new DSLR user or thinking about getting one!). The DVDs were created by the husband and wife team behind Me Ra Koh Photography, who both have a passion for enabling parents (especially mommies) to capture the story of their own families on camera. I own the first one and it is both practical and inspiring! If you want to improve the images you capture of your own children, want to improve your photography skills, or figure out what your camera actually does, this is a fantastic resource. It would make a great late Valentine’s gift, early Mother’s Day, getting ready for Easter (come on, you know you will all be taking pictures!)…
Sorry for the lag in posts lately; I have been scrambling with some other projects around here and have been a slacker. I’ll be letting you know about one of my spring projects pretty soon–keep an eye out! In the meantime, check out Refuse to Say Cheese, Me Ra’s site, and her blog. Her story and her passion are inspiring!
by robin cornett
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