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Cameras are easy to use these days - mostly just point and shoot. Smart phones have good cameras that can take photographs in all light conditions, and cover everything from very close-up to very wide views. If you have a good camera show your child how to use it.  Whichever camera they are using, encourage your child to be creative. 

Over the holidays, set your child a photographic project. It could be anything from:

• photographing flowers in new ways;
• creating abstract images;
• finding circular shapes;
• documenting your local area;
• photographing variations on a colour;

Ask your child to think about how they frame the subject, what angle they take it from, how close they go, what they put in the foreground (front) to give a sense of depth. Discourage selfies and encourage them to look out into the world. Be polite when taking pictures of other people and always ask their permission. Photography is a great hobby for a lifetime.