My husband, Josh, finally decided what he wanted to get with his birthday money; a new camera. Unlike me, a huge fan of the wish list feature on my favorite websites, Josh likes to browse and research while his gift money burns a hole in his pocket. After hitting countless consumer rating websites and conferring with friends he came away with a Canon SD1100 IS which is a very nice digital point and shoot.
He was so excited when he finally got it that I had to drive home so that he could get into the box as soon as we left the store. In minutes he had the battery and memory card in and was browsing the menu and the manual at the same time. All the while he was pegging me with questions that usually ended with “Does your camera do this?”
We are both enamored of the face detection feature. My fridge is covered with baby pictures and when you point the camera in that direction at least ten little boxes pop up over all the faces and secure their clarity. We all migrated up to my son’s room to give the camera a proper trial run. As photo after photo of our little boy popped up on the screen he oohed and ahhed over everything from the vivid color display to the clarity of Aiden’s smile as we raced past on a push toy.
It is really adorable when my husband gets a new toy, his excitement just bubbles up like a child. He even stayed up late take pictures of the neighbor’s fireworks. The next day we set out for Longwood Gardens so he could test out the other features, like the macro setting. But by the end of the day, just like me, he had more pictures of our son than anything else.
Whether you are trying out a camera for the first time or you just remembered that you have one, take a day and experiment with it and your favorite subject. With a child in front of you every shot can be special and amazing and it’s a fun way to bond. You even have the photos as souvenirs.
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