new photographer in the family

[tac]

I ran a full service (film) commercial studio for a decade - so imagine my joy today when my teenage son asked me to teach him how to use my old RZ; he took to it like a duck to water. We shot some Polaroid type 664 which I have been saving against just such a possibility, then switched to film. The upshot is, he's hooked. Just call me proud poppa! I'll see to it that he joins APUG soon.

 

[johnnywalker]

Congratulations! My last hope is the grandkids, given up on the kids.

 

[M.A.Longmore]

Congratulations Tac,

My son has been running around with a DigiSnapper for years.
We never actually discussed photography, but the kid grew up seeing me behind the
camera, but unfortunately when it was his turn to buy a camera it was a Digital Device. I can't say I blame the kid, but last year when I returned to analog, I tried to bring him along. But, I guess he couldn't see the purpose of a 35mm camera. A few weeks ago I found him with some spare time so I took him out with the 4X5, and he actually took a liking to Large Format ! I can't say I blame the kid, he actually enjoyed the slow pace of photography with the 4X5 !
This weekend I gave Camille, an early Birthday present, my first SLR the Minolta SRT-101 ! She is scared about learing to use it, and I am scared about teaching her how to use it. Hopefully everything works out well.


Ron

From The Long Island Of New York, and the
Long Island @ Large Format Group, right here on APUG
.

 

[Jeff Kubach]

That's great to hear! Welcome to APUG.

Jeff

 

[Steve Smith]

My daughter saw a couple of Minolta SRT cameras arrive in the post a couple of years ago (when she was eleven) and decided one of them was for her!

She learned to use it quite quickly.


Steve.

 

[Rick A]

My 12 year old daughter has ben snapping with a p&s for a few years, and swipes one of my SLR's when given a chance. Lately, she's been fiddling with one of my 4x5's, and light meter. Now I need another LM so she'll leave mine alone.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Congratulations! I can't get my adult children interested in film.

Welcome to APUG.

Steve

 

[wclark5179]

Great.

Let us know if we can help. Sometimes advice is listened to from someone other than a parent!

When our adult children were at the teenage stage, I would sometimes remind every so often, the Mark Twain saying to each of them when needed. He said, "When I was fourteen I thought my parents were the dumbest people around. By the time I turned twenty one I was surprised how much they learned in seven years!"

 

[Sirius Glass]

Great.

Let us know if we can help. Sometimes advice is listened to from someone other than a parent!

When our adult children were at the teenage stage, I would sometimes remind every so often, the Mark Twain saying to each of them when needed. He said, "When I was fourteen I thought my parents were the dumbest people around. By the time I turned twenty one I was surprised how much they learned in seven years!"

I loved it when I would advise one of my children to do X rather than Y because ... The advise would be set aside. Then a few weeks later they would come back and tell me that they were doing X rather than Y because the best friend's mom, dad, aunt, ... told them that was the thing to do, completely forgetting that I told them that.

Then when my oldest graduated high school she and her friends went of to Paso Robles to go sky diving. Then she went off to college, that winter break she had her friends over to my place and they were planning something, I do not remember what, bu it was not a good idea. Daughter asked me, in front of her friends, what I thought of the plan. I thought if I said, "If all your friends, jumped off the roof ..." then what ever I said would be ignored, SO I said, "If all of your friends decided to become celibate, would you become celibate too?" and walked out of the room while her friends were rolling of the floor laughing. Twenty minutes later, they called me back to the room. They announce that they had decided not to do what they were planning. At that point, I knew that they would listen to my ideas and options and seriously [siriusly] consider what I said.

Steve

 

[tac]

First, thanks to y'all for your encouragements; I will pass them along. And I am blessed with a 16 year old (the new analog photographer) who listens to me and heeds my advice- what a joy. The 14 year old is maybe another matter, . . . .

 

[Christopher Walrath]

I would advise you to find someone with a 4x5 and watch his eyes bug out into his lap. Of course, it's probably problematic at best to view your son's reaction while your own eyes are bugged out into your lap.

 

[tac]

I've got a backpacker 4x5 with Nikkor 180 5.6 sitting there, but he hasn't noticed it yet. I am a very patient man, lol! Today he insisted on carrying a Yashica tlr and a hand meter. Kodak NC 400.