Are you one of the many who make this crucial mistake you will regret later in life?
Every year new clients tell me that they regret not beginning their child’s and family portrait documentation at the very beginning of their child’s journey through life. It’s not that they don’t value or see the importance of creating these timeless photographs. Being a new parent or welcoming a new child into your family makes a busy life even busier. It’s very easy for the years to slip by. I know this first hand because of my brother. Like most parents, he simply does not have as many fine portraits of his youngest daughter Dona, while he has a very adequate collection of portraits of his eight year-old daughter Gina. My brother always thought that by having me his older brother as a photographer staying up to date with his children’s lives would not be a problem. However life got in the way, and keeping up with running his own business and raising two small children presented the ever-present challenge of procrastination. That’s why after seeing my own brother’s struggles I wanted to write this article so.
Have you ever said to yourself “they grow up so fast”? Fact is they do grow up fast. The changes that occur rapidly and in the blink of an eye during the first year and early childhood years, typically continuing up until about age three.
Psychologists who specialize in early childhood development believe that children who consistently see their own image displayed in a positive and uplifting form throughout the home eventually develop strong feelings of self-esteem and self-confidence. Portraits on display serve to make a child feel loved and valued, and when Mom and Dad (and even the grandparents) appear in the portraits, the child is reminded of the place he or she enjoys within the family. Is there a better way to demonstrate how you feel about your child than to decorate your home with portraits made at important milestones in his or her life? Portraits your children will eventually pass down to your grandchildren?
Your children may look small now, and while the thought of them growing old and starting families of their own may seem like the furthest thing from your mind, one day your child will want to look back and show your grandchild what their lives were like growing up. Imagine what it would be like to have a complete collection of timeless fine-art photographic portraits to pass down to the generations of your family to follow.
For more information, please call Santa Clarita Photographic Studio at 661-775-0898 and visit www.scphotostudio.com.