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Cameras are of great interest to most children, particularly since we seldom let them near one. There is no need to buy a camera suited for children, they are

expensive and the image quality is poor.

 

If you worry about your child's ability to mind expensive equipment, it's not that expensive to buy a cheap second hand digital camera or get a disposable camera. While a disposable camera is cheap, you will have to pay for the development of images that might not be worth the money.

You can give your photo day a theme, it could be during an outing to a particular place or things around the house, such as the beach or things he likes at home. With a digital camera you can review the images and delete the ones either of you are not happy with. Children often take photos of toys and furniture, and to begin with there will be plenty of out of zoom images of the floor and walls.

Make sure to talk about care of the camera, how to hold it, where to put fingers and how to see through the camera hole or at the screen.

Once they get a hang of it, children are the perfect photographers at a party or family occasion.

 

What you need

Digital camera or disposable camera