I have a large mirror on the wall in our living room. Eric made it for me a few years ago. We bought the plain mirror at Home Depot and then he designed, built and painted black a wooden frame for it.
I pass this mirror every time I go to or from our bedroom. Since the changing table and baby bed are in there, I am going in and out of our room and passing by this mirror many times every day.
Not surprisingly, there is often a little baby in my arms as I traipse back and forth putting away clean clothes and changing diapers.
I love the view I see in the mirror as I pass by of my little girl slung over my shoulder; sometimes asleep, sometimes not.
And I can't help but grab my camera and snap a few.
Over the course of the last 8 weeks I've amassed a little collection of these mirror pictures. They make me smile every time I see them.
I love how little she looks and how I can see how much she grown by comparing the pictures.
I love that I'm in the pictures too, even if I'm usually in ratty clothes (apparently I throw on that gray sweatshirt a lot!) with my hair pulled back in a ponytail and no makeup and with a large, black camera in front of my face. This is about the only way that I get to be in the pictures with my baby since I'm always behind the camera.
But, every once in a while I manage to get my face in the frame, too.
I think I've started a little tradition that I hope continues as Clara grows. It's something special that I've only shared with her; only Clara has a collection of these quirky snapshots.
Capturing the little moments. Making memories. That's what photography is about.
5 comments:
I love the idea and the way you've made some different for your 4th chld. And it's so cool that you get to incorporate your love of photography as part of it.
She really has grown! The pictures are great.
You look wonderful!
And, seriously Colleen, your children could be models. They are just SO beautiful!
And you know I love your photography. Just stunning:)
She wud indeed cherish these pictures when she grows old.. how she looked each day, from the time she's born..
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