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She was so concentrated, I shot almost a roll before she noticed what I was doing.
One of my photoprojects is "a photo a day". One picture of Kaja every single day. It`s so difficult to remember, and I often have to photograph her after she has got to bed. Then I hear from her room: "Hey, we forgot to take today`s". The intention is to just catch the moment, no portraits, just a quick shot, no matter what she does. If she sleeps over at her grandparents, the camera follows her. I started when she was a year and a half, now she is four and a half, and we have a few big albums now...
I got the idea when I heard about the film-maker Ingmar Bergman, who mounted a camera in the ceiling, over his daughters bed. He took one shot every day, and used the pics in a "movie", showing this baby girl turning around in her bed, growing...

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What a wonderful concept. You are a good dad! The lighting in the photo is so warm. I can just imagine the happy images she is drawing.
 
Thank you. I`m glad you noticed the lighting. All the pictures from that day are "glowing".
 
Thats a good idea, the photo a day thing. I have a 2 year old who might like that.

By the way, I like what you did with Blogger, the next and previous buttons.
 
Thank you! I think you have a cool project too. Signs. Could be a great book :)
 
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