Capturing Life

Being a parent is both hard work and the most fulfilling thing a human can do (in my humble opinion) from conception to all of the planning and classes that go with being a parent. The moment they enter the world, the story begins.  From the invention of the camera in 1825 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce using a sliding wooden box, our children have been the target of our cameras. With the fantastic devices, we all have at the tips of our fingers, our phones, and cloud storage gets filled constantly with images of them at every stage of their lives (whether they like it or not).

Storing the images in the cloud gives excellent sharing capabilities with family and friends, and with tech attached to our TV, it randomly shows us them back on a loop as a type of screensaver.  Even these little memories can often swell the hearts of our humble parents.


It is incredible how an innocent photo that is taken in the most mundane situation can often trigger an emotion later on that is unexpected.  Your child pulls that face or has that look that you come to recognize to have that particular meaning.  It may be toilet-related or other situations that you find humorous.  Beware, It may not make much of a story to anyone outside of your family.


Make sure you capture as many moments of your life with your children as almost within a blink of an eye; they become adults and may well become parents themselves.  You then get to start again as grandparents capturing those new memories.  I have to look forward to comparing images of your kids with grandchildren at the same age as their parents.  However, I have seen it firsthand with my mother.


If you were looking for some inspiration on when to take photos of your children, here are a few to give you some ideas:


  • Inar the back of the c

  • Sitting on a train perhaps while looking out of the window

  • From behind them, while on a walk

  • Playing a board game - deep in thought or excited

  • Playing with a puzzle at multiple ages and with difficulties

  • While reading

  • Watching a family movie

  • Doing those family chores for their pocket money

  • While sleeping (always a favorite time for a parent)

  • Arriving home from the school bus

  • While doing their homework

  • Pay for those expensive pictures at theme parks (it's worth it)

  • Playing in a playground


You can also have a lot of fun putting the phone or camera into their hands, although beware of a dropped phone or expensive camera when they are young.  Seeing the images through the eyes of your children can also be rewarding and magical.   A collection of these magical moments can be developed into great gifts for your elderly family members, who will undoubtedly place them on the dust-gathering sideboard along with all of the others they receive each year!  It's a tradition worth upholding.


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