This blog entry now has been sitting in my drafts for more than two weeks while I waited impatiently for the perfect words to come to me. As I laid in bed the other night, berating myself again for having not yet completed it, I finally realized that no perfect words were coming... because I'm living in a big, fat state of denial! Yes, it's been more than a year since I first learned Jennifer and Sebastien would be taking their girls away from me... errr moving... but that doesn't make the reality of it any better. Nor does the fact that we were able to squeeze in one more shoot last October when I thought last April's shoot would be our last. It especially doesn't help that they moved out of the country... and not just to Canada, mind you, but all the way to England!
Of all of my long-term clients I've accumulated in my short photography career, I've been documenting the lives of Anais, Maelle and Camille the longest. Dubbed early on as "My Three Little French Girls," I've grown very fond of Jennifer & Sebastien's beautiful, spirited children and will miss them all very, very much! It was always such a delight for me to see the girls tumble excitedly out of the doors of the family van in anticipation of the fun we were going to have. I loved knowing they were as excited to see me as I was to see them : )
Thankfully, I was able to bid everyone farewell at the going away party thrown last month by their friends and family. For some reason, it wasn't until after I left the party that I came up with the idea to put together into a book a group of my favorite photographs from each of our shoots. Once I gathered all of the images, I decided sharing them together on my blog would be a fabulous way to show potential clients what I strive to create for my families... in essence, a collection of photographs that over time, document your family's growth and changes with an emphasis on capturing the spirit of each individual and the relationships between you.
It occurs to me now that not only do these photos document Jennifer & Sebastien's family over the past three and a half years, but they also span the length of my endeavor into professional photography as I met this family just a month after I finally "took the plunge." I must say selecting these photos was a humbling task as I spent a lot of time cringing while going through the shots from our first two shoots. In fact I was a little bit in awe that Jennifer ever asked me to work with her family again! The experience made me so incredibly thankful for clients like her and Sebastien who let me make guinea pigs of their children. When I first started, I had no concept of how happy this work would allow me to be, or how fulfilling it would be to create something so meaningful for the people I work with. Thank you... all of you... for allowing me to do what I firmly believe I was born to do. And now... on with the pictures..!
Of all of my long-term clients I've accumulated in my short photography career, I've been documenting the lives of Anais, Maelle and Camille the longest. Dubbed early on as "My Three Little French Girls," I've grown very fond of Jennifer & Sebastien's beautiful, spirited children and will miss them all very, very much! It was always such a delight for me to see the girls tumble excitedly out of the doors of the family van in anticipation of the fun we were going to have. I loved knowing they were as excited to see me as I was to see them : )
Thankfully, I was able to bid everyone farewell at the going away party thrown last month by their friends and family. For some reason, it wasn't until after I left the party that I came up with the idea to put together into a book a group of my favorite photographs from each of our shoots. Once I gathered all of the images, I decided sharing them together on my blog would be a fabulous way to show potential clients what I strive to create for my families... in essence, a collection of photographs that over time, document your family's growth and changes with an emphasis on capturing the spirit of each individual and the relationships between you.
It occurs to me now that not only do these photos document Jennifer & Sebastien's family over the past three and a half years, but they also span the length of my endeavor into professional photography as I met this family just a month after I finally "took the plunge." I must say selecting these photos was a humbling task as I spent a lot of time cringing while going through the shots from our first two shoots. In fact I was a little bit in awe that Jennifer ever asked me to work with her family again! The experience made me so incredibly thankful for clients like her and Sebastien who let me make guinea pigs of their children. When I first started, I had no concept of how happy this work would allow me to be, or how fulfilling it would be to create something so meaningful for the people I work with. Thank you... all of you... for allowing me to do what I firmly believe I was born to do. And now... on with the pictures..!
Lighthouse Park, Mukilteo
November 2005
Whatcom Falls Park, Bellingham
November 2006
November 2005
Whatcom Falls Park, BellinghamNovember 2006
Bob, the family pug!
Birch Bay State Park, Birch Bay
September 2007
September 2007
Woodstock Farm, Bellingham
April 2008
Cornwall Park, Bellingham
October 2008
It was on this bridge in Cornwall Park that I taught the girls how to play "Pooh Sticks," a game invented by one of my literary heroes, Winnie-The-Pooh. I was so delighted that Anais remembered this when I saw her at the party that I found the story in a used book store and sent it to the them as a going-away gift. They'll be living about an hour from the original Pooh Sticks bridge in England and now I can't help but think how great it would be to photograph them playing this game in the real Hundred Acre Wood : )
Going Away Party
February 2009
When I first arrived, I thought I would leave the camera in the car and just relax and have fun, but once we all gathered to toast the family's new beginning, in England I quickly slipped into photographer mode as I knew capturing these meaningful moments for the family was essential.
April 2008
Cornwall Park, Bellingham
October 2008
It was on this bridge in Cornwall Park that I taught the girls how to play "Pooh Sticks," a game invented by one of my literary heroes, Winnie-The-Pooh. I was so delighted that Anais remembered this when I saw her at the party that I found the story in a used book store and sent it to the them as a going-away gift. They'll be living about an hour from the original Pooh Sticks bridge in England and now I can't help but think how great it would be to photograph them playing this game in the real Hundred Acre Wood : )
Going Away Party
February 2009
When I first arrived, I thought I would leave the camera in the car and just relax and have fun, but once we all gathered to toast the family's new beginning, in England I quickly slipped into photographer mode as I knew capturing these meaningful moments for the family was essential.
The whole house was decorated in red, white and blue to represent the family's ties to England, France and the United States. The kids could not wait to dig into that cake!
Because rabies doesn't exist in the UK, Bob doesn't get to join the family there until August when his six month quarantine period is over. I made sure they got a few new pictures of Bob for them to look at when they are missing him most : )
This final picture has quickly become one of my favorites... my heart swelled when I stepped into the bathroom, closed the door and found this charming scene behind me. I knew it was something so familiar to Jennifer and Sebastien that they would never think to document it, so I sneaked back into the bathroom with my camera and did it for them! I thought it would make a perfect housewarming gift for their new home in England, so I surprised them with a framed print of it : )
To Jennifer, Sebastien and My Three Little French Girls... I won't say good-bye again and I can't possibly say thank you enough so I'll just say I think of you often and hope you all are adjusting well to your new life in Europe! Whether here or there, I know someday I'll take pictures of your family again and oh, what fun we will have!
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