and now… i better work.
the boys came to a shoot this week. i gave them a lollipop to stay happy. let’s just say the mix of sticky candy + dirt + sweat is really gross.
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there is something so challenging & humbling about photographing people you know & love. i’m not sure when i met the first gough, but all i know is it was maybe around 15 years ago, and they have been special ever since. usually i start with photos, but this time – we start with them in motion. we ended up with over 200 images from our time together, but here are just around 75… enjoy!
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seeing a new family anticipate their first child is unlike anything (maternity shoot here). especially from the other side. and so beautifully, this couple naturally became one of the most adorably peaceful families i’ve photographed. i pinch myself i get to document this journey so intimately for families.
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last week, rebekah and i started a shared photography journal together. photographing a theme through the week & combining our images and thoughts…
this week, we focused on morning.
oh mornings. the most unphoto-worthy time of our day. but… i felt re-inspired to make some changes in our mornings so we have less frantic feelings, and more time, space, and chances to breathe before embarking on our days. poor kai – i feel the same way until the coffee is made.
rebekah’s thoughts on her blog here…
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a day, ten on ten, that i photograph something each hour, over ten hours. often it takes me longer than ten hours because an hour, or two or three go by which are crazy or just impossible to photograph. but today, wasn’t too hectic. so i started at 7am and took my last hour’s photograph at 4pm. glimpses into our day:
join me on this photography journal & link up with rebekah gough.
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our third year now, documenting their visit to the grandparents.
each year as i look back at the pictures (here) and (here), there are favorites that are irreplaceable images.
this year, my favorite is all their colorful little selves lined up ready to catch a wave.
steel from stacy bostrom on Vimeo.
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all the way up the west coast, lives my dear friend rebekah gough. i wish she & her family would move in next door.
but when friends live miles apart, and share a heart for finding beauty in our days as mothers… we decided to do a weekly project together with our blogs. each week we will focus on a theme related to our lives – but with the heart to find simple themes of gratitude and grace.
this week, we joined our pictures and hearts on learning. i share my words here, she shares her words in her space.
rebekah’s photos on the left, mine on the right.
this month begins with learning. not learning arithmetic or phonics. but learning what coping skills work. learning what tools help overcoming. learning how to create an environment in which your child can thrive, not because you are in it and making it perfect, but an environment in which they find mastery over their own fears. an environment where imperfections are allowed and growth is required. learning to speak emotions and learning how to advocate. that has been our learning over the last two weeks.
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whether around town at a local coffee shop, at preschool, the soccer fields, the yoga studio in town, family photoshoots – our paths have crossed in delightful ways. and on this day – to document their paths joining was a huge honor. their love for each other and the new family they create are just parts of their lovely story unfolding.
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