Starting them young

On holiday in Egypt last week and our three year old, Alfie, just learnt to wear goggles "wow Daddy now it looks all 3D under there". Now all he wants to do is take underwater photos. He grabbed my SLR and housing:

After a brief but frenzied struggle I managed to persuade him to start with the point and shoot. Here is his first shot (sorry about the subject matter):

His favourite technique is an interesting one, that I'm thinking of adopting myself. You must jump into the water from an elevated position (extra points for aerial tricks), then press the shutter button within milliseconds of hitting the water. The process is completed by underwater hand signals and sometimes a brief picnic on the bottom.

Alfie's technical knowledge is developing fast- he got out my pack of magic filters and sat with intense concentration as I explained how they worked. Sure enough, as I set off for the sea the next morning: "Daddy, have you remembered your Magic Filters?"

That's a real nice story!

I think the first shot You'r child made is just incredible, no matter the choise of subject (make sure You preserve it)!

Cheers

Karel

"Daddy, have you remembered your Magic Filters?"

I think that is a classic case of forward thinking by Dr Mustard ... I expect Alfie would'nt have remembered UR PRO filters ... His new 'Wonderous once upon a time' green water filter should fly off the shelves ...

Dive safe

DeanB

Get that kid a snorkel Dad. Make sure you keep the shot of him holding the rig for him. It will make a great avatar for him when he's on Wetpixel in 15 years.

Alex needs to sign him up for commercials,

Thanks Ferg, great stuff,

Steve

What a cute kid! Look at it this way Ferg, next time you need an excuse to tell your wife why you bought a new camera you can say you bought for Alfie!

Mike