Daughter | Senior Portraits

It almost doesn't seem real to show my daughter’s Senior photos. I wasn’t quite prepared when she began her Senior year, or thinking that it was already time to photograph her for this moment; the chapter arrived so quickly.

I see the emotions of my clients as they watch me photograph their sons and daughters for Senior year. I see the tears of joy well up in their eyes and the smiles on their faces. I see hope and anticipation, and a hint of uncertainty, about what the next chapter of life will look like.

But this was different, because as I looked through the lens it was me watching my own child, the one who's only been home for a short time, but who's been in my heart forever. I question where the time went, how she can already be graduating, and what is to come. I have faith, but also the same worries every mother shoulders as their child takes a step into an unknown and unfamiliar independence.

I knew at this very moment, in this most brief amount of time, that the world stood still. And in this moment, I understood more than ever, the power of a portrait to live on forever, capturing in my heart and memory who you are and who you will become.

I am so proud of you, Ella.

Love,

Mom