That was a wonderful post by James Chinn. one of the best ways I have found to put a smile on someones face and to get myself out of a rut is to photograph children at play, especially at sporting events. Whether it is your own children, grandchildren, neices, nephews, or just family friends, a few times a year I show up shoot three or four rolls of film, and have duplicate 5x7's printed up. I show up the next week and tell everyone to take the pictures of their children. Very few teams have a parent with the equipment, or skill to shoot a childrens sporting event. Most parents simply have point and shoot cameras, or at most an inexpensive SLR with a 28-80 zoom lens. I am not a professional but like most of you I have enough equipment to make a decent attempt. the photographs do not have to be perfect, and most will not be. The look of gratitude that I got recently from parents by giving them even a poorly composed picture of their child having fun playing soccer is well worth the small expense in film and developing. by givng them duplicates they were able give one to relatives, take to work, or give to the seperated spouse.
greg mason
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