Through the Lens

It seems as if ever since the little man could reach for things, he has been drawn to the camera.

Not because he loves having his picture taken ... but because he is fascinated with taking pictures himself.

As a creative-type myself, I love to encourage the little man in anything creative he shows an interest in. So when I saw that the little man has a definite interest in photography, I was on a mission to encourage my budding Ansel Adams.

I found a wonderful Fisher Price camera designed especially for preschoolers. The digital camera, while not offering the highest resolution possible or an impressive zoom (rather, a zoom at all), is built to be dropped and banged into things and has large buttons that are easy to use.

Which makes it perfect for a 4-year-old.

On Christmas morning the little man opened his present from mommy and daddy and found his very own camera. He knew immediately what it was and as soon as we could get the camera out of his plastic packaging, our little photog took off to capture his own images.

As the little man fluttered about the room snapping pictures, mommy sat anxiously watching him, waiting for the perfect opportunity to snag the camera and see the masterpieces that the little man captured.

While there were a few fingers, mysterious blurred objects and photos of the floor or ceiling, there were also some frames of what this mommy considers pure genius.

{But what mommy wouldn't?}

Introducing the works of the world's newest master photographer:

{Self Portrait}


{The Abstract Piggy Bank}

{J'aime Lovie}

{A Study of the Choo-Choo}

{Flying the Friendly Skies}

{Simply Daddy}

{Merry Family}

{The Fuzzy One}

{Smiles}

{Mamma}