Fun Out of the Sun

Last week I photographed different indoor activity centers for children for an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Three of a Kind photo feature. I visited Play in Roswell, which uses trampolines and foam pits to entertain children. I also visited DacKids in Acworth, a pirate themed activity center complete with foam block firing cannons. Finally I photographed Mighty Jumps in Atlanta, a more conventional indoor inflatable activity center. All three of the centers had great opportunities for photographs. These are my favorite images from the assignment.

Pierce Hufham, 7, (center) is bounced into the air on a trampoline by John Thorpe and Caitlyn Goodfellow at Play in Roswell on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Play is an indoor activity center for children that uses trampolines, foam pits and inflatables.

 

Gracie Madison, 7, of Acworth, closes her eyes as she cannonballs into one of the foam pits at Play in Roswell on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Play is an indoor activity center for children that uses trampolines, foam pits and inflatables.

 

Palmer Rabun, 3, of Woodstock, (center) leaps off of a ramp into one of the foam pits at Play in Roswell on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Play is an indoor activity center for children that uses trampolines, foam pits and inflatables.

 

Shea Chanon's sunglasses fall onto her face as she bounces on a trampoline with her daughter Maysie, 1, at Play in Roswell on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Play is an indoor activity center for children that uses trampolines, foam pits and inflatables.

 

Cooper Isaacs, 6, leaps off of a ramp as he is supervised by John Thorpe at Play in Roswell on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

 

Layla Powers, 3, (left) peeks into the window of an inflatable tunnel as Jeremiah Daniels, 6, navigates the obstacle course inside at DACKids Pirates Cove in Acworth on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. DACKids has a large, sand covered playground with working foam ball cannons and inflatables.

 

Jada Allen, 7, (right) and Ty Johnston, 5, (left) aim their foam ball cannons on the playground at DACKids in Acworth on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. DACKids has a large, sand covered playground with working foam ball cannons and inflatables.

 

Talan Dotson, 4, (right) and Joseph Boyd, 4, (left) aim a foam ball cannon on the playground at DACKids in Acworth on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. DACKids has a large, sand covered playground with working foam ball cannons and inflatables.

 

Ben Sollicito, 6, holds onto foam balls as he makes his way to a foam cannon across the rope ladder on the playground at DACKids Pirates Cove in Acworth on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

 

Hunter Redden, 3, runs through an obstacle course inside one of the inflatables at DACKids Pirates Cove in Acworth on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

 

Berkleigh Jones, 4, puts her hands over her face as a foam ball flies towards her on the playground at DACKids in Acworth on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

 

Henry Massieflies through the air as he plays on one of the inflatables at Mighty Jumps off of Collier Rd. in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Mighty Jumps opened under new management in 2009.

 

Mika Baltes, 11, hangs in the air as he grabs onto the basketball goal while bouncing on one of the inflatables at Mighty Jumps off of Collier Rd. in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Mighty Jumps opened under new management in 2009.

 

Henry Hurley, 2, (center) holds onto the neck of an inflatable dinosaur as his sister Grace Hurley, 5, jumps up and down at Mighty Jumps off of Collier Rd. in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Mighty Jumps opened under new management in 2009.

 

Lily Baker, 1, climbs out of one of the inflatables at Mighty Jumps off of Collier Rd. in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 27, 2011.

 

Mika Baltes, 11, hangs in the air as he grabs onto the basketball goal while bouncing on one of the inflatables at Mighty Jumps off of Collier Rd. in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Mighty Jumps opened under new management in 2009.

 

Morgan Massie, 7, lands on one of the inflatable pegs as her brother Henry climbs an obstacle at Mighty Jumps off of Collier Rd. in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 27, 2011.