I am very honored to be part of a project taken on by some of the finest children’s photographers in the world called The Blog Carousel. Once a month a theme is chosen and each participating photographer creates a blog post based on her interpretation of the theme. This month’s theme is Alternative Cameras.
When I shoot professionally, I use the Canon 5D Mark II and several different lenses. When I am shooting for myself, there are many times when I want to have a camera that fits in my purse with the sole purpose of capturing moments easily. For these instances, I use the Panasonic Lumix. I bought this point and shoot camera at the suggestion of David Courtenay, a fellow photographer specializing in amazing wild life photography. The Panasonic Lumix takes great photos and even has HD Video. The camera is now a couple of years old, but I am sure that the newer models are great too.
Last year I went on family vacation to the Bahamas. Since we are a fair skinned Irish family, Carribean vacations are not typical for us. 
Even though I am pretty sure this was a once in a lifetime trip, I didn’t want to be bothered with the cumbersome professional gear. I brought along my Lumix and don’t have any regrets.
I tell my clients all the time to just keep snapping. Photos do not need to be perfect to be loved and cherished. Sometimes it’s just about the memories.
Next stop on the blog carousel is the very talented Grand Rapids baby and child photographer Dena Robles. Please stop by to see her interpretation of the theme, you are going to love it!
For more information and to view my full portfolio, please visit my website www.taramcglinchey.com.
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These are awesome! Looks like you all had a blast!
Looks like you and your family had a fun and lovely vacation! You managed to document your trip very well with your alternative camera choice. Makes me want to go there on vacation now when seeing yours!
your vacation looks amazing and is warming me up on a cold winter night!
Such a great trip and memories! I just bought a p&s for vacations too and such a great way to document a trip.
I agree, sometimes the art of the snapshot is forgotten when we shoot professionally so often. Imagine how many of these memories you would not have captured if you decided that one day to not lug your “big” out to the water. The perk for the pros is that our snapshots look amazing too
You’re absolutely right – it truly is all about the memories. I love your interpretation – Chris is right, warms me up on a cold Midwestern morning.
What a great vacation! Glad to hear you left your big camera at home with no regrets!
These are awesome! What a wonderful adventure you all had! I am with you – I rarely take my big gear on vacation. Its so much work to manage and keep track of and I sometimes just want to be in the moment with my family.
What a fun and stress-free way to capture your vacation – and you did it absolutely beautifully! The colors are gorgeous!
Totally agree – just create memories! And. . .totally warmed me up as well here in snowy Buffalo! xo
wow! what an incredible looking vacation!! I loved seeing all these shots, looks like you had a fantastic time!!