3 Foot Tall Perspective

So I've been taking some self-imposed time off from my station behind the camera since Ava was born.  This whole mom-of-two-little-ones is no joke.  Now that I've gotten into somewhat of a groove with the kids I've been missing my camera.  I picked it up some during the holidays but didn't feel...inspired.  I needed some new perspective without relying too heavily on the trends on pinterest.  I needed something original, creative, and new!  But then I had to make someone's lunch, change someone's diaper, find that missing race car, make a bottle...and the list just got longer and longer as the days went on.

Then something clicked one morning when Joaquin was being sneaky and trying to steal my phone.  He was asking to take pictures.  Whenever I snap a quick Instagram shot or make a funny video he instantly asks "Can I see it?".  Now he was demanding to be the one on the other side.  So I pulled out my old camera, tied the strap to toddler size, and let him have at it.  Here's what he found the first day:

I think my favorite is the close-up of Ava :)

He had so much fun that I let him take it out again with my sisters and me as we walked the Promenade Downtown.  Not to toot my own horn or anything, but, uh these aren't half bad for a two-year-old, hehe!

Looking at these finally pushed me away from the photographer's version of writer's block.  It's so fun to see what he sees from just 3 feet tall.  To realize how different his view of the world must be at times is eye opening.  I think I'll be taking this little experiment as a lesson to start looking at things differently myself.  Size, space, and physical point of view are all relative.  I want to start looking for what grabs my attention but how it relates to where I'm standing and why it grabbed me.  I've got some new ideas in mind now.  More to come, very soon!