Photo Journalist

We are on the long drive up from London to Leeds. To pass the time, Lucy borrows the camera.

Lucy explores the workings of the inertia reel seat belt

What it is like to be a back seat driver

Photographer

Mummy has broke* Lucy a new camera. She has pretty much figured out how to use our real camera (Canon IXUS 990 IS) when she can remember not to put her thumb over the lens. However, she is chuffed to bit to get her very own camera.

But which idiot told her that it was really a water pistol and filled it up for her! (I'm looking at you Uncle Stewby!)

*broke = brought/bought in Lucy speak

Lucy's Camera

When Lucy sees Mummy or Daddy using anything interesting (Remote Control, Mobile Phone, iPod etc.) she always wants to commandeer it for her own nefarious purposes. This normally involves her smearing banana over it and the reluctantly giving it back. This was a particular problem with Daddy's camera since a) Banana does little to improve the performance of camera lenses and b) we couldn't take pictures of her being cheeky. The solution was obvious. We have given Lucy my old camera.

The problem now is that she just takes pictures of herself from a range of about 1 foot.

Grab that Camera

Sprocket certainly knows what the camera is and if you get too close for a picture she will try and get her banana covered hands all over the lens.

She also likes trying to grab the strap that hangs on the side.

But with a bit of perceverance it is possible to catch her unawares.