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People these days are so busy photographing, videoing, posting crap to twitter to see if people approve of what they're doing... They're missing out on actually enjoying and living life. Look at concerts - a sea of idiots holding up their phones, videoing an event, watching through their silly little phone. Enjoy the event! Buy the official DVD later if you want. So IMHO, this seems pretty obsessive and extreme. OK E…
It's not for her, it's for me. Something for me to reminisce over when I'm old and she's moved out of the house. A way for me to remember that period in time when she thought her mother and I were the whole world. A period of time that will pass for her, even though for her mother and me she'll always be our whole world. Those photos are my reward for diapers changed, faces wiped, marker washed off the walls, and cheerios vacuumed out of the divots on our tufted couch.
Seeing a time-lapse version would be awesome. Like Noah Kalina [1] did. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPPzXlMdi7o
This one was even better... really awesome in fact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN_jcom8TR4 Edit: This version has a better soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH1x5aRtjSQ
I used to take photos, a lot, and uploading quite a bit to Flickr and other. But then, I started thinking if my daughter won't want when she grows up. She is an individual and may want something else entirely different. She is not an extension of me. I have reduced my photo/video of her. I do upload for families, relatives but have reduced the frequency and quantity drastically, have completed deleted her Flickr Acco…
The story was lifted from the Daily Mail, and it cites a quote from the Huffington Post. The quote that was in the Huffington Post was also in the Daily Mail article. So, at a guess, given that the story is from somewhere in Kent, the Daily Mail got there first. Or did they? Their pictures cite 'Rex Features', so I guess the story came through them.
A quick Google confirms this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiYQbL0Kb1Q
How can 'reporters' do no original reporting and call themselves 'reporters'?
Do they just report what is on the internet? And not give the links they used?
Incidentally the Dad has been making this newsworthy for quite a few years.
There was the 16th birthday. Further back, the 13th birthday:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1181540/Smile-The-pr...
There may have been money with 'Rex Features', that wouldn't be such a bad 18th birthday gift, but that can't be included in the narrative as it spoils the story.
Anyway, I just wish these 'reporters' did more than just copy and paste.
I'm surprised at all the negative comments. I think this project is really neat! Thanks to smartphones, I already have pictures of my daughter almost every day, just by happenstance. And I look at them almost every day. She's only 18 months old, but I'm already missing when she was a little potato-shaped baby. It's not for her, it's for me. Something for me to reminisce over when I'm old and she's moved out of the ho…
As far as other comments that pertain to enjoying life instead of taking pictures, I would just say that it takes me 5 minutes (if that) to take a few pictures as my son plays and the enjoyment I get from looking at those pictures outweighs anything I may have potentially missed.
I used to take photos, a lot, and uploading quite a bit to Flickr and other. But then, I started thinking if my daughter won't want when she grows up. She is an individual and may want something else entirely different. She is not an extension of me. I have reduced my photo/video of her. I do upload for families, relatives but have reduced the frequency and quantity drastically, have completed deleted her Flickr Acco…
I tend to avoid taking lots of photos these days and concentrate on doing a few good ones. They are usually snapshots of life as it was at a certain time rather than posed or set up photos. Occasionally I take a photo of something that is very strong in my mind when I see it.
People these days are so busy photographing, videoing, posting crap to twitter to see if people approve of what they're doing... They're missing out on actually enjoying and living life. Look at concerts - a sea of idiots holding up their phones, videoing an event, watching through their silly little phone. Enjoy the event! Buy the official DVD later if you want. So IMHO, this seems pretty obsessive and extreme. OK E…
I think a greta parallel is hunting and fishing. It's all very well to say, just enjoy the lake and buy your fish later. In reality, it's hard to "just enjoy" some things. We need to interact with them somehow or talk to people about them or something.
Same with hunting. Lots of people say that what they enjoy is tracking, stalking. Watching animals for hours and getting to understand them. You could theoretically do all those things without a rifle… but you won't. People who are obsessive blob hunters know more about blobs than anyone else. They know the environment better than anyone else and they learn all sorts of interesting skills along the way.
Also, at the risk of sounding troll-ish (I hope I'm not though). Adding IMHO here sounds a bit like 'I'm not racist but.' I think humbleness is overrated, but that isn't a humble opinion.
People these days are so busy photographing, videoing, posting crap to twitter to see if people approve of what they're doing... They're missing out on actually enjoying and living life. Look at concerts - a sea of idiots holding up their phones, videoing an event, watching through their silly little phone. Enjoy the event! Buy the official DVD later if you want. So IMHO, this seems pretty obsessive and extreme. OK E…
But I agree with you on concerts, that is just rude to take photos while ruining the view for people behind you.
And I love this project. It seems a natural project for any photographer parent. I am sure we will this more and more. Not obsessive at all.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This one was even better... really awesome in fact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN_jcom8TR4 Edit: This version has a better soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH1x5aRtjSQ
My god, that was depressing. And I'm not even sure why.
Though it does make me happy that my kid's a boy as I'm fairly certain I'd have issues living with someone that "girly", (and from the video she's not particularly extreme, but that would still be too much for me (As I stand today, I would of course just have to do some changing - and lots of tomboy lessons.)