My Style, Example #4 - Beyond the Face | Maryland Fine Art & Lifestyle Photographer

Ok, I don't want this to get too long and drawn out - but I have two more examples to share with you. And while at first glance, these next two sort of seem to contradict each other, they actually go hand in hand at the same time.

I love to capture things beyond your child's face. Rather than having them look at the camera and smile, I prefer to instead capture who they are.

The image above is one of my most cherished images of my daughter. In a sense, it could be anyone's daughter. My husband didn't even know which daughter it was when I showed it to him - he actually guessed wrong. The image isn't about what she looks like as much it is about what she loved at that very moment. It's about the essence of childhood at it's most innocent. It's what I'm going to look back on and feel something every time I see it.

It's about capturing a child's spirit.

Or again, the essence of a relationship.

Or those tiny little details you'll soon wish you could remember so clearly.

I want you to look at an image and be able to actually view the feeling of the moment.

If you haven't noticed by now - I am totally driven by feelings in my work. In my mind, what's the point of an image if you don't feel a soul-stiring when you view it? When you watch home movies of your kids, you tend to get teary eyed because, aside from the size they once were, you think of their personalities and quirks that they no longer have or do. Shouldn't you get something similar from an image? I'd like to think yes. That's the point of art. It needs to spark something in your soul!

Last example tomorrow, but both of these posts are so worth it.