This weekend, while my wife was out with some friends, I decided to take Keziah and Mia for a walk...a "photo-shoot". It was a beautiful day and Keziah loves to take pictures. Which works well because Mia loves to model. In fact, Keziah tends to be most comfortable behind the camera while Mia will do just about anything to push her way to the end that captures an image of herself.
Just before we left, Keziah got mad about something and threw a fit. It was a good opportunity for us to talk about art and how it truly is a reflection of what is in our hearts...that what's on the inside always rises to the surface, regardless of what venue we choose to express ourselves. If she was stressed out or upset, it would be reflected in her pictures. Perhaps a complicated concept for a five year old, but she seemed to understand. We took a moment and prayed. We asked God to help us capture His beauty in our pictures and to open our eyes to see it when we encounter it. Mia, in the meantime, was looking for her shoes (which seem to be constantly lost) and sneaking cookies that Janelle had made the night before.
When Keziah had calmed herself down and felt at peace, we headed out the door.
Keziah loves to talk. Especially when she is excited. We talked about colors and textures and angles and whether or not to zoom in or zoom out. I don't actually know what the professionals would say about these things, but that wasn't the point. I wasn't trying to teach her anything. I just wanted to engage with my little girl and to hear what is most important to her when she expresses herself.
About every block or so, Keziah saw something that stood out to her as beauty. Of course, our model was usually off picking weeds and finding sticks several houses away. Once we could convince her to stop digging in the dirt, Mia would come back and strike a pose, which Keziah directed firmly but patiently. More than once, Mia decided to free-style and offered just a few too many of her own ideas for Keziah's liking. With a stomp of the foot and flick of the hair, Keziah would turn off her hand-me-down digital camera and walk away. Usually, Mia reluctantly responded by posing the way Keziah had originally instructed...but at least a few times, Keziah got a fitful of weeds thrown at the back of her head. It was funny to watch.
Keziah chose our route and Mia committed herself to perfecting "top model" poses that made Keziah and I laugh. I did my best to capture our outing with my iPhone while enjoying my little beauties. Near the end of our excursion, we stumbled upon a grassy area where a large tree had lost it's blossoms and bright pink pedals covered the ground. It was a gift from the Lord which reminded me of a scene out of "Anne of Green Gables". The girls pretended they were princesses and we took our final pictures for the day. I'm so thankful for my beautiful family and the amazing ways he has gifted each of my daughters.
Here are a few of the moments I was able to capture:
Just before we left, Keziah got mad about something and threw a fit. It was a good opportunity for us to talk about art and how it truly is a reflection of what is in our hearts...that what's on the inside always rises to the surface, regardless of what venue we choose to express ourselves. If she was stressed out or upset, it would be reflected in her pictures. Perhaps a complicated concept for a five year old, but she seemed to understand. We took a moment and prayed. We asked God to help us capture His beauty in our pictures and to open our eyes to see it when we encounter it. Mia, in the meantime, was looking for her shoes (which seem to be constantly lost) and sneaking cookies that Janelle had made the night before.
When Keziah had calmed herself down and felt at peace, we headed out the door.
Keziah loves to talk. Especially when she is excited. We talked about colors and textures and angles and whether or not to zoom in or zoom out. I don't actually know what the professionals would say about these things, but that wasn't the point. I wasn't trying to teach her anything. I just wanted to engage with my little girl and to hear what is most important to her when she expresses herself.
About every block or so, Keziah saw something that stood out to her as beauty. Of course, our model was usually off picking weeds and finding sticks several houses away. Once we could convince her to stop digging in the dirt, Mia would come back and strike a pose, which Keziah directed firmly but patiently. More than once, Mia decided to free-style and offered just a few too many of her own ideas for Keziah's liking. With a stomp of the foot and flick of the hair, Keziah would turn off her hand-me-down digital camera and walk away. Usually, Mia reluctantly responded by posing the way Keziah had originally instructed...but at least a few times, Keziah got a fitful of weeds thrown at the back of her head. It was funny to watch.
Keziah chose our route and Mia committed herself to perfecting "top model" poses that made Keziah and I laugh. I did my best to capture our outing with my iPhone while enjoying my little beauties. Near the end of our excursion, we stumbled upon a grassy area where a large tree had lost it's blossoms and bright pink pedals covered the ground. It was a gift from the Lord which reminded me of a scene out of "Anne of Green Gables". The girls pretended they were princesses and we took our final pictures for the day. I'm so thankful for my beautiful family and the amazing ways he has gifted each of my daughters.
Here are a few of the moments I was able to capture:
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