It has been way too long...

I have not posted anything of Eadaoin's for quite some time now. I don't know why other than pure laziness on my part. I really miss seeing her photographs, so look for more imagery from her in the near future.

The Climb

Impromptu family portrait

From April 2007, the family looking at some photos I just took of the kids.

Daddy at work...

One of her favorite subjects...

Eadaoin hangs out with her brother Conall quite often. Looking through her images, she takes many photographs of Conall, and her favorite subject, herself. : ) Theses photos are from March 2007.

The many faces...

Back to it...

It has been way too long since I've updated Eadaoin's blog. But, without further ado, I'll get you caught up on what's been going on with her photographically speaking and I'll be sure to give her more access to the camera again. Enjoy!

5

I don't want to speak too soon, but Eadaoin may have enough 'luck' to be a great photographer someday. Photography takes skill (natural and learned) and sometimes a large dose of luck to be in the right place at the right time. This photo would be an example of that. She's 5 years old and this photograph seems to say that. It's crazy that she stood in front of the TV and covered the 1 to make this 5 instead of 15. Or maybe I'm just a father that sees 'Michaelangelo' instead of the finger painting that it really is. Either way I like this photograph of my little girl.

Daughter and Father

It would have been in focus if I would have held the camera, but she has taken total possession of this small camera that I bought while I was in Iraq. I don't mind at all, I am so excited every time she bugs me for the camera. I try to hide it though, I don't want her to grow up thinking photography is dumb because her 'old man' thinks it's cool.

Discovery

Eadaoin discovers new things about photography every day. Like if you turn the camera around you can see what others see. I find that her main motivation for taking photographs is so she can let other people (mostly her Grandmothers and Great-Grandmothers) see what's going on in her life. Whenever she tells her brothers to say 'cheese', she always adds that they should have a picture taken so Grandma Diana and Grandma Louise "should see". This particular photo is to make people laugh. She doesn't know it yet, or understand what it means, but I do find inspiration in her photography. Not that I'm trying to make a pre-schooler's photographs more technically proficient or meaningful than they are (every parent thinks their child is the best ever), but she inspires me to see the value and photographic worth in all the things and people that we see every day.

Eadaoin wanted to take some pictures before school. I like her use of shapes with the shadows across and the piece of wood in the corner, but her favorite thing about the photograph is the "carpet".

Cuinn again. he likes, as Eadaoin would say it, "uhhm water"

this is a picture of Cuinn, Eadaoin's youngest brother. Eadaoin took this photo so "Grandma Diana and Grandpa Joe should see it"

this is Conall Eadaoin's younger brother. eadaoin wanted to take a picture of him playing "because Grandma Diana and Grandma Louise should see it"

Eadaoin's Photo Blog!

This is where I will post Eadaoin's photos and her thoughts about them. I really look forward to watching her grow up and I hope she continues to have an interest in photography. Enjoy!