For those of you who are like me, always stepping aside, quickly standing up straight, or hiding your flaws when a camera points your way, read this!
For as long as I can remember, I have made sure to capture those I love on camera so that I will always have those memories forever. Yet, with all the memories I have caught on camera of my family and friends, I have not allowed for memories of me in this life to be caught on camera. Which means that I have only a few photos of myself and my kiddos or of my husband and I, and maybe a handful with my extended family and friends.
Choosing a hobby of photography has made it easy to hide behind the camera instead of ending up in front of it! As much as I felt I was doing something great by capturing others in moments we will never have again, I was allowing time to pass with little or no proof of my presence and love for my family, friends, and life!
This article/post has reminded me how important something such as a photo can mean to another, when a loved one is gone. And my thoughts were, "If I passed tomorrow, did I leave enough to remember me by?"
From now on, I will be working on allowing myself to be caught on camera, enjoying this life that I do love! I would love for others later to "see" how much I did enjoy and how much I truly love my family and friends! Knowing how much I treasure the photos I have of lost loved ones, I need to allow myself to be caught, flaws and all, on camera so that someday, I too may be remembered by those I hold dear. And maybe even some great-great-great grandchildren, many years from now.
For as long as I can remember, I have made sure to capture those I love on camera so that I will always have those memories forever. Yet, with all the memories I have caught on camera of my family and friends, I have not allowed for memories of me in this life to be caught on camera. Which means that I have only a few photos of myself and my kiddos or of my husband and I, and maybe a handful with my extended family and friends.
Choosing a hobby of photography has made it easy to hide behind the camera instead of ending up in front of it! As much as I felt I was doing something great by capturing others in moments we will never have again, I was allowing time to pass with little or no proof of my presence and love for my family, friends, and life!
This article/post has reminded me how important something such as a photo can mean to another, when a loved one is gone. And my thoughts were, "If I passed tomorrow, did I leave enough to remember me by?"
From now on, I will be working on allowing myself to be caught on camera, enjoying this life that I do love! I would love for others later to "see" how much I did enjoy and how much I truly love my family and friends! Knowing how much I treasure the photos I have of lost loved ones, I need to allow myself to be caught, flaws and all, on camera so that someday, I too may be remembered by those I hold dear. And maybe even some great-great-great grandchildren, many years from now.
**This article hit me hard the day I read it. To be honest, it brought me to tears when I wrote the note above and shared the link on facebook.
Read it here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teresa-s-porter/so-youre-feeling-too-fat-to-be-photographed_b_4351360.html
I am so happy you will be joining the crowd and not always insist on being behind the camera. I love being behind the camera too but not for the same reasons and yet the result is the same, being mission from family, life and adventures in the picture/memory arena. Welcome!
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ReplyDeleteWe are here, though we've been quite busy. Spring comes and all of a sudden I have a million...and two, things to do!
DeleteI hope to make time soon to come back to blog land! I do miss it, and all my blogger buddies.