HOW I GOT MY KIDS INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo by: Annie Spratt
Are you ready to take a quick trip down Memory Lane with me?
A couple months ago, in an article about compact travel cameras, I mentioned that my first camera was a boxy black Kodak VR35 K40. I still remember how that camera felt in my hands, and how every feature worked on it.
What’s more, I even remember some of the pictures from the first roll of film I popped into that camera. Considering that I was only about 10 years old and that it was Christmas, most of those first pictures were rather blurry, unimpressive shots of our dog, or of family members opening presents - although I do remember a funny picture that I captured of my grandpa making a surprised face as he emerged from the bathroom, only to be assailed by a camera-toting kid.
Photo by: Ksenia Shestakova
As I grew older, my photography skills matured and improved alongside me. I now feel that I can take decent pictures, and I believe that I understand the fundamental elements of good photographs. I even finally managed to grok the Photography Triangle of ISO, aperture, and shutter
