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Remember last week when I talked about my portrait project?  52 portraits:  AT LEAST one portrait a week of my own family, my own life, my own “stuff”!

Well…. week one accomplished!  YEYAH!  (I know, week one…. wow!  It’s week 12-52 where it gets hard right?!)  Trust me though, getting week 1 done was a feat in itself!  We had a bunch of things going on this week including Tuck’s birthday and truthfully I was a little worried I would forget to pick up the camera.  Tuck hates, like loathes, being in front of the camera so I was pretty sure that on his birthday his request would be that the camera stay in it’s place on it’s shelf in my office.

Surprisingly though, he made no such plea and his requests for his birthday celebrations were to just hang out with us.  He kind of rocks like that.  We went on a nice family run and then after little man napped, Tuck thought it would be a lot of fun to head to the local petting farm across the street!

I love these two shots for many many many reasons but mostly because they are perfect snapshots of Linc’s sweet nature.  They represent this crazy stage we are in right now.

Linc is so busy all the time now!  He relishes his new found freedom in these walking feet of his and he tears off in his awkwardly clumsy walk/run whenever he can where-ever he can!  He is all boy… most of the time.  He is brave and carefree and he constantly tests the waters.

But every once in a while he needs a little reassuring.  Every once in a while he needs a little pep talk from one of us.  Sometimes he just needs a hand to hold or a brief hug (which is my favorite!)  We never know when these moments are coming… they just seem to happen in the blink of an eye and then just as quickly they pass.

That day at the petting zoo he was a bit shy around those goats.  He needed some encouragement and a little coaxing which lasted all of 10 seconds before he tore off chasing those goats and patting them (rather fiercely I hate to say!)

But what I love, is that I caught those 10 seconds of comfort!  I caught them and can make them last for hours if I choose!

I guess that’s the whole point of this project of mine:  capturing our moments that are so fleeting.  Getting those moments that may seem normal and even mundane and then realizing how truly special they are!

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I’ve written a post (or two or three) about getting in the pictures!  I think it’s of the highest importance as a parent to not only take as many pictures as you can of your children growing up; but also to get in the picture yourself!  Years from now our children will look back at these images and cherish the memories and the legacy that is left behind by them.

Sometimes though, it’s just so hard to remember to actually grab the camera, especially if you are using a big one that weights the diaper bag down to 10 pounds! It’s an excuse, I know… and a horrible one at that.  Sometimes I just take for granted that I can grab the camera at any time and get a nice photo, so I just forget or say I will get some tomorrow. This has been the case this past month.  After Linc’s cake smash and all the sessions I’ve had in between then and now, I just haven’t had the motivation or the memory to just grab the camera for moments with our little man.  We get so busy playing that the times goes by and it doesn’t happen.  Moments that do happen when I say to myself man where is the camera, just seem to happen so fast and are over by the time I do go grab the camera and attach a lens.  So I’m making myself more accountable over these next few months to have the camera on or around me within reach.

Otherwise I would miss moments like this…

 Right now every object that is “wedgeable” or “duckable” is the perfect opportunity to play peek a boo, or to jump out and scare mommy.  We are soo into this game now where Linc runs and hides or ducks behind a piece of furniture or a doorway and then I yell to him “where’s Linc???  Linc???” and he waits for a good beat then pops up and squeals!  We could play this for HOURS and it never gets old to either one of us.

As much as I can tell you about how wonderful this little game is, it’s just not the same as having his expression captured!  These above all other images (at least in my mind) are the ones that are most special.  Family portraits are great… portraits in general are wonderful!  It’s these small moments though, when my little one is totally engrossed in daily life/daily play that represent who he truly is… and who we truly are!

Looking back at images like these are the ones that truly make my heart swell!  (Like the Grinch!)

There are other moments too that I feel are just as important.  Moments that to many are ones that are best forgotten.  It’s my philosophy that all the moments:  good, bad, scary, ugly, wonderful and all in between, are what honestly and accurately tell our story.

