Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. —Franklin P. Jones—
When I was a kid the first place I’d go every morning was mom & dad’s bed. First thing. And when I got sick, I’d spend the entire day there. Dad would bring me soup. I’d watch cartoons. I would feel better just being there. I’m not the only one, am I?
So it makes sense that the first stop for almost any at home family portrait session is mom & dad’s room. Nothing deserves to be captured like the fun that takes place and by some miracle the light is always right!
Ok bear with me. Look past the teen friendly presentation and envision your children or family pictures in these unique display ideas.
These PhotoBox Frames are great for displaying multiple pictures as well as easily changing them out anytime the mood strikes you and they have a nice clean look that would work great in a variety of locations — not just a teenagers space!
The Create Your Own Wall Mural canvases would be great in a play room or other fun space. I love that they come with grommets in place, ready to hang! And the Lightup Photo Boxes? Seriously just stop it. A backlit photo in one of these could be really amazing.
It might just be because it’s the end of a long day, but I cried seconds into this video. Then watched it a few more times until my tears stopped and I felt a little less lonely, a lot more connected and really proud to be a mom. I hope it does the same for you.
A new website and look has been a long time coming. And, here it is!
I’m still tweaking things here and there so links may be disconnected and blog posts imported from the old blog may be in need of some adjustments — I’m working on it.
I still haven’t placed it, but something about this precious little girl reminded me so much of my baby girl. So much so I got a little tickle in my stomach.
Every now and then I stop taking personal pictures.
I like the control of being able to stop since I can’t exactly up and decide I’m not going to shoot for clients anymore. A week or two of not shooting goes by and suddenly I’m struck with the desire to get the camera out of my work bag. Next thing I know I’m taking pictures of the roof out of my office window because Kendall’s napping and I’ve photographed everything in this house to death already.
Lately, it seems every time I pull out of the garage with no one else in the car the first thing I do is reach for my iPhone and and start taking pictures. Yes, right from the car. Usually multiple shots of the same area of sky, a landscape or two, a self portrait, rinse, lather, repeat. It’s my way of holding on to the quiet or maybe my way of making a little noise to disrupt too much quiet. Either way I’ve found it to be great therapy.
A week or two ago while she napped peacefully I was scheming a grand adventure to a local nature area for when she woke up. The weather was perfect. 70 degrees. Sunny. The kind of mid-October day that insists you get of the house and enjoy it or else.
My plans included a game of chase, gravel inspecting and most important to me a perfect portrait shoot in honor of her upcoming birthday. She woke up. We drove over. We chased, we inspected, we chased, we inspected. She made it clear my camera was boring her and that “the portrait shoot” I had envisioned wasn’t going to happen.
Turns out it was nothing like what I imagined. It was even better, that is after I gave up on the notion of perfect and just had fun. Happy Birthday to the most charming person I have ever met!
