Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week is Mystical. Adam took this photo last January in San Francisco. We went to celebrate his 32nd birthday. This was taken in Golden Gate Park. It was a very wet and misty day and everything about it was magical.
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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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Lovely, so serene – it looks like Japan!
They did have some similarities. In Japan there always seemed to be red by the bridges 🙂
Doesn’t that look so much like a thomas kincaide painting!!?? Wow!!
This photo captured an incredible moment in time…mystical is the BEST way to describe it, for sure.
Thank you!!
Feels like the photo is lifted from a fairy tale book. Awesome! 🙂
Thanks!
A truly magical photo, here’s my weeks entry: http://truetravelings.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/travel-theme-mystical/
Looks genuinely mystical!
Thanks for the pingback!
it really does look magical!
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Lovely shot…I just love mist and fog…they are so mysterious I always feel that time has stopped and we have arrived somewhere timeless where anything might happen when mist or fog descends.
You’re right, this purple indeed looks very mystical
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