Sometimes, time-outs can be productive. Recently, Brannon used one of his to rediscover the cheap, old digital camera we let him use "to refine his craft." (In case your wondering, it was in his toy box, buried under his stuffed animals. Brannon discovered this by removing every. single. stuffed. animal.)
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In the time that has followed, Brannon has spent much of his free time building his portfolio and trying to learn the lesson that cameras, while fun, are not toys, and therefore should not be banged on the kitchen table when they "don't work."
Here is what he has turned out so far:
Call me an idiot if you must, but handing that camera over to him has made his spring, and I don't regret it. He has even started to show improvement in using the camera correctly (in other words, far fewer finger shots). Is it too early to start calling him the next Ansel Adams? Yeah, you're right. I'll wait until he's five.
Say cheese!
