At night the kids have their baths in the kitchen and I cook. Next to me somewhere on the table there is always a camera. Seb always says "you shouldn't leave such a nice camera in the kitchen on the table" but I tell him "I need it there." I find it comforting to have it nearby because when I feel the urge to take a photo I have to go and look for it. And this happens a lot.
At first when I found the wood table in the kitchen and decided to restore it I didn't want to get it dirty or set anything on it. I cleaned it with mineral spirits and the softest steel wool I could find. But after awhile it became so much a part of our everyday life that it was hard to protect it. Now I just set anything on it, quickly moving about the kitchen tripping over myself and all the toys. The camera is the same way. It isn't there to be pretty. It's there to be useful and to be a part of our lives.
I take a lot of pictures of the kids, and the setting sun but also the recycling and the dirty dishes. It tells a story over time and I suppose that's important to me. And if it feels like something new it isn't really. When I look back at the pictures from last year in Mexico I see the same themes. Everything is always in the kitchen and the camera is always on the table.
If you take photos then where do you keep your camera? Do you take it everywhere with you?
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I keep it in the living room or my office. I wish I took it everywhere with me!
I love your pictures of every day things.
I was thinking of your kitchen picture. That's such a bright sunny place. Is it your kitchen?
Yes, it's the kitchen. It's a bright room - one wall is entirely glass doors, plus another big window, and we are up on the second floor of the building with no other buildings close by. The kitchen is flooded with light morning till mid-afternoon. But the tile on the backsplash is so swimming pool blue. I would have done a pale yellow or something a little less BRIGHT! But I shouldn't complain. We didn't have to have a kitchen installed when we moved in which saved us lots of money.
I keep the camera handy, especially with the new boy. In fact there are two in the house; the little one for the purse and the other one for those other things. I wish I could take more pics, but life gets in the way so it needs to be planned. I have way to many interests to focus (pun intended) on just my camera. Oh Well.
Hi, yes, especially with kids, the camera should be only a "hand reach" away. :-) Bad enough if I run out of battery (flash, usually) and need to fetch a charged one from upstairs.
And I agree that a camera loves to be used - ergo carrying it around and taking pictures is what is has been made for. If it gets a dent - well, better to repair your camera than to miss a good picture. :-)
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