Post your family photojournalism photos! (continued from POTN)

[EverydayGetaway]

This thread topic was one of my favorites on POTN and I'd love to see it continue. My shots don't hold a candle to some of the great talent that thread contained, but hopefully this recent shot will be a good starting point.

Original description for the thread from user "JakAHearts" on POTN: "I stole this idea from another forum but shooting my family and its daily events, especially the things that seem monotonous, has fast become my favorite photography. I love trying to document the mundane by trying to choose exciting compositions or exploring light. I made a small thread in the kids section that was well received so I thought, why not? Everyone post your favorite family photojournalism images here!"

2023 November 104 by Lucas, on Flickr

 

[OhLook]

I'm so glad you imported this topic. Now other previous contributors may find it and join in. You can also repost older photos. Repetition is fine; at this stage, building up the forum is a goal.

 

[Britania757]

The morning after Christmas. Roman was exhausted from playing all day and night. He only woke up when he smelled pancakes.

 

[OhLook]

The morning after Christmas. Roman was exhausted from playing all day and night. He only woke up when he smelled pancakes.

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Hey, Britania, you finally found us! Will we see more of Roman?

 

[Britania757]

Hey, Britania, you finally found us! Will we see more of Roman?

Absolutely! I took this image last night. Roman was holding his lantern and telling us there where spooky ghost. He’s definitely been watching Scooby Doo with me.

 

[EverydayGetaway]

One of my son with his grandpa.

2023 December 22 by Lucas, on Flickr

And an older one with his other grandpa from last Christmas (haven't gotten around to editing this years Christmas shots yet)
January 2023 105 by Lucas, on Flickr

 

[SonomaTim]

 

[KayakPhotos]

I never participated before, so I'll do a sequence of my son.

boat captain mike by Daniel, on Flickr

excited for the ride by Daniel, on Flickr

bounce house smile by Daniel, on Flickr

mike football by Daniel, on Flickr

 

[rich]

 

[EverydayGetaway]

Getting in early on the chores.

January 2023 231 by Lucas, on Flickr

 

[Britania757]

Roman out for a walk in the bird sanctuary. I had my Om2n with one more frame left on the roll of Tri-x 400 when this photo opportunity presented itself.

 

[Keith]

Back when I was first getting into macro, I would shoot any little thing out in the yard to show my sister’s grandkids. They loved it then started helping me by catching things for me. Once when I was coming over, they had caught this baby toad. They had dropped it so many times that it was playing dead to escape their attention.
I had normally been just shooting things in their little hands, but about this time discovered how easy it was, with greater depth of field to shoot wide angle, so found the shots were more fun if it included their face, so got them to hold things up, or my camera lower, so their faces were included.

These were so much fun to send out to all our other aunts and uncles and their cousins! I liked in this next one, their dad is photobombing by throwing back a cold one while Alex is taking a turn in his Bob the builder gear!

 

[Keith]

When we first built the cabin, there were lots of little frogs of about 7 species around the yard that I would enlist their help to catch. Then one froggy night their dad and I were out in the boat and I managed to catch a nice bullfrog which I saved in a pail until morning. When the kids got up, I got them excited about something wonderful to share with them.
When I pulled it out, their eyes got BIG! Both were a little afraid of it. I tried to get Audra to kiss it, that maybe there was a witch cursed prince locked inside. She was reluctant, and air-kissed didn’t help the poor fellow escape though.


Alex finally came around to touching its toe before finally asking if he could hold it. Oh I wish I had been a half step further back so the frogs long legs would have been in this shot!
Oh man did I have some fun with those kids down at the cabin we named Frogwarts, with me the crazy uncle being the grand wizard!

 

[West Coast Birder]

Frogwarts! That’s funny!!

 

[Britania757]

 

[Britania757]

 

[Britania757]

Roman out doing photography with his Camp Snap camera.

 

[West Coast Birder]

Great watching the little guy grow up!

 

[bigdave]

3 going on 33, hes been here before this kid, he runs rings round me, god i wish i had half his energy

 

[EverydayGetaway]

Sad to see how slow this thread moves... but then, I guess with families everyone's as busy as I've been

2024 January-May 32 by Lucas, on Flickr
2024 Late Summer-Fall 9 by Lucas, on Flickr
2024 Late Summer-Fall 144 by Lucas, on Flickr