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Hi All

Well its fast approaching and as a father who only gets to see his kids less and less as they grow up, I'm left scratching my head for ideas. Their mum always covers all the things that they want leaving me having to come up with the unusual. I must admit its getting hard with my daughter just short of 15 and my son just short of 14. So I thought I would ask the troops here for their thoughts on the following

Given that many on here work with professional models I thought about this

My daughter is using make up (far far too much for my liking :nono: :bang:). So I thought that seeing as I am very unlikely to get her to use less make up I might be able to get her to use make up properly, so I thought about buying her a days worth of tuition on how to use it well and look after her skin.

My son is showing a lot of interest in graphics and photography and is really really into Photoshop so I was wondering about something down those lines for him. I also considered a starter camera but not sure that he is there yet (the looking after stuff thing) He's just showing a real interest in everything creative at the moment and I would love to capatilise on it.

So knowledgeable people do any of you have any pointers, suggestions, guidance, ideas, anything, just so long as it helps me out.

Cheers all
 
If you've got the cash, an Olympus Mju for your boy is pretty much indestructable and a good start point.

can't speak about the girlie stuff as I don't have a daughter, but it sounds good.
 
Agree on both, sure your daughter will like the "girlie" day.

As for your son it sounds like a great idea, a camera to play with sounds like a great investment and at 14 I would imagine more than capable of looking after it.
 
i agree with both of your ideas i have a daughter at your daughters age and Bootsare doing some fantastic 3 for 2 gifts that i got her to help look after the skin and all that.
 
Perhaps with her 'beauty' day you can combine that with a nice portrait for the wall?
Something 'physical' after the event?
 
why dont you take your son somewhere like jessops and help him pick out a camera, it will be like a father - son bonding thing and it makes it seem like you have an interest in his hobbies.

im 16 nearly and my parents split up when i was little and i dont like my dad after the things he has done, but if he took an ounce of interest from me then i would feel better about going to see him.
 
Thanks for the replies :thumbs: think I need to be careful camera wise, will give it a bit more thought. Anyone know of any make up professionals that do guidance, etc that they could recommend. I like the idea of the portrait (she's at that age where she is always posing) please keep them coming the more ideas pointers etc the better and

"mastertrinity" I get exactly where you are coming from and I will take the advice :thumbs:

Cheers Everyone
 
You could try a MAC or Bobby Brown counter and ask them - they are awesome with make-up. I know it's not the experience you're after but it could show her a different way of applying the stuff to achieve maybe better effects? Then you could treat her to some make-up or clothes? A proper girlie day? There's also Benefit and Clinique but I think that the first two are more fashionable in their make-up style/image. As for your son, how's about a graphics tablet? Mine came with elements which would give him a taster for graphics and a bit of photo manipulation?
 
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