I never thought I would see the day. I really didn’t.
I never thought I would see the day my son asked me about photography, wanting to learn seriously. But it happened. Last weekend I found myself supplying him with my old camera body, a starter lens, camera bag and manuals. After reading for a while he asked, “What’s ISO?” and out comes my Digital Photography Basics eBook. Fun.
Sunday when my son suggested a drive to go take pictures, I couldn’t say no, could I? Not only for the photography, but I was dying to drive my just-purchased car a little bit. I wanted to see how my dog Zoey would do riding in the hatch back, since she was a good part of the reason I switched cars in the first place. Turns out regular hiking + exuberant dog + sedan with cloth seats = a giant mess of a car no one wants to ride in, no matter how hard I’ve tried to protect the back seat.
So off we went… Brandon, Zoey and I. With no real destination, we drove for a while, stopping for a break in the woods to let Zoey out a bit and to photograph. And what did we photograph? The new car, of course.
Brandon is obsessed with the show Top Gear lately, so he worked on getting some of the interesting camera angles they always use on the show. (The show has quite good photography, if you’ve never seen it.) I played around with capturing some abstracts of the forest reflections in the shiny red body. Carleidoscopes, I call them.
A sunny afternoon, a beautiful drive, a happy dog, sharing time and something I love with my son, and a few interesting photographs. Does it get any better? Why yes, it does. There was no dirty, panting dog at my shoulder, mucking up the back seat. Absolutely lovely!
Before my daughter (my youngest) grew up and moved away,
we used to regularly go on photo drives and photo walks.
I miss those.
But now … occasionally …
my 6 year-old grandson (with a camera in hand) will say,
“Gramma, want to go on a photo walk?”
Warms my heart.
How sweet!
How exciting it must be for you to have your son involved in your passion! Love these shots as well as all of the ones of the balloons. Just returned from Ireland so behind on everything including PHC for the month…so I’ll jump in again at the end of September! Keep up the great work! So inspiring!
Oooh, Ireland! How nice! Don’t stress out to much about catching up, there is time!
How fun to share that time together. You two should fuel each other to new heights.
Lovely time! I love your blog and have been following along for awhile. When my world gets a bit calmer after the Holidays I’m hoping to jump into one of your classes.
Great! It would be lovely to have you.
Such cool images, I love that your son has taken an interest in something you love.
How wonderful that Brandon wants to try photography, such fun for a parent to share their passions with their offspring. I love the results — yes to carleidoscopes ! Happy weekend!