10 Best Reasons to Give Kids Cameras
Often parents
have asked me, “Why do you give your ten year old a
camera?” or “Isn’t it too expensive?” or “Aren’t you
afraid that he will break it?” My response usually
confuses them even further when I tell them that he has
been taking cameras on school trips, special outings,
camp, and vacations. “Some of the best photographs come
from the spontaneity of a child, so why would I refuse
creativity or special remembrances of those special
times?”
Cameras
allow a child to capture the moment, whether it is an
interesting animal, friend making a funny face, or
getting a class picture to remember for a life time.
Children like memories and as they grow older, they
often refer to pictures to create an enjoyable sense of
the past. Here are my top 10 Best Reasons to Give Kids
Cameras:
- To capture
silly moments.
- To capture
friends, relatives, and animals to remember.
- To show
children that their lives are worth capturing on film
or on electronic cards too.
- To capture
memories of a school trip, special event, or vacation.
- To inspire
a passion for telling a story with pictures.
- To have
photographs to create a scrap book.
- To inspire
a hobby with photography.
- To give a
child to show some responsibility for taking pictures
and taking care of a camera.
- Because
sometimes the youngest can surprise even the oldest
and take the best pictures.
- To learn
how to take pictures.
These
days, it is inexpensive to purchase a disposable camera,
child’s camera, or even a digital camera. Children
should be given the opportunity to learn and express
their creativity. With Digital Cameras, even the worst
shot can be downloaded to a computer for learning how to
do better or to simply erase. If you can spare the
money, a video camera can be a unique gift for that
teenager who wants to get into producing feature films.
Thank goodness these days, prices are affordable for
everyone. Just check out your local Walmart or any other
Electronic store for more on Cameras and what might be
right for your child!
Why not give
your child a chance at becoming a photographer or film
producer? You might just be surprised at the results.
