One of those lightbulb moments…

you know the kind right? When all of a sudden it just falls into place. Sometimes we need one of those moments to get us going or we might have one of those moments when we are beginning to loose heart. I had a significant lightbulb moment about 6 years or so ago which has slowly made some real changes to my life. That moment was this picture:

it is my daughter who at the time was just 2. It was this photograph of her that made me realise how powerful an image can be. To me, this shot captured so much of her character, her soul and spirit. As her mum obviously i may pick up those intuitively.

But those things are greatly facilitated by the photographer. Like a storyteller, gently leading the viewer’s gaze to settle on the parts of the image that you want to pull their heart strings, capturing a moment in time so truthfully that the you are somehow ‘there’ in that moment once again. Whenever i look at this image I always feel that. My shy, sweet little girl who was unsure but quietly confident. I think i said to the photographer at the time that he had captured ‘just her’

I didn’t know much about photography then. Once I started getting interested in it and understood the principles of portrait photography I frequently came back to this image and would always strive to ‘find’ that image that captures a personality so well. It is one of my favourite shots of my little girl and probably always will be.

Yesterday…the man who took this beautiful shot of my daughter, a talented and generous photographer and friend tragically lost his 5 year fight against the evil that is cancer.

He was the same age as me.

This week is dedicated to him. thanks so much for the inspiration…..

 

 

 

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this new year…

 

The start of a new year. All of us fall into the habit of thinking how we can change things. Its a universal thought (it would seem). I always do it. Though I am not really that great, in recent years, at making resolutions at all. The inevitable disappointment that comes with not living up to the expectations and demands you have on yourself.

This year a blogger friend mentioned to me that she would be, being involved in a little motivational linky thing and would i like to be part of it. I realised that actually I might like to. Dip a toe into the pool and see if in actual fact the water is warm.

So..resolutions…hmmmm.

You know what, years ago when i used to be a lot more involved in the scrapbooking world (yes..really) there was a trend to choose a word at the start of the year. A word that meant something to you and what you wanted from the year, a word that maybe inspires you, lifts you..gives you an anchor to hang onto or just simply makes sense to where you are, what you are at this year.

So got me thinking…what would be my word. The end of last year was pretty stressful so i was lingering over whether or not to have ‘relax’ or ‘sleep’ even! But instead i have gone with…

an·tic·i·pate

/anˈtisəˌpāt/

Verb
  1. Regard as probable; expect or predict.
  2. Guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared.
Why that is my word can and what it means to me i will explain another time…and i might even learn myself what it means to me as i do. I just felt that this word is my word this year and that is where i am hanging my hat.

What about you?

Motivational Monday

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