Week 4 January 22 – 28
As we near the end of our 4th week of Project 52, I’m impressed with how many of us have kept up! And if you haven’t, don’t throw in the towel… a collection of 50 images at the end of the year is better than none.
So how did you do with self-portrait?
I’ve heard all sorts of excuses from my clients, especially women, about why they don’t want to get photographed.
“I want to lose weight first.”
“I need a haircut / color / new style… first.”
“I’m not dressed for it.”
“I feel silly getting my picture taken.”
(See my readers responses as to why they put it off on my FB page!)
Yeah, I get it. I really do. Even though I’m a photographer, I’m a mom first. And I’ve carried and nursed 3 babies. This body ain’t what it was 13 years ago.
But guess what girls? It’s not about you.
Getting your portrait taken isn’t FOR you. It’s for the people who love you.
I have exactly two photographs of my grandmother. In one, she’s posing with 5 generations (!) of family: me, my dad, her, her mom, her grandmother. In the other photo, she’s talking off camera at my First Communion celebration. It’s a candid.
She looks beautiful. And young. And healthy. The way I remember her before cancer took her away from us when I was 16.
And that is why you must. must! get photographed. It’s not for you. It’s not even really about you. It’s for your granddaughter. And it’s for her granddaughter. And for all the members of your circle of loved ones. They cherish you…
exactly the way you are.
Because, girlfriend, you’re not getting younger. Your hairstyle reflects the current trends. And your clothes? Don’t matter.
Your best friend, your son, your granddaughter will cherish the images of you one day, like you cherish the images of your loved ones. Exactly the way you remember them.
Get in the picture. Your granddaughter thanks you.
(clicking each image leads to its source.)
Cannot wait to see your beautiful selves.
