{Blue}
What does {blue} mean to you? When I first heard the theme for our first blog circle my mind was a whirl with ideas: clear blue Arizona skies; our summer in the pool; a trip to the aquarium. But my thoughts kept drifting back to my youngest son. Blue is his colour. Not just his favourite colour but the colour he has when his brother is ‘green’, the colour of his eyes, the colour of his toothbrush, his prefered bowl and spoon and favourite shoes. But more significantly and in a photographic context, when I think of Dryw I think of his emotion turning {blue} when my camera is pointed in his direction for too long.
Dryw has the most expressive, speediest flick-of-a-switch range of emotions and expressions of anyone I know, from happy to crying to laughing to sulking and back again in a matter of minutes. This epitomises his entire character. I’ve lost count of the number of images I could title {blue} because of the face that I see through my viewfinder. But rather than looking back to existing images I decided to celebrate his no-nonsense, what-you-see-is-what-I-feel approach to life. I want Dryw to know how much we love this side of his character, how much his ability to express his emotions will help him in the future, how we embrace the little things that make Dryw, Dryw. So here is our family homage to Dryw (and the moment that follows {blue}).
“no more photos mummy”
This project was so much fun and the results far exceeded my expectations. I have so many images of each of us, I’m able to show to you the range of emotions that my sweet little one can muster in just a few minutes. This sums him up. What you see is what you get:
“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, its another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” ~ Paul Caponigro
This blog is part of the Artists Inspired Blog Circle series. Click here to continue the circle and see how talented photographer, Channon Williamson, interpreted this month’s theme. Be sure to follow the links all the way round to complete the full circle.
The Artists Inspired Blog Circle is made up of an exceptionally talented group of photographers from all walks of life, from all over the world. They are wives, mothers, friends, daughters and visual storytellers who draw from their own experiences to create art that is inspiring, unique, beautiful and thought-provoking.
