#existinphotos

A few days ago I read a blog post by Sue Bryce and found myself nodding and agreeing.  Then I watched a video and found myself nodding and agreeing again.  Then I went about my day.  After the kids were in bed and the house was quiet, I started thinking about it again.  I sat down and went through my photos from the last few months.  I counted how many photos I was in.  October 0/1291.  November 0/1061. December 0/525.  You starting to see a pattern?  Really?  There were NO photos of me? I was horrified.  And sad.  I think it comes down to pure laziness.  Too lazy to ask someone to take my camera and snap a photo.  Too lazy to put my camera on a tripod and take some selfies.  Maybe lazy is a harsh word...I'm busy!  Four kids makes for a crazy chaotic existence.  And honestly, I usually don't look like this.  Most often, my hair is in a messy bun, I'm wearing the same t-shirt I was wearing yesterday and I can't even find my makeup bag because it's been that long since I've worn any.

I suppose when my family looks back on our photos they will see their lives through my eyes.  There is value in that.  But I was there too.  I decided right then and there that I will #existinphotos.  I turned 39 this week and decided to use that day as the launch of my new project for 2015.  One of my photography goals for 2015 is to have at least one planned photo session per month that includes me.  I want my kids to be able to look back on these photos and see me as an individual, a wife and a mother.  I want to leave them a piece of who I was at 39.  I will make the time to do this.  So here's to a year of selfies and goal reaching.  

Would you like some amazing portraits to have as a keepsake for your family? Contact me so you can #existinphotos too.

ps.  My husband kinda likes these photos too :)