Welcome to the first ever Behind the Camera link up!
Rarely am I in any of our photos. The ones I do pop up in are the ones I have planned during an outing, bringing along the tripod and setting it up to take a self timed photo of us all. I love the mad run from camera to my predetermined position, pose, and then back again to quickly check the photo before anyone moves a muscle. The boys all think it is really funny seeing Mummy scramble like that.
But for the most part I am always behind the camera. So I had a idea that will encourage myself and I hope others also, to capture more memories. I want to take more photos of myself with the boys, and more family photos too. I know there are many people in the same position, and I wanted to create and inspire opportunities for those of us "Behind The Camera" (BTC) to prop the camera up, on a pile of books, a toy, or a tripod and take photo's, partially candid or fully posed of themselves with their families.
I will create a linkup each month, on the third Wednesday of each month. The link up will be open for a week so that everyone has ample chance to have some fun with that self timing function. You can link up just a single photo, or if you are like me (obsessive) you might end up taking heaps that you want to share. (and preferably not selfies taken at arms reach)
I don't want to leave out anyone that wants to join in, so I even found out there is an app for the iPhone called just.SelfTimer, so I assume you can get something similar for most smart phones.
I hope that this will produce some treasured moments that you may not have otherwise captured.
Are you keen to give it a go?
Grab the BTC button from my sidebar and add that to your post so we can spread the word.
