The "every day".

When I started doing photography it was 100% for the money.  Not because I was passionate about photography or shutter speeds or f-stops.  Not because I was artistic or creative and I needed an outlet.  Not because I had a good "eye" or was naturally talented at taking pictures.  I saw an opportunity to make some extra cash so I went for it.
My perspective when I started doing photography and my perspective now are radically different.
The truth is, I still don't take pictures because I'm passionate about photography.  I take pictures because I'm passionate about the people in the pictures.
When I learned how to take pictures of people (not just sports), I knew my style wouldn't be typical.  I quickly started to learn how powerful a photograph can be.  Sounds dramatic, but it's true.  A photograph can be more than just a photograph.  A photograph can show a persons soul.  It has the ability to tell the world who someone IS.  And that's not a small thing.
As my style developed as a photographer, my mission became to focus on personality and relationships.  To have emotion in my photographs.   To tell, without words, who someone is.
I attended a seminar where another photographer said "the power we possess to bring out someone's inner most soul is an art form.  We allow people to see past their insecurities and see who they really are."  I believe that.  I do.
This has completely changed the way I take pictures of my own children.  And the importance I give to the photographs I take of them.
As a parent, one of my main goals is to allow my children to be who they already are.  Images are one way I can help them discover who that is.
It's the every day stuff.  What they do from day to day that shows who they are.  So in my opinion, the pictures I take of my kids in my own home are by far the most important kind.
"Photography is a gift because it allows us to see the beauty in what can feel routine and mundane."  Ashley Campbell.

The every day.

Make your every day pictures worth something to your children.  You can do it.  I'll show you how.
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