I often get asked why I have my camera bag with me wherever we go…
Sometimes it’s to capture a memory that I didn’t even know was going to be made
Sometimes it’s to capture the beauty of nature in unexpected ways
Sometimes it’s to simply capture a moment
But mostly…
It’s because sometimes…
there are moments of childhood that should be preserved somewhere other than my heart
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that is basically one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life. seriously, fantastic!!!
.-= breanna´s last blog .._breanna: #gno q5: it’s my bday this weekend so I’m getting a sleepover with a girlfriend AT HER HOUSE!!! stoked!! =-.
Awww. Thank you Breanna! That’s so sweet, I am getting more and more thrillied with the images that I’ve been able to capture!
Ditto! Well said. 🙂 I want to spend my golden years looking through my thousands of photos, remembering all the amazing things that I’ve seen and been AND all the moments of beauty and love that my family have provided. *Swelling heart*
.-= Amy @ Bitchin’ Wives Club´s last blog ..Random Tuesday Roundup: UK Visa Acquisition Edition =-.
Amen Amy! Thank you sweet friend! Here’s to the golden years and hundreds of photo albums.
Love love love that last picture! too funny! (I bet it was uncomfy later in the bath though) 🙂
.-= Erin G´s last blog ..Lake Wateree for the Fourth =-.
LOL!!! Luckily we were at the National Seashore and they provide shower facilities! He had a blast runnin’ around *nekkid* in the ocean.
I so need to get better at carrying my camera with me all the time for that exact same reason…. however, minus the uhm supah cute baby in the picture. However, I agree and I think more people should because really? You may see something, but nothing captures the beauty more than a camera and pictures to proove it.
It’s the little things… 🙂
xoxo
…and when I say minus the supah cute baby in the picture in my previous comment, it’s because I am childless at the moment, and so obviously wouldn’t be able to take a sweet picture of like that yet 🙂
Just wanted to make sure that didn’t come across the wrong way!
Awesome captures girlie!
You know that swiss gear has this awesome purse/camera bag that holds my canon and extra gear nicely. I will have it on my shoulder at BlogHer you will have to check it out. Its great because I don’t have to carry both the purse and the camera bag. I use it on my professional shoots as well, it always freaks out the clients when they can’t “see” my camera bag. They are always amazed its not just a purse.
.-= Domestic Extraordinaire´s last blog ..Happy 4th of July =-.
You better have that sucker duck taped to you or I might accidentally bring it back home to Texas 😉 MWAH
Perfectly said and perfectly captured. You’re reminding me why I need to take more pictures.
Thank you sweetness. It’s a good reminder to me, too.
Oh Rachel.. so very true.. I never truly understood the value of non-stop picture taking until I had my boys.. I used to cringe everytime my Poppy would pull out the camera.. but those photos he took bring me right back to the day.. wonderful post girl.. xox
.-= Kim´s last blog ..Unwinding at Robert Moses Beach =-.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
You know I’m right there with you. I actually ditched my lovely Coach purse for a camera bag that has a space for my wallet and keys. It’s perfect!
Awww. So sweet. Great pictures!
I just recently starting keeping my camera in my pocketbook. I’m getting much better at capturing those moments.
.-= Ashlie- Mommycosm´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: What I want to be doing when I’m in my 90’s =-.
Alternate reason: future blackmail. However that last picture is awesome and if it’s does not become blackmail, it’s a photo that will always, always bring a smile to your face.
.-= Vicky´s last blog ..The BIG 3!!! =-.
Exactly. EXACTLY.
.-= Angella´s last blog ..I Am What I Am =-.
I am so showing this to my family because they complain when I take my camera with me anywhere! Geez. What’s a photophile to do? (BTW, I dont’ know if that’s a word or not)
.-= Ree´s last blog ..The one where I show how uncharitable I can be =-.
I will absolutely accept Photophile as an answer 😉 Lord knows I’m one for making up words.. Tonguegasm anyone? Heh.
show the family and then tell them to love it 😉
Love the picture, and a great post.
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Thank you. smooches
All excellent reasons for toting around your camera. That last shot, priceless!
.-= Tara R.´s last blog ..Tea party? =-.
That last picture is AMAZING!!!! I love itty, bitty, boy bottoms. I’ve got sooo many pics of those.
.-= Amo´s last blog ..It’s only a day away. =-.
Liberated baby bottoms rule!!
.-= BusyDad´s last blog ..Bye Bye, Dada Truck =-.
Awww… that is just so sweet!!
.-= Mary´s last blog ..Baked Salmon with Brown Sugar Citrus Glaze =-.
Oh, I love this post! And I love that cutie bootie shot.
.-= dysfunctional mom´s last blog ..I’m a Kreativ Keepsake! =-.
oh honey, those are BEAUTIFUL!
.-= the planet of janet´s last blog ..Putting the squeeze on =-.
It’s so important to capture those memories, isn’t it?
Especially the little cheeks sticking out of the water.
.-= Krystyn´s last blog ..Say what? =-.
That last picture had better be framed in your house– it’s perfect!!! Go you! 🙂
.-= Scary Mommy´s last blog ..I took 1,973 pictures of my children on vacation and all I got was this lousy blog post =-.
I just saw this on “Say if Forward” with 5minutesformom.com
I love this post.
Love, love love.
Now I want to rush to a beach and strip my son down and force him to happily lay in the water.
Lucky for him, we live in MO.
Christina
.-= Christina Elliott´s last blog ..All that excitement. =-.
Yeah, I’m usually lugging my camera around in my bag, too… for all of those reasons. Whenever I go to take it out, I think, today is the day I’ll see something magnificent… and then I put the camera back in the bag and suffer the weight.
.-= Sugar Jones´s last blog ..That Aching Feeling =-.
How beautiful. I wish my husband appreciated my camera. He thinks we should just live in the moment. He’s not into preserving the memories. I can see his point, but I love my photographs. I’m like you – I take the camera everywhere!
.-= Mary@Everyday Baby Steps´s last blog ..It’s Been Awhile =-.