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Response to Are children people?

from John Thurston (john_thurston@my-deja.com)
I find getting good children shots to be very difficult. Unlike a tree or a rock, they can't hold that moment while I reframe, wait for different light, or remove foreground clutter. There are days when I watch my children and think about images I could make if I were "over there", or "down there", or "from in there". But being in those places would interfere with their activity or moments and spoil the image I would be trying to make. It is a problem that I think Heisenburg would understand.

I find that I want to use "nature" photography techniques with my children. To capture the moment without destroying it. Like I said, it's hard to do. My camera is slow (Canon Pro70 digital) and the lens is clear and sharp but too short (70mm) to be able to stand off for long distance compositions.

With that said, I'll offer a link to one of my better images that I posted in another forum (Hand in hand).

John Thurston
Juneau, Alaska

(posted 8626 days ago)

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