Comments on: Photography by a 3-Year-Old Boy

By: ted

ted — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:04:13 +0000

Wow. People are agreeing with me? I must be losing my edge.

Hey, Slapster, I'm not whining - just pointing out a well-known phenomenon. People get so obsessive about their own children (and grandchildren and nieces and nephews), that they forget that kids have been doing the darndest things since the dawn of time (approx 4000 yrs ago, according to some sources), and it's usually not so fascinating to other people. I think it's part of our survival instinct.

By: The Slapster

The Slapster — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:15:50 +0000

@ted & the other Whiners: See, that's where the internet really IS like TeeVee. Don't like it? Don't click the damned link, and don't assume your opinion is any more interesting than the story or web page in question. How cool!

By: jimbo

jimbo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:19:13 +0000

We got my 2yo one of the VTech kid's cameras, but he takes much better photos with our phone. 80% don't turn out, but he does manage to get a decent shot in here and there, and more importantly he is learning coordination skills.

By: RM

RM — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:56:25 +0000

I love that cat.

By: Lola

Lola — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:54:12 +0000

Agreeing with Ted here. The kid should keep his day job.

By: MoniA

MoniA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:59:54 +0000

I've been posting pics my son took for my family and friends. He was 3 yrs when he started. There are some good ones too because I let him take hundreds and then I pick out a handful of only the best shots. That's the good thing about digital Then when they see the shots they think he's photography prodigy. ha ha

By: cuimhne

cuimhne — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:28:43 +0000

ah Ted for once I agree with you :p What people might deem fascinating just because their offspring did/made it is probably completely dull and boring to a lot of normal people.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:51:55 +0000

I give my daughter a disposable camera every time we go on vacation or to the fair. I have been doing it since she was 2. She has a photo album of all the fun things we have done but from her point of view.

By: Manticore

Manticore — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:32:17 +0000

I like the second picture, all the way back, of the cat napping. the one of the lichen is neat too!

By: Ponto

Ponto — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:52:04 +0000

My cat Max is a pretty decent photographer - here's some of his work:

http://panabasis.blogspot.com/search/label/catcam

Max uses the splendid Mr. Lee Catcam:

http://www.mr-lee-catcam.de/cc_index_en.htm

By: matt

matt — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:03:44 +0000

I totally agree with Ted. Nobody cares about the random pics your kid takes. As a father of a 2 and a 4 year old, I know the wife and myself would be fascinated with the pictures our children might take (and may even try this at home) but we know anyone outside of our family could hardly care about our kids' silly pictures.

By: AJ

AJ — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:31:46 +0000

I gave my then-2-year-old two semi-broken digital cameras obtained from Freecycle. Now at age 4, I'm planning to buy her a real camera. I'd love to hear about how your 2-year-old handles your old camera, specifically what design aspects work and which ones present challenges. I wrote some old observations here:

http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2006/06/digital_photogr.html

By: pam

pam — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:45:06 +0000

Kids should take their turn with the digital point-and-shoot during family reunions. I've noticed when my daughter points the camera, family members pose and smile for her, when they will not sit still for me. (Wait - maybe they like her better?)

By: Capella

Capella — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:41:05 +0000

Pretty cool!
It's really fun to see what's important to a 3-year old.
I love the few closups of his robot.

By: Ally

Ally — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:19:02 +0000

The kid's got a future in animal photography. It seems the cats are more cooperative than the dog though.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:26:12 +0000

My daughter loves to take pictures, when she was 4 she took a lot of her feet, but now she is 5 and loves to take photos of her tv shows. I find random pics of various cartoons whenever I load new ones onto the computer.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:55:20 +0000

Another shining example of people's self-important delusions about how fascinating their offspring must be to others.

By: Mike Laurie

Mike Laurie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:16:06 +0000

My son is about to turn 4. He takes a lot of pictures of the ceiling and people's backs and stuff but I especially love it when he arranges his toys and takes pictures of them.

By: BOLL

BOLL — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:33:18 +0000

w00t! Almost as interesting as the cat camera I love the site layout, that he himself holds up the site, almost unreal! It makes me wanna do the same thing, but I'm not a small cute kid anymore.

By: nyahyah

nyahyah — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:29:48 +0000

i'm sensing an avant-garde movement?