Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After my little brother drowned in a boating accident, my father asked if I'd take photographs at the funeral parlour, open casket. I was aghast and had no desire to do it, even for Dad.He explained that they had photographs from many, many of the family funerals...from my great-grandmother on down. I had no idea these images had ever been taken, indeed, I'd never heard of such a thing. Realizing this was something of a family tradition, I agreed to take the images and I'm glad I did. I don't look at them often but when I do, it's a wash of emotion that's almost unbearable. Since then, realizing how important the images become, I've offered, and been taken up on my offer, to photograph funerals for close family friends. Lea - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Lawrence" <DLawrence@fkp.com> To: <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: [Leica] ceremony conclusion... > While I didn't photograph the open casket, > I did take a number of photos at my father's funeral. > > Many were taken at the grave site. > It was difficult to do at the time but I treasure those photos now. > > Much of my interest in photography centers from the emotion response tied to > a particular image. > Those photos from the funeral are tied in thickly. > > Don Lawrence > > >I photographed the funeral of my niece, including photos of her in the > >casket. A very rough thing to do, but I did it. Both my brother and his > >wife were very grateful afterward when they saw the photos, and now have a > >record that they are glad to have. > > >Gene > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html