The Importance of Photos

If life, there is great love & sometimes there is great loss.  It doesn’t make sense.  As a photographer, I realize the importance of photos more than ever.  Life is busy and there will always be a reason to hold off getting photos done, but it’s important. 

Photography is a journey, and I’ve realized this year that as a photographer my job is to come into your life and capture the love you have.  It’s a job I take very seriously because of it’s impact.   You are loved so deeply by the people in your life.  It’s important to capture who you are, or who your loved ones are along the walk of life.  Because as life travels forward and as you look back, there are these precious photos to tell the story of your love. 

Don’t wait.  As women, we are our own worst critics.  There never seems to be a good time to get photos done of ourselves.  BUT if only we could see ourselves through the eyes of those who love us, we would celebrate who we are. 

My job as a photographer is to capture it for you.  It doesn’t matter if you are at a place where you would rather lose 10 pounds before pictures are taken.  Your loved ones love you for exactly who you are RIGHT NOW.   Your body, spirit, soul…as it is at this very moment. 

This week I’ve had several conversations with a friend questioning whether or not we can go forward taking photos through grief, because along with this job, you do see and experience grief.  We are so invested in who we are taking pictures of, it is heart breaking when you see loss happen to good people.  As I’ve thought about it through sleepless nights, it came to me that it is the very purpose of what we do: to forever capture a loved one’s spirit through photography. 

So I invite you today, to contact whoever your photographer of choice may be and capture the spirit of who you love.  And if you decide to get pictures of yourself done, ensure that you look at the photos through the eyes of those who love you most because it’s important to them that your spirit is captured. 

From my heart to yours,
Christine