Thanks heaps for your comments guys! Cory, it is funny you should say that actually! I was going to post yesterday, when Herb etc were debating about PDML'ers who don't shoot enough etc. Currently,I shoot about 20-30 rolls per week. Of this, 1-2 is "just for fun", 15-20 are for work, and on average, I would shoot at least 2-3 rolls per week of my kids!! VERY expensive indeed. The girls at the local lab (where I send my personal stuff, not work) just roll their eyes in exasperation when i arrive there a couple of times a week and dump a handful of film on their counter! Mind you, the kids are obviously very used to it. My 5yo was making a sandwich today and came in holding up a piece of cheese. He said "mummy, i don't think you've taken a photo of me with a piece of cheese ever". Hmmmm, I was like, "ummm, you don't need to have a photo of EVERYTHING that you do matey." To which he answered "well, you take a photo of me doing everything else, and i eat cheese EVERY day on my sandwich so i thought you'd like a photo of it too..."
Plus, he told his teacher the other day, when asked about what "mummies do" in the home (they were learning about gender roles etc", and of course his answer was "mummies give cuddles, and they read stories, and they cook yummy jam drops (a cookie that i bake him)... oh, and they take photos of EVERYTHING i do...." (apparently, he "rolled" his eyes whilst making the comment!). So, yep, having kids sure does keep the photography bank in the red, BUT it makes for lots of practice, and many GREAT memories to show them when they grow up. Sylwek said: "Beautifull children and shots Tanya! Gotta think about at least one of this small gizmos :-) Just another reason to take more and more photos :-)" Sylwek, not sure if the "small gizmos" you were referring to were my kids or the little 50mm lens that I used, but either way, they are both great to play with! lol. David, i'd love to see some pics of your little miracle! congratulations on his arrival! he is getting to a lovely age, plenty of cute smiles to photograph, and once he is sitting on his own, it makes life alot easier too! Bruce, it is a nice light lens, and great focal length. Probably wouldn't be able to use it for shooting kids other than my own though as it distracts them too much when you get that close to them, and can be difficult to get natural expressions. Will keep using my 135mm I think, but for my kids they beg me to take their photos and the closer the better! tan.x. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 10:45 PM Subject: Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7... > I can tell you from experience Sylwek, having your own bundle of joy to > photograph whenever you want is MUCH MUCH more expensive than any of the > current digital SLRs. You could certainly get a Medium Format rig for less > as well. > > Cory Waters > has two kids and LOTS of photographs of each. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:33 AM > Subject: Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7... > > > > on 11/29/03 8:57 AM, Tanya Mayer Photography at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/familypics/mayerkids.html > > Beautifull children and shots Tanya! Gotta think about at least one of > > this small gizmos :-) Just another reason to take more and more photos :-) > > > > -- > > Best Regards > > Sylwek > > > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.544 / Virus Database: 338 - Release Date: 11/26/2003 >
