{"id":708,"date":"2008-12-20T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T18:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/?p=708"},"modified":"2008-12-20T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2008-12-20T19:20:11","slug":"miriams-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/20\/miriams-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Miriam’s Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miriam has always been more of a director than an actor.\u00a0 Since she was old enough to hold a camera, she would grab one at any opportunity.\u00a0 A child’s digital camera is a promised present (anyone know of one that is kid proof, has a display screen, and is under $30?) but, until then, she has been borrowing mine.\u00a0 My old Nikon camera wasn’t very kid friendly since you had to turn it this way and that, and keep it in the case in-between shots. But my new one (a $100 Canon A590IS) is much easier.\u00a0 Miriam already knows how to turn it on and off (no twisting and the lens cap opens and closes automatically) as well as how to flip the switch between picture taking and viewing.\u00a0 She even uses the wrist strap.<\/p>\n

Some of her pictures are quite good and a few are pretty amazing.\u00a0 Though for every good one, there are 50 shots of her toes, the floor, or somebody’s butt (one of her photographic obsessions…the other one being taking awkwardly posed pictures of herself that I delete directly from the camera, lest we get arrested).<\/p>\n

None of the photos below are edited in any way.\u00a0 I often crop, adjust lighting, remove red eye, and so forth for blog pictures, but not here.\u00a0 Miriam is 3 years and 9 months old.\u00a0 She’ll turn 4 at the end of February.<\/p>\n

Being smaller is sometimes an advantage.\u00a0 The unusual angle makes the picture. Compare this picture of Michael cutting pumpkins to the cropped and lightened version I used in the blog entry for pumpkin puree<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>

Michael cutting pumpkins<\/p><\/div>\n

Miriam colored the book with chalk then composed a picture documenting it.<\/p>\n

\"Miriam's<\/a>

Miriam's aunt Connie holding a Clifford the Big Red Dog coloring<\/p><\/div>\n

This isn’t the prettiest shot but Miriam loves her computer pictures.\u00a0 And it’s one of the few photos of me that isn’t awful.<\/p>\n

\"Cyndi<\/a>

Cyndi at the computer<\/p><\/div>\n

The cats are some of Miriam’s favorite subjects.<\/p>\n

\"Hope<\/a>

Hope waiting for the door to open<\/p><\/div>\n

Miriam and her cousin Jaiden took about 100 shots with my camera the day after Thanksgiving.\u00a0 This is Miriam’s best.<\/p>\n

\"Cousin<\/a>

Cousin Jaiden<\/p><\/div>\n

Household objects are a common theme.\u00a0 My parents brought this ceramic lion home after a trip to Europe in the 1960’s.<\/p>\n

\"Lion<\/a>

Lion face<\/p><\/div>\n

This styrofoam box has been colored, pitted, used as a hat, and, of course, filled with rocks.<\/p>\n

\"Rocks<\/a>

Rocks and rubber band in a styrofoam box<\/p><\/div>\n

One in a long series of Melanie photos (she being the most patient of the kitties).<\/p>\n

\"Melanie<\/a>

Melanie on the couch<\/p><\/div>\n

This is my favorite of all of Miriam’s photos.<\/p>\n

\"Closeup<\/a>

Closeup of Melanie<\/p><\/div>\n

Turning the camera in on herself.<\/p>\n

\"Miriam<\/a>

Miriam self portrait<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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