What am I talking about?
Being IN the photographs myself!!!
My grandmother passed away at the end of January and for her funeral I created a slideshow of images from her life. In order to do this I needed to look back through photo albums and find the photographs that best represented her and how she lived, and there were so many fabulous images of her with those she loved... It made me question whether my children or (one day) grandchildren would be able to look back at photos of their lives and see me.
Soon after those questions arose, my Mother came to visit and brought with her a box full of slides - images of my childhood. My children sat for hours looking through them all asking questions about my life, asking their grandma about her life, relishing in the stories and images that gave them a picture of who we are and who we have been before they knew us.
These experiences have led me to consciously make a choice to be IN the photographs more, not just behind the camera!
And so has been born The Self-Portrait Project.
The aim of this project is to make sure that AT LEAST once a month I am in FRONT of the camera. This might mean capturing moments in my children's life where I am a part of it, or it could mean capturing a moment of my own life that represents who I am.
A project like this also allows me to practice a whole lot of technical photographic skills from a very different perspective, and puts me in the position of my clients so I am better able to understand their insecurities and inhibitions.
I am excited about this project and although it is a personal project of mine I am excited to share the journey with you. I would love for you to join me in this project. You can post your images to my Facebook Page or email them to me - info@suzannewillson.com.au. Once a month I will share them on my blog.
Let's turn the camera around and make sure we are creating memories for our families that include US!!!
Because even us ORDINARY people really are EXTRAORDINARY!
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