David Woof

The Youngest Strobist?

Originally uploaded by David Woof

STROBIST INFO: SB-800 to camera left, triggered (and shot taken) by Fisher-Price kiddies camera.

Explanation….

This shot is taken by my daughter, Francesca, who has just gone 3 years old yesterday. We bought her a Fisher-Price kiddies digital camera (low quality pictures, low res, but very kid-proof!) and she has been shooting away non stop.

However, it occured to me that the on-board flash, whilst rather limited, could be used to trigger an SB-800 in slave mode…. and (as expected) it works! So, she now drops the SB-800 beside whatever she wants to shoot, backs up, and grabs the shot, without any help from Daddy other than me turning on the strobe in the first place

Does this class as the youngest strobist ever!?!!?

p.s. I also quite like her composition on this one - she told me the angled shot was to “get everything in”

Tried somewhere new this weekend - the British Wildlife Centre. This is located near Lingfield in Surrey, and hosts a selection of British Wildlife. More information at their web site. We spent the afternoon there with Francesca, and she loved it! Click on the shot below to see some pictures….