Moments like the ones we are experiencing here in our house quite more often that we did before!  We have entered the “I’m frustrated because I don’t have the words to express myself” temper tantrum phase.  These are incredibly frustrating and funny all at the same time!  It’s so hard for Tuck and I not to laugh sometimes because these growing moments (as I like to call them) can happen at any time, for any reason and then magically vanish as quickly as they came.

I don’t want to just remember the good times or the pretty posed kind in our best outfits.  I want to remember ALL the times.  So I grabbed my camera, yes I am THAT mom!

So funny how that poor pitiful face can turn into such a happy ecstatic one in a mere second!

So in order to remind myself to grab the camera more often, I’m going to join in on a project a bunch of my friends have been doing for a while now called project 52.  It’s a photo a week of random suggestion that I’m going to focus on with my family as the subject, although it will probably end up looking like a lot of little man portraits since Tuck is absolutely against being in front of the camera.

I invite you to join in with me so that you can help keep me accountable!  Try it out… whether you are shooting with a camera that makes your bag 10 pounds heavier or just your cell phone.  Try to capture 1 photo a month that completely sums up your week.

Maybe I will even run a contest with it… what do you guys think?  Who would be up for joining in and posting with me a few of their portraits for a gift card to starbucks?!  I know I’d do it for an excuse to get out to starbies!

In the meantime though… just remember to grab the camera and if you can, get in the picture yourself!

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It was time!

Time to get off the comfortable square I had been standing in for a long time that held on to fear and excuses and the unknown!  Time to move forward and take charge of the business, no matter what the outcome.

So I did it… I upgraded my photography businesses online persona!  I upgraded the blog and more importantly upgraded the website to a brand new, more professional business page!

Check it out here… www.brooketuckertphotography.com

 

I am really excited about it.  And more importantly, I’m really proud of myself!

I’ve been tip-toeing on the edge of this for a very long time now and I’m proud that I actually took a step forward and made some changes toward where I want to be!

Creating a web page is not for the faint of heart;  and to be honest it’s definitely not for me.  I am awful with computers.  If it isn’t photoshop or lightroom, I don’t get it.  I just don’t understand or have the patience for it.  I really should take a class.  Anyway… I logged on to sitehouse for a show-it website template and it was super easy, thank goodness!

And the showiteers are AMAZING, they have the best support/help hands down.

Best decision ever and best suggestion from miss Katelyn James!

When I started all of this, I thought it would be a 2 day process and BAM I’m live.  I had this idea that I would work super hard all weekend starting on Friday evening and be ready to show it off by Monday morning.

Now, I have a hard time not laughing at myself.  There are so many options and choices and different ways to go that those people that do get their website moving in 2 days are down right amazing in a very crazed way!

My website took around 2 weeks and even still I am making subtle changes here and there.  I feel like I will always be making subtle changes here and there as I continue to grow and gain more experience.

I’ve realized that perfection doesn’t exist and if you wait around for it… you’ll be waiting around forever!

So I just let go, had some fun and tried to do my best to be authentic and honest.  And now it’s done.. .it’s live and I feel super proud of myself!  It’s liberating to have it all out there.  It’s fun to log on and see my images and my words put together in a nice clean site.

It’s amazing to me that I’m receiving e mails from the show-it Robot letting me know that someone out there wants to get in touch with me!  That part still blows me away.

It’s great to have a one stop spot where all the information about who I am, what I do, why I do it and what it’s like can be found with just a few clicks.

It may have taken 2 weeks to create (and some serious nail biting) but it’s there and it really reflects who I am!

So go check it out and let me know what you think!

I’ll be waiting to hear from you!

This is what I feel like EVERY SINGLE TIME I take a look at the website!

 

 

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  • July 29, 2013 - 7:01 pm

    Katie P - Great job on the new site! It’s fantastic!ReplyCancel

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