Poor DSLR-deprived girl suffers no more

A while back, Dante started a thread in which he referred to my daughter as "poor suffering girl has a ps camera." https://photography-on-the.net …hp?p=1607503&po​stcount=40

Well, last week was her birthday, 16th birthday to be exact. I was pretty glad she wasn't wheedling for a car, but I did know she had a hankering for a DSLR.

So, some things were shuffled around, and I was able to get her a Rebel XT. She had no idea what was up. All she knew was that I took back a memory card I had given her before our big roadtrip to wrap it up in a big box and give it to her proper. Only thing was, there was a bunch of other stuff in that box along with her memory card. It started with a Tamron lens, and ended when she hauled out the box with the DRebel XT in it.

This shot was from when she was starting to figure it out:

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Oh you better watch out, John. She's going to out-do you one day!

What a thrill for you and your daughter...congrats!!! Love the photos.

Pics brought a huge grin to my face, nice Dad.

Just look at how happy she is
Man... I'm jealous - John, how do you feel about adopting another daughter? It's not my birthday until October LOL

shes real lucky, and i bet she knows that. does she wants to do photography as a career? because at her age is a good time to start. especially with the XT right now.

good for her! what a nice dad you are... jeez, I got earrings for my sixteenth birthday..

sari

Wow. it looks like she got more than just the XT. She's set for a while. What a fantastic gift!

Kevin

ha ha great! looks like you've created a monster (enthusiast).

nice too see ! Wish my parents bought my DSLR!! I bought my own on my 16th bday strangly!

What set-up has she now got?

Good happy captures!

lol just wait until you hear "hmmm dad whats all this talk of L lenses". Exellent gift, you've clearly made her day .

that's excellent, hope she has tons of fun.

congratulations! i'm sure she's really thankful for the gift. i knew i was when my mom got me a dslr for my birthday.

too bad though.. you'll have someone asking you all the time if she can borrow that L glass haha..

Her smile in the second pic is priceless, congrats to her

And another one is born, congrats to her on the XT. Now lets see a few award winning shots.

Congrats! Those large B&H boxes are going to be her favorites too. I'm giving my son my old 10D this week. He's been using my 20D with L lenses on this vacation, so I'm sure he'll have some let-down, but at least he'll start off with good stuff. You're a good parent to give your child the best tools for growth and learning. Let her post some of her work when the time comes. She may do better than you think. My son took some truly remarkable shots at the Tetons this week. He's 6 foot 3 and had a much taller perspective than me. It's a unique bonding opportunity as well. Share the joy.