a little bit about me and my project 365 – longmont family photographer

I fell hard for photography not long after my oldest was born. I’d quit my horrible day job to stay home with her and was still lost trying to make sense of my new role as a mother. As I looked around for a challenge, I picked up my “super fancy” camera (a Canon Rebel – little did I know how quickly my definition of fancy would change) and aimed it at my baby. I took so many pictures. They were all fuzzy. I struggled for weeks trying to figure out how to get cute pictures of my cute baby. I failed miserably. Instead of putting my camera back on an auto setting though, I decided to take my first class. It was an online class with assignments that walked me through the basics of the exposure triangle. I was immediately hooked. After that class, I took another, and then another. I practiced all the time, and the more I learned the more I wanted to know.

It was a few months later that I first heard of a Project 365. Simply put, it’s a personal challenge of taking one photograph everyday for a full year. I knew I had to try it. I joined a little group on Facebook of women sharing in this common goal. It changed everything for me. The group was incredible, and even though my skill set was years behind the others, I was welcomed and encouraged. I’ve continued to shoot daily for most of the last 5 years. Documenting our moments, both big and small, keeps photography alive for me. It’s become both my journal and a series of love letters to my children.

2020 has been a challenge (understatement of the century). We’ve been trying to do our part, and as a result, have been home a lot more than is usual for us. Some days feel like nothing memorable happened at all. They blur. It’s a mess of frustration as a mother, kids whining, a kitchen full of dirty dishes, and crushing loneliness and exhaustion all while wishing for before. As I look back at my 365 though I see so many beautiful moments with my girls. This year hasn’t gone at all like I expected, but it’s still somehow been wonderful. It’s been full of three beautiful, healthy little girls playing, giggling, exploring, learning, snuggling, reading stories, and so much extra time to just be together. I’m so thankful for my photography for helping me see it. Here are a few from my 365 since school shut down in March.

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