right….so i’m no that picky about most of life’s daily challenges and i’ll suck it up when faced with most adversity because as they say…”hey, i’m a guy”. Well….maybe they say that. Anyways, my point. Grocery shopping has become somewhat of a pastime to me and something I look forward too. I mean, think about it….its like all the efforts of those who have gone before us have allowed us to partake in a very convenient and slightly less dangerous form of hunting and gathering (minus the hunting) every time we wheel that shopping cart through those heavenly automatic doors.
Moving to Japan will inevitably have its share of experiences…some good, some not…and some that worry me. What worries me you ask? Well, how about half sized cans of tuna for example. Not scary enough…..milk…only sold in quarts. More? Eggs….10 for $5. I whimpered like a Greys Anatomy addict at the site of it all as we cruised through the local mart on our first full day in Yokohama and wondered….is this how i’m going to die?
I know…sounds overly dramatic…and maybe I should write for Grey’s… but the thought of shocking the world with a McDreamy/McSteamy love scene that ends tragically as they role over live defibrillators is something of a distant fantasy….but I digress.
We spent about $100 on our first grocery trip and all and all were quite successful with what we found…allbeit food sized for Americans circa 1910 before we realized that being fat was so easily attainable.
The good news…..we found out later that we had just handed over a wad of cash one of the priciest grocers in town and were given a slew of way cheaper options for our next go around by some friendly neighbors. Thank god…..
Thanks for reading……send me big peanut butters….please.
adam
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Shoot in the morning and evening when light is best and kids are freshest. Capture the candid moments between the posed ones. Let kids take photos too because their perspective is genuinely interesting. And decide in advance whether you want to be a photographer on this trip or a participant because trying to be both fully is hard.
The best camera is the one you actually bring. A mirrorless camera with a versatile lens covers most situations well. A quality smartphone camera is capable of excellent results with the right light. The difference between gear levels matters less than being present enough to notice the moment worth capturing.
Get on their level rather than shooting down. Chase the light rather than the location. Let them be doing something rather than posing. Burst mode catches the expressions between the forced smiles. And the photos that feel most true are usually the ones nobody knew were being taken.
Photo books made annually keep memories organized and accessible. A travel journal written in the moment captures things photos miss. Kids writing or drawing about trips creates keepsakes they will treasure later. And sharing on a blog or with family back home adds an audience that makes the documentation feel worthwhile.
Places where kids have something to do rather than just stand in front of. Markets where there is movement and color. Playgrounds in foreign countries. Beaches. Anywhere the environment creates the context rather than requiring a perfect pose.
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