Picture This
This week’s post is devoted to the gadget-hungry parent. By now we fully realize the marketing pressure applied to the new parent, the grandparents, and soon enough, little Penny. Not that we should be surprised; for in this great capitalist society, having children provides yet another marketable demographic for Wall Street.We have already talked at length how we’re going to help Penny be a savvy consumer, and hopefully not fall prey to the cleverly disguised marketing and communications campaigns prevalent in her day-to-day life…written by incredibly smart, and well-meaning professionals, like, well, her parents.
However, it will be hard to teach her how best to hold onto her purse strings when her parents enjoy the wonderfully high-tech gadgets offered. And what better excuse to purchase a brand new gadget than “the baby.”
But We Needed It
With some of our Christmas money, we recently purchased a new 6.1 megapixel digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera with a 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF autofocus lens. In addition to producing a superior digital photo, we are able to squeeze off 2.5 frames per second to capture little Penny’s every adorable move. It’s lighter weight than some models, and has a two-inch LCD display for photo viewing. It’s the perfect camera for the new parent, as confirmed by an online catalogue:
“The "Child" mode, for example, assures that moms and dads don't have to be photography experts to capture the most vivid color and contrast when taking pictures of their children. The "Child" mode automatically adjusts several of the camera's settings, including ISO, shutter speeds, and white balance, to produce optimized images when taking pictures of children.”
We love having the new camera! It’s been a month and we’ve already taken hundreds of photos! And just think of the wonderful pictures we’ll publish to the blog! We can’t wait for it to be spring so that we can compose photo shoots, en plein-air.
All further justifications aside, we just really wanted it. You really want a new camera now, too; don’t you?
posted by New Parent @ 2:07 PM
2 Comments:
Ooooh, congrats on the new camera! Did you go with Canon or Nikon? Or I hear Sony has a new DSLR too. I have the original Canon Digital Rebel (300D) and I loooooove it.
you did NEED that camera! What an unusual and useful feature! The child mode is going to continue to be irreplaceable. We are so excited that we will both be coming for the christening along with Alex and Shanna. Can't wait to see you all!!!
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