Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/06

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From: ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 13:19:23 -0700

> 
>> Before my daughter Lauren was born, I thought up the self-challenge to
>> photograph her every single day for her first year. I kept a calendar in
>> her room and as I put her to bed each night I wrote where the photograph
>> was taken and a bit about what she was doing or wearing. These images
>> are in albums chronologically, dated and numbered.
> 
>> Lauren will enter her senoir year of high school this month. I was
>> bittersweetly pondering her future and realized this could well be the
>> last full year we live together in the same house. So I've asked and
>> she's agreed to let me photograph her every day again.
> 
>> I'll start my project on the 16th of August...her orientation day for
>> school.
>> A web site may follow.
>> Lea
> 
> Lea,
> What a wonderful project. I suspect it will prove to be invaluable to you
> both.
> I am very tempted to to the same for my 2 year old. Her eyes tell so much
> about her. At delicate subtle expression revealing the range of emotion
> of so many first time experiences.
> Hope you enjoy it.
> 
> Don
> 

Lea,

What a wonderful way to honor and remember your time with her....I saw a
show this week that was made entirely of pairs of portraits...one idea might
be to "match" year one with year 17-18. It is a challenging project...
Looking forward to seeing some of it...
trish

a wonderful idea