Manual Schmanual!
October 1st, 2009 § 12 Comments
Today I picked up the latest iPhoto software. Yee har, it’s fab! It’ll make tweaking shots quicker and help me make better use of my Flickr photostream.
… BUT, when I started to open my shots in this new version, I came to one sobering conclusion. I can’t wing this photography thing any more. Every thing opens up big, bright and crisp. The nasty will only get nastier. I’ve been snapping on borrowed time. I have to open the camera manual.
So I get it out and Whooosh, just like magic, under my nose is a very determined small person waving a page of stickers and fixing me with a steely gaze. They can smell intention…
“Yes, yes, OK, I’ll just be one sec…”
“The pink one Mummy… no here Mummy…”
“OK, there you go… alright, you can have three”
“now blue… yes Mummy… put it on Mummy…”
“OK. Hold them still … like this … Have you got ants in your pants?”
“it fell off Mummy… the purple one Mummy…”
“Sheesh, you want more… ?! Alright, that’s enough… No more!…”
And so it went till I gave up and put the camera and the manual down.
Cut to later that day. Hmmm!
So what do you think? Diversionary tactics? Or child genius who knew the pics would be way more interesting with a good dose of pestering and constant wriggling? Either way I guess they turned out kinda groovy.
I’m with her, manual shmanual!
Pop in to Kirsty’s for more creative space shenanigans.
oh, I so get this!
LOLOL fun pics and story, manuals are always horrible to make sense out of them!
Classic! My biggest delight who is 2.5yrs old now tells me ‘just one sec’…can I blame her?
I so hear you on this…
Heh, Manual = the Authorities
Ha-ha, been there…
I could never take a picture without a small person coming at the camera and smearing the lense with their sticky fingers – so I gave up and gave my three year old a camera of his own.
check out the results: http://loddelinadesigns.blogspot.com/2009/08/world-according-to-gaston.html
I seldom read manuals. I’ll vote for winging it with the genius kid.
cute~
mmm, aren’t manuals fun!
Keep winging it I say! These images are fun!
Oh yes, those little critters have a radar for ‘mum needs to get down to serious business’ moments.
Glad this one worked out so well, I love the photos!
Oh how exciting! A new toy!! I’m voting child genius too.
Good luck with that manual! I’m afraid I wing these things, so I don’t have any advice on achieving your goal
K
Definately child genius! So now you have a dilemma… just keep winging in, being inspired by the genius or sit and read the manual shmanual….???!!!!