Category Archives: kids

Don’t Just Stand There

a case for more activity   With fourteen grandkids, I feel very lucky to have ample opportunity to catch them on film. And while I enjoy taking portraits of them – conventional static pictures of them at rest – I … Continue reading

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Beyond the Faces

Adding Action to Portraits   As a grandfather with a camera, I’m very often snapping away when the grandchildren are nearby. So it shouldn’t be surprising that I have hundreds (maybe thousands) of photos of these kids in my collection. … Continue reading

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Enjoy those Winter Brights

In my last article Fight those Winter Blahs, I pleaded that you not put your camera away for the winter. In our part of the universe (western Michigan), December through March are known to bring day after day of heavy, … Continue reading

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