Hello! I'm Megan, I like long walks on the beach....
No, wait. That's not true. I'm not big on sand. I know first impressions are important and all- and I wish I could come up with something a little more interesting than "I'm a work-at-home Mom, currently in the trenches of raising two young children while trying to keep my sanity."
But, honestly, that's about as exciting as it gets in my average day-to-day. And I'm good with that. More than good, actually. Because I think the view from my office chair (relocated to the living room when we had to convert my office into a nursery- surprise!), is pretty darn good.
Current View. It's 10:30 in the morning, he's eating a cookie, and he's dumped out all the crayons. Totally rockin' this mom thing.
See those little ones up there? They are the reason I leapt head-first into photography in the first place. I'm not sure if it's because they're growing up so quickly, or because I'm overly sentimental, but they make me want to take what I see and freeze that moment in time. In 30 years, I want to look back with them at pages and pages of photo albums and I want them to know they were loved. That even though I was always in the trenches, always behind on laundry and dishes, and a little disorganized with their school papers and deadlines...that I saw them and cherished the little moments that make up their childhoods. I want them to look at those pictures and see themselves how I saw them all these years. And I want these moments for myself, too. I never want to forget these days.
Just a couple of cell phone images, because #momlife. #workwithwhatyouvegot
Now I am not one of those people who believe we have to document all of these moments with the help of a professional- our parents got by just fine with Polaroids and disposable cameras, and those images are no less cherished than any others we had done. But I DO believe in printing. Print everything you love. Put them in a box or an album. Back it up digitally or with a second print, but print for the long-term. Print so Future You can look back on these days you're living in right this minute.
And when something big comes up? Some milestone or simply the desire for formal family portraits (that you're actually in for once)? That's when I hope you will trust me to capture what you see when you look at your own family.