When you work with kids, especially, you want to be ready to turn the camera on at a moment's notice.
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Always be available to your kids. Because if you say, 'Give me five minutes, give me ten minutes,' it'll be 15, it'll be 20. And then when you get there, the shine will have worn off whatever it is they wanted to share with you.
I think it's important to try to get on a kid's level when taking their photo.
When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places and feel like you're with someone, like you have a companion.
I love working with kids and seeing the light come on when they realize they are smart. It's so beautiful to watch.
See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They're taking in every single thing you do. They are like video cameras with legs. And they are always in the record mode. They learn more from what you do than from what you say.
There are times when you're working with film people when you have to say, 'If the camera were on you, what you're doing would be perfect'.
If it doesn't feel like a job and I'm learning something and getting that rush that I get, I don't care if it's behind a camera, on a TV set, or on the moon.
The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it.
When you are a photographer, you work all the time, because your eye is the first camera.
I don't take pictures when I'm with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It's important when you're as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you're with them, and nothing compromises that. I've been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.