“Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished,
there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.”
~Henri Cartier-Bresson
Often families with babies and toddlers are diligent about getting photographs. Because little ones are only little ones for a very little while. But before you know it, little ones have become big ones with busy schedules, and faster than you can ever imagine, the big ones are leaving the proverbial nest and flying off to college. Which brings us right to the doorstep of the reality of the B-Family. Our goal was simple: capture life as it looks right now, in this fleeting moment, while everyone is still at home.
A little background: if a “Renaissance Man” is one whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas (think Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Copernicus), then this is “Renaissance Family”. They sing, dance, act, play piano & guitar, draw, debate, create, teach, ride unicycles, host church in their home, study broadly, have founded &
oversee a beautiful & powerful ministry to abandoned children in Nicaragua and the Phillipines, play tennis, cook, sew, and love deeply.
Funny story. Near the end of our session, we wanted to get pictures outdoors with pretty, glowy light. They suggested we drive to a nearby park. I pointed to the hill behind their backyard and asked, “what’s up there? Land or rooftops?” They said, “Oh that. It’s just ugly brown grass now. But there’s a fun rope swing…”
(ps. check the slideshow for rope swing action; rumor has it, one of the swinging marvels may have almost knocked over the photographer!)
