“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”--Aaron Siskind
Yep...that's me crying. That's my sister stealing my binki. Yep.
What I do matters to me just as much as it matters to my paying client.
I heard this thought process spoken at a recent seminar and I was blown away. Never have I truly been able to articulate why I do what I do and most importantly, why I turned my life upside down (and my husbands) to pursue photography full-time.
I take my job seriously. At the end of the day...at the end of your time, the pictures that I take will preserve not only what you looked like, but who you truly were as a person. I'm capturing the essence of you and your family at that very moment. And hopefully, for generations to come, there will be stories of not what you looked like, but who you were as a person. There is nothing more important than that.
I've always been enthralled with photographs. I can remember as a child pouring over my family's photo albums in the basement. Laughing and giggling with my siblings at how different my parents had looked and the changes that had taken place. And I still look at those photo albums...I treasure those images of our day-to-do life of how we were. And I can't wait to do that for my children.
Isn't my mom a hottie here? This is how I used to kiss...arms back and all.
You'll never get this moment in time back. So why are you waiting? Take those pictures. Whether it be hiring a professional or using your point and shoot, you're going to want to remember this.
And yes...what I do truly matters. At the end of the day, I'm capturing someones legacy. And that is a very important job my friends. Long after you have forgotton everything, I want you to remember the little things.
My dad still makes me laugh like this...
--Thanks to Bobbi + Mike for giving me the inspiration to finally articulate my job so clearly!
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