Taken with Canon 6D and Canon 35 mm 2.0 lens
Settings: f/3.2 1/160 6400
I’m going to be transparent, and tell you guys that this photo is old. Taken last January as a matter of fact. It leads me to talk about something I always preach but evidently haven’t been following.
GET IN THE PHOTO.
As mothers we are always documenting our children. We take their photos at big events, we take their photos on vacation, we take their photo at life events. But we forget to show that
WE WERE THERE.
We forget to hand off the “good camera”. We forget to set our timer and get in the photo. We forget to show that
WE WERE HERE.
So for the theme of motherhood, I want to remind you not to just BE a mother. Document it. Document the kisses the hugs, the parties, the vacations the graduations.
PROVE that you were there.
Document your version of motherhood.
Now head on over to Mimi’s blog and see her version of motherhood.
Andrea @ MouseInMyPocket.com
Monday 1st of June 2015
Thanks for the tips of taking photos to capture motherhood. I'm not a mom yet, so I didn't have anything that really inspired me to complete this challenge the week it was due, but I did get around to catching up with a post this week.
Nellie @ Brooklyn Active Mama
Tuesday 19th of May 2015
amen to ALL of this! We ARE there shoot, most of the time we have orchestrated the outing haha, great reminder. I need to hand over the good camera way more often than I currently do!
Daenel T.
Saturday 16th of May 2015
So true. I look at the pictures of my kids when they were little and I'm in precious few of them. The only proof that I was there is the occasional thumb in the shot. LOL
Another thing I had to learn was to not always worry about each photo being perfect. My photos for this week aren't the best but they capture joy and two milestones in my daughter's life. And that's all that matters.
K. Elizabeth (YUMMommy)
Friday 15th of May 2015
I'm getting better and making sure that I'm in the picture. It is important that our children not only have memories to look back on, but to see us sharing those memories with them.
Sonya
Friday 15th of May 2015
Great photo!!! I need to do a better job of getting into the photos with my children. My daughter loves taking pictures, but son is getting to the point where he doesn't want to take may photos. So I try to sneak and take pictures, but half of the end up with his hands over his face...lol