The Seasons of Life

We all have thought about “seasons”. I’m not talking about winter, spring and summer, but the seasons of our lives. When you suddenly realize all your friends have “big kid jobs” after college graduation or maybe all your friends are now all married and having babies because your life is full of baby showers. For me, I’m in the season where we are attending our friends’ kids’ graduation parties and in some cases, weddings.  Our daughter is in college so the season of running to ball games and school functions is just a memory. I kind of miss that but being in a new season brings its own joys. When you reflect on this and look back at each of the seasons of your life – these seasons together create your life’s journey. Each holds fond memories and good stories to tell, and I’m sure even some thoughts of “boy I’m glad I don’t have to go through THAT again”. Our memories can bring us comfort and laughter - but what is it about those memories that you can pass to your kids or grandchildren? The most popular answer here are photographs.

Daily snapshots of our lives, carefully printed are priceless and so necessary. But professional portraits, created with longevity in mind, are what will stand the test of time…to be the legacy that is passed down to the next generation. The ipods and other toys and gifts become outdated and quickly forgotten; the season for ball games comes too quickly to an end, but photographs never become tired or outgrown.

For 2013 we are concentrating on the seasons of your life. Getting to know your family or child or yourself is the key to our work. As the artist I strive to find the joy within and do what it takes to portray that through my camera.  We see seasons such as the season of family enjoying each other outdoors, or with the beauty of fall colors; the season of a child’s life – portraits masterfully crafted preserving this milestone in your child’s life that school pictures just don’t capture; the season of new life – from maternity through first year portraits; each season is worth remembering and documenting. After being in business in this area for over 20 years, I have seen generations grow and live through each of their seasons. I just had a newly engaged man mention to me that I did his First Communion Portraits.  Another who brought in her baby for portraits, I had done her senior portraits 10 years before.  This is what life is all about, seeing the joy and growth of others.

This year, we are proud to be offering new canvas collections and growth albums. All with your legacy in mind but that you will be proud to display now. And you will never look back at your portraits and laugh saying “what was I thinking?”

Take a moment from your busy schedule and make this season in your family’s or child’s life a priority and ask us masterfully and creatively preserve this time for you. Making the decision to do this you will find you are glad you did and so will generations to come. What season is your family in?