It is the whole reason why. Before I thought/behave as if I was invincible, now I take it day by by day and want to make sure I have lots of pictures to re-live it.
I should add that as a mom, the only way for me to do all this is with mu43 gear. There's just no way I'm hauling a big dslr and lenses around.
With my GH2, 20mm and 14-140mm I'm set and ready to go!!

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Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas...

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinpig/

Sleep now...because you won't get any of it after parenthood!

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www.jonathanfriolo.com

Motherhood was the reason I bothered to improve my photography. Of course, as part and parcel of improving the photography, I improved my gear too.

But seriously, I was a crappy photographer when my son was born. We had a decent compact P&S (Canon PowerShot) but I was always unhappy with the pictures I was taking of my baby. I decided to do something about it. I studied the fundamentals of photography first, until I outgrew the capabilities of my camera. Then I got a Lumix superzoom (FZ35) and started shooting/editing in RAW. Used that, and kept studying photography and experimenting and challenging myself, until I outgrew that camera. Then got a GH2, and am still studying, learning, experimenting, challenging.

The good news is, there is a NOTICEABLE improvement in my pictures since I started. This makes me happy. Even my husband comments on it. The gear is part of it, but my personal growth is WAY more important: learning about composition, lighting, etc.

The only thing that makes me sad is that since I'm always the one behind the camera, there are not so many pictures of me and my son together. So I always schedule a professional family photo shoot each year ...

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The best shot you take is with the camera that you have with you.

Impending fatherhood (my wife is expecting in March) is what got me into this mess in the first place! I picked up a E-PL1 not shortly after we found out the news and have been practicing on the two house cats in preparation for taking pictures of the baby.

WOw congrats...Thats is good news. U are gonna add another member to MFT family ..lol.I would recommend in investing in a good prime like panasonic 20mm or Oly 17 mm or even panny 14mm lens rather than kit lens.I always regret that had only P&S during initial period when my daughter was born . Every pic will be worth billion dollars and u will feel much more happier.
good luck and cheers

I was into photography when I was in my late twenties and dropped it until I became a father at age 42. It's been an obsession since then.

My 15 year old daughter is studying photography in high school and takes a lot of snapshots of her friends with my old Lumix p&s. Well, she finally managed to wear out that camera, so I gave her my newer Lumix p&s and started looking into a replacement. I stumbled across the e-p3 and discovered that this was the digital camera I had been waiting for someone to make all these years (not wanting a big plastic DSLR and not being able to afford a Leica!). The e-p3 has rekindled the love for creative photography I had back in high school, shooting film with my fathers SLRs and developing in the school darkroom.

I think photography is a bit of a family tradition which has come full circle for me thanks to my daughter. Maybe she can have the e-p3 when the e-p4 comes out ;)

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my flickr

I think I will be awhile off yet but I will have the gear ready for when the time arrives. Might have to go off and read a few reviews on a few girls, I need a GF yet. Any suggestions on a few good models to look for?

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Our pictures are our footprints

GX1 OM-D (with Grip) 7-14 20 25 45 75 and adapted 24 45 50

http://500px.com/iconindustries

Now this is one of my fav pics and was taken with Nokia mobile in 2007.I wish I had MFT or DSLR and I could easily print a huge poster

I was already heavy into photography before my son came along.
As a matter of fact I met his mom at a camera store we both worked in.
We both were avid photographers back then, she is kind of slacking now but I'm still into it.