When your camera’s in your hand, undoubtedly you want to capture memories. A wonderful day out. A long-awaited event. A child’s milestones. And as you take photos to commemorate these things, are you also capturing the details?
I’m big on details. I want to capture everything, even the little things.
The way a newlywed couple gazes into each others’ eyes, the way they touch lightly and lovingly.
A bride’s flowers, the table settings she’s chosen, the plans she’s been making for months.
Women who still hand quilt.
A convicted murderer apologizing to the victim’s family.
The way a child twirls her hair as she sucks her thumb, a habit her parents may hate but will miss when she’s an adult.
To me, it’s not enough to say a couple is in love, a wedding is beautiful, a titleholder is elegant or a child is sweet; I want to show the ways I know the groom loves his bride, the details that went into making the wedding perfect and fun, whose hands put the quilt together, the way the victim’s father reacted to the apology and what makes the child sweeter than others.
The little things are what make life so memorable, so enjoyable. The same should be true of photographs.
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