Josie was given an assignment to make a quilt square filled with photos, clip art, or drawings of things she likes.  
After looking at the rules I suggested she use her camera to photograph a collection of her favorite things. 

"Can we use the beauty dish?"  she asked.  Yes... "Yipee!"  

It's a proud parent moment when your five year old daughter has a favorite light modifier.  She also insisted that we conduct the shoot downstairs in the front room.  

One by one she gathered items and we talked about what the meant to her and why they belong in the photo.  Together we carefully arranged everything just so.  She had a hand in every step.  Attaching the tripod plate and cable release to her camera, aiming the light and camera, firing the light meter, shooting the gray card, making the final exposure, and checking the preview images on the back of the camera. 




She hasn't done raw conversions before but this time she was very interested in the process and asked a lot of questions.  We converted the file and headed off to the lab to get an 8x10 from the Kodak machine.  She was thrilled with the print.

The remainder of the assignment involved an index card with some clues for a guessing game.

1. I love my mommy and papa.
2. I like dressing up as a princess.
3. I love my "Teddy." 
4. I like reading books.
5. I love to take pictures.
6. I like using my computer
7. I love going camping

There are a few other hidden treasures in there. The pen is because she likes writing. The Barbie is a ballerina because she likes ballet.  The teddy bear was my teddy bear when I was a kid. Her camera is the one I'm using in the photo she selected. 

She was also pleased that the beauty dish is visible in a reflection.
This will be her first photo assignment that she is graded on. I couldn't be more proud of her.

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