Table Of Content“WHICH OF MY PHOTOGRAPHS
IS MY FAVORITE?
THE ONE I’M GOING TO
TAKE TOMORROW.”
– Imogen Cunningham
Chapter Title / 1
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P H O T O G R A P H I N G
C H I L D H O O D
the image & the memory
L A N O L A K A T H L E E N S T O N E
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INTRODUCTION
Every experience, every person, and Grown-ups take more photographs cycle of childhood becomes a play-
every perspective is unique. It is not of children than any other subject. ground for the photographer who
easy to duplicate, with exactness, There is a familiarity in childhood is prepared to witness these experi-
the life, look or philosophy of an- that attracts our lens, yet far too ences again through the eyes of the
other, nor should we try. often we still manage to miss the child before their lens.
authenticity of the moments we try
As adults, when we see something It is said that luck is when prepa-
to capture.
we like or admire, we tend to covet. ration meets the right opportunity,
Children do not naturally do this. Childhood is wonderful, lively, and by this definition, photograph-
unpredictable, and not easily de- ing childhood definitely takes luck!
Rather, they are great examples of
ceived. The time spent with a child This book is meant to aid prepara-
fresh learning. When children ob-
is exactly as it is represented to be. tion, not only with facts and tech-
serve the actions and results of oth-
This authenticity is something that niques but also inspiration and
ers, they seem to absorb the whole
many of us grow out of as we are insights into the potential of child-
experience and, naturally seek to
influenced by the perspectives, hood photography. Preparation can
discover new insights from the
emotions, and opinions of others. open our eyes to new and available
encounter. Rather than seeking to
However, until the time that potent opportunities, while experience
simply imitate, they incorporate
sincerity becomes extinct, we lived and insight help us create our own
the ideas, thus making the experi-
in the unique naivety that is child- luck as we interact with our child
ence authentic and their own. As
hood. subject.
we photograph children in their
world, we can learn a lot from their In childhood the world is new and With full-hearted sincerity, I wish
approach—namely, to take in the large, emotions are fresh, and ex- you the best of luck! The image is
entire experience, inform our vision periences are innovative. It’s these there. Prepare for it, open your eyes
with its insights, and add a certain precious firsts that make childhood and mind to see it, and confidently
je ne sais quoi, an indescribable so charming and nostalgic to those make the capture.
personal attribute, that makes the who remember our own experienc-
new creation our own. es from childhood. The reoccurring
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Introduction / 11
“You have your way.
I have my way. As
for the right way,
the correct way,
and the only way,
it does not exist.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
A STAGE
LaNola Stone, 2002
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THE AUTHENTIC
THE IDYLLIC &
THE FANTASTIC
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