“If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep
a moment.”
~ Linda McCartney
Lately, I’ve been treating my camera as more of a
tool-of-the-trade than the little extension of our life that it used to be.
Though I absolutely love the fact that my phone is usually with me and it’s
easy to capture a quick moment well, I’ve realized that my “real” camera has
taken up its’ place on the back-burner and most of the time I only pull it out
for special occasions.
But life doesn’t stop, little moments continue on and even with
a simple click of my phone’s button or sealing a certain laughter-rimmed smile
to my memory… I want to go back to capturing some of these precious seasons of
our lives and keep them with our family’s story that’s being written everyday,
before they slip away.
Recently, I vowed to get back behind the camera… and not for a special
purpose or for someone else. Yes, I do enjoy capturing all of that as well, but
I needed to get back behind the camera for my family, for our little moments, so
that I can keep them.
I’m not going to put pressure on myself for a photo-a-day
project, because well, that would be kind of like putting a sign up in front of
the house announcing that all the doors are unlocked and we’re leaving for town…
it’s asking for trouble. But, if I happen to grab the camera everyday and snap?
Great! If I manage to do it twice a week? So be it! The point, I want to see
these photos and remember that afternoon where a weekend cold front blasted
through and summer gave its’ last kiss goodbye. I want to feel the chilly air
as we decided to get everyone out of the house for walks and overcome a case of
crankiness. I want my memories to recall the smell of cut lawns as we rolled
and wrestled in them.
I want that for other days as well… snapping a photo (be it
perfect or not) of my family being themselves and relishing that moment. Maybe
I’m being greedy, but I want to keep the moment.
