4 Reasons Mother’s Should Get in the Photos with Their Kids
There are MANY reason’s why Mother’s should take the time to get out from BEHIND the camera, and get in FRONT of it…even when they don’t want to! Today, I’m going to share four reasons you may not have thought about before. Four reasons why you absolutely should be making portraits a priority, and what it can do for both you and your children to have these images.
Builds Self-Esteem (for Mom’s AND kids!): Seeing photos of yourself with your children has actually been shown to boost a Mother’s self esteem by being reminded of the very important role they play in their children’s lives. The photos can help Mother’s feel proud of themselves, and are a way to recognize their accomplishments. And not only do these photos help Mom’s, there is actually scientific evidence that images of children and their family can also help boost their self-esteem, and improve their sense of ‘belonging’ to the family unit. I’m going to do another post on JUST this soon, because the research is done by a Clinical Psychologist from Cleveland, and is so interesting and he has some great ideas!
Preserves Your Family History: The photos you are in, are the photos that are preserving your families legacy right now. And I honestly think, while the fact we have SO MUCH access to video and photos these day is AMAZING, a really big downfall is that we kind of take it for granted. We don’t realize sometimes, JUST how important it is. We are surrounded by cameras more than ever before, but these photos are actual record of our time in history. These are the photos your children will show your grandchildren, and that will be passed down for generations.
Captures Your Memories, Before things change (again!): I’m going to go ahead and assume if you’re reading this you are a parent, and I don’t have to tell you just how fast things change. Photographs are all we really have in order to remember how much our children have changed, grown, and evolved over the years. And while, YES, you can take your own on a daily basis, how many little details and moments are you missing by not being able to be in those photos with them? I remember the last photo session we had where I could actually pick my oldest son up. He is now 11, and actually bigger than I am. And I recall during that session, even thinking as I held him, gosh, I don’t know how much longer this is going to be happening. Those photos, now, even just a few years later, things have changed SO much. We’ve added two more children to our family, and he’s at least tripled in size. And I have no regrets on those photos we got on that hot, humid, very buggy night. Every mosquito bite was worth it, and capturing his toothless smile (we were in the NO TOP TEETH STAGE) and how I could still hold him, was worth it.
Strengthens Your Bond as a Family: Okay I realize the actual PROCESS sometimes of having photos done sure as Hell doesn’t feel like a BONDING moment, but go with me here. Connecting, being close, playing together, even though sometimes things go a bit awry, it CAN be a really great moment and memory. My suggestion, of course, is always to go in with no expectations, and let the kids lead (somewhat) so that we can try and keep it light, fun, and relaxed. Kids love attention, obviously, and most kids want nothing more than the undivided attention of their parent. So for one hour (or less) we are going to give them just that, do all their favorite things, and photograph it all with you there!
There are (of course) more reasons I could rattle off at you for WHY you should GET IN THE DAMN FRAME with your kids…but I will leave it to 4 now.
If you’re ready to do this, my Motherhood events for spring of 2023 are fast approaching!
My Motherhood events are one day sessions where we do super short and sweet mommy and me sessions of you and your babies of any age!
Grab a spot at the outdoor or in studio person event this year, and I will see you there!
