I love taking photos but more than that, I love what a photograph represents. It represents life being lived. A good worn out pair of jeans that has a story. That 30 year old Feltman brothers gown that looks as good as new. The prayers that were finally answered. That look that only they know. I really believe that my job is bigger than creating perfect photographs. It is about getting to the heart and soul of whoever I am photographing. It is about creating an image that will allow time to stand still. I am realizing more & more that time does not stop. My babies are growing and I am sad. I am sad that everything really does have to change. I grieve that this house will someday be someone else's first home. I can't do much to stop all of this changing but I can capture it for what it is: beautiful, rugged memories. Memories are not always white lace & promises fulfilled but they always give us what we can't have now which is a look into our past. And, photographs go even beyond memories. They allow one to see what is no longer there.
Those baby rolls that are now lean, strong legs.
That long hilly road that led up to your best friends house.
The smooth lines in a young girls face as she hopes for the future.
Four generations with the newest baby girl- one now in heaven.
When it was just the two of you. When it was just the three of you. When your family was complete- or so you thought.
The little ballerina who only wanted you and now wants everyone but you.
The smiles that were untainted by the disappointments of this world.
The melt-down that could only be cured by his Mommy's arms.
This is what I want to give you: life lived as it is. I am not going to photoshop a face in for you or make you look thinner. (there is a place for that stuff but just not here!) If a baby is crying, that is life being lived. If you all look perfect, then I might suggest to loosen up a little! Be yourself and let the truth in the beauty shine through your photographs. So, come and just be.
And, we are just being snotty-nosed and cinnamon-faced in these photos! And, that is life around our house...
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