When we go away or do any family outings I am always torn between taking snapshots and looking for more artistic shots that capture the moment in a beautiful way.
The thing is I want both. I want the snapshots for the memories and a record of our life. I want the artistic shots to elevate our life, to see the beauty in the world.
So I do both kinds of photos. My thought today is which photos to post here. In other words what is my blog for? On one hand I want to post the record photos (regardless of low artistic merit), cause for me it is fun to go back through the posts and 'see' our life. But on the other hand I don't want to bore you, my visitors, with yada yada photos of my kids. I have gone back and forth on this. This morning I was thinking about this I decided that I will go ahead and post both because 1) in the end of the day a blog is for the owner, I am me and this is my space to post my vision and 2) I love looking at other folks snapshots, so why do I assume mine would bore others? I love to look through other folks wedding and holiday albums! I could spend all day looking at cute pictures on other blogs!
So.... you just never know what you will get when you visit. I just hope you come back by and say hello despite my gratuitous family pics.
Pictures of your family do not bore me. I just read the post before. So sorry poor Lily was so sick and so glad that Matthew was not in any pain. I was thinking of you all day wondering if you had made it there by now. So glad you are safe. Hope you have a wonderful trip and enjoy your family.
ReplyDeleteAw bless they look so lovely when there sleeping, i still think my
ReplyDelete14 yr old looks cute when hes asleep. I love snap shots there like the real life pics to me especially when you capture those pics when people dont know your taking them.
A picture can say a 1,000 words. I think there's definitely a place for both kinds of photos that you talk about.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a beautiful shot and I can't imagine anyone being bored by more like it. This picture immediately brought me back just a few short years to when I had a sleepy little guy in a stroller. Thanks for the good memory!
ReplyDeleteboth are good and family "snapshots" are really important ...ah the beauty of sleep !!
ReplyDeleteyour lovely snapshots are precious and we so enjoy getting to see snippets of your beautiful family! this one is just so sweet...please keep them coming, all of them!
ReplyDeleteHi Shona, Amen sister! Take those photos and we will all enjoy them. We like seeing your family...besides it is a 'mothering' blog too. :o)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you all are doing fine and Max's suit survived the trip I take it. :o) Your dogs are quite happy and Rebekah said she had a great time playing with them yesterday. All is well on the home front. They got to clean the plates..so they are happy. :o)
Max is just so precious in that picture by the way,Shona. :o)
ReplyDeleteI think that both are important! I do both (not that it matters to anyone necessarily)-- I also don't want to give people the impression that "look, all my pictures are lovely"... I'm also human... with a point and shoot :)
ReplyDeleteHow could I not want to see a snapshot of that beautiful baby? I don't see nearly enough of Max!
ReplyDeleteI never get tired of peoples snapshots. That's probably why I became a photographer! Love it all!
ReplyDeletemax is adorable, esp when sleeping!! glad you all made it there. have a great time. we are also visiting family in a few weeks - 20ish hr car ride each way. don't know if my little man will handle it well, he is fussy and clingy now!
ReplyDeleteFamily photos are how we get to know you. Bring 'em on!
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its amazing what a little cropping can do for a snapshot. and baby pics are awesome
ReplyDeleteI often debate over the same issue, not for posting for others but even for my own keeping! I have to remind myself that although they aren't always very lovely, snapshots are great documentation, and capture many memories.
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