Fathers! This Is How To Be An Amazing Dad…With A Camera
“Wow!” You say. Is That Really A Flying Boy?!
We find out from young Wil's dad…Alan.
Alan's a photographer from Utah who lives with his wife and 5 kids.
William Lawrence is his fifth child has Down Syndrome and his dad Alan takes pictures of him flying, to get him inspired!
He is working towards a project on Kickstarter called “Bringing the Light” to inspire and support families living with Down syndrome at home.
Alan photographs Wil by holding him up and then uses a bit of photoshop to get just Wil in the picture. He believes these pictures will inspire Wil as he grows up and help him to learn that he can do anything if he puts his mind into it.
There are many important life lessons we can all learn from ideas and projects such as this, it takes imagination, a passion to succeed, and not give up because you're faced with more hurdles than you'd like.
We can learn from this article that life presents challenges and amazing opportunities and the way they emerge in life varies so much.
But, the type of photos presented here are really quite beautiful, funny, exciting and something any parent, I am sure, would love to have fun at taking!
It's always about capturing those moments in time, with loved ones, with emotion, that you will struggle to return to if you just don't start shooting photos.
So take away some great tips for catching your kids doing fun kiddie stuff, enjoying life and laughing at anything and everything!
Get that camera out…today (moms and dads!)
Some Further Links To Follow
If you are inspired by this project you may want to follow Alan online, you can find him here:
- The Blog,
- Facebook,
- You can also find his project here on Kickstarter which is now over.
- You can go to Wilcanfly.com to order a calendar from the Kickstarter project and the proceeds from these help Down Syndrome foundations.
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How To Be An Amazing Dad…With A Camera!
Further Resources To Follow
Where to find out more about Alan, Wil, his family and their Kickstarter Project
- The Blog,
- Facebook,
- You can also find their project here on Kickstarter.
Further Resources On LightStalking
- 6 Life Lessons That Can Make You a Better Photographer by Jason D. Little
- 7 Quick Tips On Photographing Kids by Dzvonko Petrovski
- How to Anticipate the Decisive Photographic Moment with Kids by Katherine Katsenis
2 Comments
Fun and Awesome!
Terrific idea – great father and son project !
Better get him while he’s young, because in a blink of an eye you’ll be trading places.
Your family seems to be the kind that understands what a miracle TODAY is. It makes me want to gather up all the miracles I can’t hold and give them away until people understand they are miracles too.