Charlene Hardy Photograpy

Seriously, she is the cutest little girl!! I love how she was so excited to show off her belly and her tongue!!

Remember, six months, and a year are perfect milestones to capture with a portrait session!!

I am just wrapping up  the final senior announcements. I am in love with this one- the location and senior was absolutely beautiful and I think the card reflects her style perfectly!

“The Other Side of Childhood”

It is tough being five, excited for the kindergarten, cake, new toys and finally being a big boy.

But turning five also means you need the immunizations required to start school.

Tear stained and puffy eyed- childhood is full of ups and downs.

I love irony- my last post was about how I loved the process of creating photographs from start to finish, including the time it takes to create a piece of art. Today I am posting about the exact opposite but equally loved process- instant photography.

Instant photography has been a passion of mine since I was young. I loved watching the old Polaroids develop and have very early memories of standing in a tight circle with my siblings, elbowing to get a better view of a Polaroid photo appearing before our eyes. When I got into college my interest in instant photography was renewed with the discovery of Polaroid transfers and emulsion lifts. I ended up doing an entire portfolio based on instant photography.

Fast forward to present day and I still am using instant photography as much as possible. Instant film has been the perfect medium for a personal project I started a few years ago.  I have been taking instants of my kids and documenting their everyday life- the ups and downs, the good with the bad. I am drawn to the beauty of these tiny photos of everyday life. I love the raw, honest feel that these snapshots provide. There is no “fixing” things or photoshopping faces here- it is exactly as the camera (and I) see things.

The website Snap It See It asked if I would like to submit some work to their website based entirely on instant photography. I love this site- it has so many beautiful artists and inspiring instant photographs featured on it. I am so honored to be included in one of their Spotlight Posts. You can see my work and read more about my process HERE!!!

Yesterday I created a piece of art.

I metered, photographed, developed, scanned and printed this image of my daughter.

She is beautiful and I am so thankful I was able to invest the time to make this photograph beautiful.