P52.3 | Audience Week 4

Many of us began taking photography more seriously in order to document our families.  When we are lost, we come back to this.  We make images so that we can remember, or so that our children can later look back at their childhoods, or to share with our parents, near and far.This week we are sharing photos that we took with family in mind.  These are crowd-pleasers – they make Grandma happy (and that makes us happy).  And we are spending some time thinking about how that intention affects our work.This particular image is a favorite among the grandparents and reminds me of the special memories we shared when visiting our oldest during the holidays.  Documenting my children means that I embrace the posed images along with many of the candid photos where each of their unique personalities shine through.