How long have you been shooting? Since you were 20? Maybe 16? Or maybe you started REALLY early and picked up your first camera at 10 years old. Well, these photographers have you beat for sure!

These future 500pxers have been “shooting” since they were two, one, or even zero years old. Most hadn’t even mastered walking yet before they picked up their first SLR. Plus they’re all adorable… so there’s that. Happy Monday everyone!


He’s probably thinks he’s better than the rest of us because he learned on a Kodak Brownie…

The Photographer by Liz Straight on 500px.com

He DEFININTELY shoots manual.

First Camera by Benjamin Essen on 500px.com

The trick to taking amazing photos? Visualize your shot ahead of time!

New Born|Davi Luiz by Thiago Cosentino on 500px.com

He accepts no shake in his images… a remote trigger is a must.

Already Getting the Picture by Hezekiah Pugh on 500px.com

Not sure what’s cooler, the hat or the camera… okay it’s the camera.

Winter Shooting by Wesley Armson on 500px.com

Is this thing on!?

Master Photographer by J.J. Taylor on 500px.com

The look we all get when we look through our first twin-lens reflex viewfinder… magic.

Smile please by Branislav Brzula on 500px.com

It’s important to get lots of rest between shoots…

Future 500 pixer by Kevin Cook on 500px.com

A tripod is even more important when your hands aren’t big enough to hold the camera.

Just started! by Petr Jan Jura?ka on 500px.com

To Photoshop, or not to Photoshop… that is the question.

Baby photographer by Nicolas.M  photographie on 500px.com

She shoots only hand-held and in natural light… a purist from the start.

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Ah, an early adopter of the “tongue out focus” technique.

The photographer... by Jaan Al Balushi on 500px.com

Well… they say you should ALWAYS have your camera on you right?

My Little Photography Buddy by Danny  on 500px.com

Hasn’t quite mastered the concept of the viewfinder yet…

Newborn Photographer by Tetyana Kovyrina on 500px.com

Favorite Lens? Check. Favorite Body? Check. Open slot for mid-shoot nap? Zzzzzz.

At Peace With Nikon by Nathaniel Smalley on 500px.com

Dad’s such a back-seat shooter… stifling my creative vision pops!

The little photographer II by Dan Tivadar on 500px.com

He only shoots film, and you’ll never convince him to switch!

Little photographer by Eszter Virt on 500px.com

This little guy fell asleep mid-lens-swap. Don’t laugh… you’d be exhausted too if the lens was as tall as you are.

Photographer in Training by Brad Telker on 500px.com

Never said they were all gonna be human babies…

Puppy Sleeping in Camera Bag by Alicja Zmys?owska on 500px.com

Always check your lens for smudges and spots before you go out to shoot.

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Have your own pint-sized photographer-in-training? Upload your photo to 500px and drop a link in the comments! And if you wanna see more adorable little photogs, this post from a few months ago is definitely worth checking out.