Help Portrait :: Reflections ::

Lately I’ve been reflecting on things, a lot of things. Which is good, I should probably do it more often. I think being a photographer (or anything creative) makes you more observant of everything.

This past weekend I was part of an amazing organization called Help Portrait. A group of local photographers, videographers, hair/make-up artists, computer wizards, and all around talented people came together to love on our community. I. AM. FOREVER. CHANGED. My heart is so full- I can’t even find the words to express how I feel. We reached people on a whole new level and it was amazing. It honestly took me a day for it to sink in completely at what had happened. I had a lady come to my station named Carol. We were instant friends, talking up a storm and laughing like we had known each other for years. She had just been dolled up and wearing a beautiful green sweater. She felt like a Super Model as she posed for my camera and I told her I would never forget her and her green sweater. Her daughter later came up to me to show me how great the pictures turned out and to thank me. She told me her mother’s husband had just passed away a month before, and she hadn’t seen her mother so happy in a long time.
That right there was all I needed. That was why this whole thing happened- to see someone treated like the Royalty they really are, and to see their spirits lifted. Each person left holding something they could be proud of, a portrait of themselves.

Kelli, Seth and I were talking towards the end of the day about a man who had come in with the biggest heart. Here was a man who barely had anything to call his own, yet all he wanted to do was help everyone else. He was giving out of pure love- not an abundance. Made me take a real good look at myself. Feeling completely blessed with the life God has given me. I so don’t deserve the life I have. I have an amazing huge, loving family, a beautiful home, dinner on the table, and I’m witnessing my dreams come to life everyday. I’ve opened a new part of my soul. I feel so tender towards the people we photographed and I’m going to do everything in my power to keep LOVING.

Here’s a couple of pictures of the day I snagged from Noah Couser!! Thanks for taking pictures of the day!

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