It has been years since I went to the State Fair of Texas and my grandson had never been. I checked handicapped access and found that I could rent an electric scooter and that solved my limited mobility problem. I thought this would be a great opportunity to do some street photography and get some pictures of my 8 yo grandson enjoying his first trip to the Fair.

I decided due the crowds and potential for damage or theft; not to take my Canon 5D but instead; to take my old 70D with the nifty fifty lens. After all if the camera got damaged no big loss, as I had already considered gifting it. Before we loaded up and headed out I showed my grandson how to take a picture with it. He's always asking his Mom if he can take pictures with her phone so he's shown some interest in photography. HE FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. I got to take a grand total of 6 pictures, 3 of him and his Mom and 3 more while he was in the bathroom.

It was amazing at how he took to the camera. He didn't want any part of shooting with Live View on. He used the view finder all the time. Without any instruction he kept both elbows in tight and formed a steady base. He picked different angles to shoot from .. it was amazing. I set the camera to aperture priority and occasionally tweaked ISO for some of the conditions otherwise I just let him shoot.

I can't begin to describe the Joy it gave me watching him discover photography. I don't have any complaints about not getting to shoot.

We got home to late to download the photos and begin culling and editing, we'll do that together after school today. I figure I can begin to point out some things about composition then. Any suggestions on how to teach/introduce him to the exposure triangle or other photography concepts would be greatly appreciated.