Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >> 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