Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] dear god - do NOT photograph your child's birth!
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:42:06 -0500

>believe me, your kid does not need events like this photographed. and
>neither does your wife. hold her hand and give her some encouragement and
>cut the umbillical cord if you have to, but don't photograph it. some
>things are better left a private mystery.

That's absurd.  We have pictures of our child's birth, and we treasure them!
Both of us are very glad I took them.  Just don't use flash unless you want
to possibly damage the baby's eyes.

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