10/28/2021
For any of you that know me personally, you know I'm not a highly emotional person. I'm not one to cry easily or to really get choked up. Compared to my grandma who just would happen to get a sinus tickle every time we left. Well, maybe until recently. But I want to share a little behind the scenes with this image.
This image was taken toward the end of the session and it is one of my favorites. I'll tell you why.
This session had a lot going on. We were hoping for some fall colors but there just weren't any yet. There was one tree in this whole park that had started to change. So we did quite a bit of walking and trying to find good scenery and light. We also had 3 pups for this session. And you know me, I LOVE dogs, but 3 dogs doing their own thing can be a handful.
We found this spot with tall grasses that provided a great backdrop, filtered the light, and had some golden fall colors. At every session I try to get images of the kiddos with each parent individually. I think it is important. In this case, the daughter was trying to be silly by playing with mom's hair. Little did she know that she was creating a beautiful moment.
And then I lost it.
Tears. Swelling in my eyes.
I had to check the back of the camera to be sure I got the moment, and then I had them continue.
In this moment, with complete strangers to me to this point, I was connecting to my own mother. I would always be silly with my own mother, right up to her death. This moment reminded me of her and those times we had together. And those moments that I will never get to have again.
No matter how inconvenient a session may be. Or how stressful in the moment it may be. Just do it. It is worth it. I promise.
Imagine if they never had this moment. I cannot.
