Tacoma, WA Family Photography
This small handful of photographs I am sharing with you are jewels from many family’s lives. They are snippets of emotion that reflect how they love each other and how they engage as a family.
When you browse through old photos, what are you looking for? Which photos grab your attention first and make you feel something? The perfectly posed or the single moment captured candidly that can never be duplicated? What do you hope to pass on to your children when they inherit the legacy that is their family?
These questions can be answered in a multitude of ways because each of you are unique. This is the single most reason why I love photographing families. I come to each session excited because I know this is going to be special. I know I’m going to immortalize a piece of each family’s life and it will live on forever.
So much about our life flies right past us. We become so entrenched in the day to day and before you know it your baby has gone from crawling to riding a bike! You may think to yourself, “I don’t have time to schedule family photos.” Or, “I have a million and one pictures on my phone, why should I hire someone to take more!”
My answer to you is simple. In fact, it is a quote from one of my clients:
“This is our history. Every nuance, every freckle, every missing tooth, every tear and smile is who we are individually and collectively. I don’t want to miss any of those things. In fact, I want to be able to go back in time to relive them. One doesn’t realize this in the beginning of parenthood, but this time we have is so fleeting and irreplaceable. Photographs are the only thing I know of that will take me to those dear and treasured places.”
Dear Parents:
If you are a mother or father reading this, including yourselves in your family photos helps to create a complete story. I’m sure you remember flipping through old photo albums of your parents and grandparents when they were younger. So many questions about their lives would fill your head. Your imagination about what their lives were like would spawn your version of their story.
How fun this will be for your children as they become adults with families of their own. The photo albums you create now will become keepsakes of your life together. Generations come and go, but the thread that gently ties us together is tangible. Your well loved photographs will gather you close and help you relive those hurried years, one image at a time.
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