They say art including photography is subjective, well for me this is one of my favorite images i possess. It was taken last year during a family treasure hunt we did in the town where we live. my brother organised it and involved finding clues in certain places in groups. Sadly it rained down on us and we all got soaked but it was such good fun anyway the little ones didn't mind. It was one of those rare times when my dad had all of his grandchildren in the same place so it would have been daft of me to pass up the opportunity to put on my photographer's cap. The picture itself is of my dad and all his grandchildren not all of them are my children before you ask they are split between the 3 of us my brother, sister and myself, yes you might say poor man all those to buy for at Christmas not to mention all those birthdays. I am pretty sure he doesn't mind as they are all his world and he would do anything for them like all good grandparents should :)
Grandparents are special i have fantastic memories of both sets of mine and this Grandad is especially special to 4 of my children because he is the only Grandparent they know, the older ones are old enough to remember their nan before she passed on but my youngest two don't really have a clue what a Nan is or how special they can be and for a long time even called any old dear in the street Nan and as much as the old dears would have loved to take them with them i was pretty certain they would soon send them back. so i am pretty certain my dad will be a particularly special memory my children will want to keep.
Sadly grandparents are lost to us over time and memories and mental images fade so how wonderful is it to have a memento of them such as this photo. When i took it we did a few normal 'posed' shots which he has proud on display but this one i just told them to be themselves and personally it is my fave because it really does sum up each and every character and believe me they are all different individuals. Despite not being the most technical of photos or especially posed photo i have taken it is one of my fave's because it is so personal to me...and not a white background in sight yay!. So think about it how many of you have photos of you with your grandparents i bet even less of you have one of all of your cousins and siblings with them and if none..why not? How many grandparents would love a photo with every single one of their grandchildren in it.
why not arrange a photoshoot for that special parent/grandparent? with father's day coming up it's an ideal gift. June is filling up fast and for Father's day i am offering 25% off my usual price for bookings of family portrait shoots taken before June 30th. bookings fill up fast so don't delay!
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