This is part four in a series of HOW TO TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR KIDS.
If you’re new, start here: PART 1.
Document your life. Part 4
When Families look back at photographs and memories from years past, there is a much richer story to the little details than there is when you see a picture of everyone dressed pristinely with smiles directed at the camera. Those are lovely images. But what makes a memory come back is when you can see the details. I’m adding a few more examples into each post I’m doing in this series, to try to help families. Help a mom or a dad capture the ordinary, everyday moments.
The details make a memory come to life.
The chubby little fingers. Scrawny legs. Summer scratches on their summer knees. Remembering the smells and sounds of those days… that’s what we want. When you document your every day life, you’re going to capture those memories clearer! Keep snapping pictures of the little things.
PART ONE In the first post, I shared with you some photos from the couch of the elusive toddler NAPTIME.
PART TWO Then I shared with you a NATURE WALK WITH THE KIDS where we hiked out and found some raspberries.
TODAY, I will share with you some examples of how you can capture their stage of life by what they are doing around the house. There are chores, interests and activities that are worth remembering!
Document your Life, Part 4. Ordinary Moments around the house.
When you think of your daily routine, you might not see the beauty in those ordinary moments… but when when look back on pictures, we look to see what car we had then, how red the walls were before the reno, and what the house looked like before… We are looking for the things you wouldn’t necessarily think about. Get a fuzzy-haired morning in PJs picture.
Get routines like brushing teeth, sweeping, tidy beds, reading books (The favorite books in a stack or on the nightstand would be a good one to capture for Part 3: The Things)!
Take pictures of kids doing their daily things, and, photographing it at their level.
Images of the games they play, the bags they pack, the places they go…
AND Lastly, remember to JUST take the picture.
