ffs people wake up… kid walks around and shoots everything that looks interesting… that's it. there's nothing more to it. if it wasn't for her parents who are photographers and could pull some strings to make showcase of her work available no one would notice anything special about a kid wandering around with a point-and-shoot.

I agree with tage01, this is just a 3 y/o with a point and shoot. There is nothing interesting about this. My 3 y/o has figured out my 7D and he shoots a lot of cool stuff with it, does that make him a prodigy? NO. And a showcase worthy artist? NO. He is just having fun and learning how a camera works. Why mess that up for him like these parents did for their daughter? Selfish if you ask me. Drawing attention to their own work by exploiting their daughter.

I am a photographer and I still feel like a 3 yr old walking around with a point and shoot. I think this is great. Good for her and good for her parents for encouraging their daughter to be creative. How can anyone say this is a bad thing??

I'm a professional photographer and think this story is cool. I've noticed a lot of negative comments, many of them from photographers, and I think they are missing the point. Of course the photos aren't 'exhibition worthy' in any professional sense, and of course many other kids might be able to also shoot equally good or better stuff (tho my 2 year old hasn't gotten to grips with my iPhone camera just yet). But this isn't about “art” so much as it is about the fact that photography needn't be about technology, camera models or expensive lenses but simply a way of recording what you see in the world. It's not about the images themselves (tho I enjoyed their naturalness and innocence) as it is about showing the way Ruby (and, yes, perhaps any other 3 year old with a camera) sees the world. In that sense I found the story/images edifying. The parents themselves have stated that this is not to be taken too seriously, and any photographer (or otherwise) that gets worked up about it is only gonna look jealous or bullish. I personally wish Ruby all the best with her future career :)

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My oldest (9) likes to walk around the neighborhood with my iphone and shoot photos of interesting things (plants, old type on a street, a car with jewels glued all over it). We post it to a private photoblog to show friends & family.

The object as I see it is to teach her to “see” – to notice beauty, and through the process of curating and posting, learn what makes art.

I think that's what this 3 year old's parents are essentially doing; encouraging her to notice beauty/interestingness and encouraging her to think about her. The gallery show is really just an additional step. The fact that some see value in some of the prints (many are not really noteworthy IMHO, on their own merits) is just icing on the cake.

Insightful comments, Ford & Paul. Art = what? =)

My parents are photographers as well. All of my sisters and I were learning manual focus and some very basic aperture and shutter speed settings (really just not to play with them) by three. Clearly the standards have been lowered.

That's not to say I think letting the girl play with a camera is pointless, I would never have developed the eye I have today without all those hours and rolls of film. It should be PLAY though, not an excuse to set your three year old up with an exhibition and publicity (however minor it is).

Simplicity and beauty from a childs perspective. Refreshing.

I m getting laugh….why is there so noise around.This is just something being shared by a gardener(Ruby's parents) about the new bud(Ruby and her photography) grown on the plant.We all are global family.And in a family every small thing shared is cherished…..This is something to be happy about…..it's a new life taking shape….com'mon guies…..let's encourage her n her parents for guiding her as well as giving her …her own space just like abutterfly!
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…they're not good, at all. If I had the money to give my 3 year old a good camera and her own photography debut, I would. This is ridiculous, cute but not worth the hype.

Well, let's see–The story is about a girl in San Francisco, which is in America.
The comment addresses the likelihood that the child receives assistance and promotion from people who know what they're doing, so it's no big deal.
Strangely, winningkid has decided to call out a commentor for observing the obvious, which is that it is no big deal, insults the United States, and accuses everyone in the country of thinking they are great and so is the future generation–Even though the commentor said the exact opposite.
I have GOT to wonder where winningkid's photos are.

Reminds me of the documentary “My Kid Could Paint That”, the documentary about a young artist, who coincidentally had artist parents, who sold her paintings for thousands of dollars. Then everyone grew really suspicious because there was no video evidence that she had ever done the works herself. This seems to be similar. The kid might take the pictures. People buy them because they're by a 3 year old. If they were taken by a 25 year old, they wouldn't be as cute and kitschy. It's just further proof that people can be manipulated into buying pretty much anything.

well, isn't that what we are supposed to do? have fun and shoot everything that looks interesting? what's the point of photography then? knowing the difficult parts of a camera doesn't make you a photographer just like having the best camera out there doesn't make you a photographer either. That kid, photographing whatever, is the very essense of photography, you being uptight, isn't.

LOLOL!!!

Now, THAT would be an Interesting Photo!

Oh, you Americans…

Even Americans think this is ridiculous. If she wasn’t 3, nobody would care. This reminds me of that blind photographer post on PP…

the point of this is seeing through the eye’s of a small child.  They have a different perspective then adults and I’m assuming you failed art school because of the lack of conception. 

I’m glad you weren’t my teacher. You completely missed the point.

i agree; this story has nothing to do with “connections by the parents” either you get on board or you don’t (period)

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