Photos

I love taking pictures and I certainly take my share of photos. But I don't seem to be able to take the kind of photos I'd like, especially of Eddie. Photos where you look at the picture and its as if you see to the very depths of the soul of the subject. Eddie is an easy baby to photograph, but I wonder how much better the pictures would be if I could get a good photo.

I've got a book on taking photos of babies. It's main advice is to eliminate clutter (so maybe I need to buy a black sheet as a backdrop), get close to the baby and turn off the flash. Well, the last part is where I have the trouble. Our house gets almost no direct sunlight. We get occasional bits of good light early in the morning in the dining room and Eddie's bedroom, but it often falls in odd to difficult places.

I've got a tripod and a mini tripod, but often by the time I get those set up, the moment has passed, or Eddie isn't in the mood. Either Eddie or the camera has to be elevated and this poses logistical problems. Perhaps I just need to work harder at it.

I want to learn how to take photos with depth. Part of me wants one of these new SLR digital cameras, but they are expensive and bulky and we know how to use our current camera. I might try my good ole manual camera and see how the photos turn out.

Now I'm feeling like I've wasted 9 months of great photo ops when Eddie was just adorable (still is of course), but he's never going to be 6 months old again. Oh well, can't do anything about the past...