Siblings

I shot this picture in ludignton while walking with the kids out to the Breakwater lighthouse.

It really is a beautful moment when a mother sees her children interact as siblings and freinds. This made me reflect on my own relationship I have had with my 5 siblings over the years. Did you know, only one third of siblings remain close into adulthood.  

I admit I only speak to 2 out of my 5 siblings. Some part of me hopes my kids somehow beat those odds. If there ever comes a point in the future when they are not speaking to eachother I will send them this picture to remind them of when they did.

"From the time that they are born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our roll models and cautionary tales.  They are our scolds, protectors, goads, tormentors, playmates, counselors, sources of envy, objects of pride. They teach us how to resolve conflicts and how not to; how to conduct friendships and when to walk away from them.  Sisters teach brothers about the mysteries of girls; brothers teach sisters about the puzzle of boys.  Our spouses arrive comparatively late in our lives; our parents eventually leave us. Our siblings may be the only people we ever know who truly qualify as partners for life.  Siblings are with us for the whole journey."

Katherine Conger - University of California, Davis

Exploring Relationships-part 2

The coolest thing happened,

I was out shooting on tuesday, working on my "relationships" series. I wanted to take my "models" on location around the city. This shot was taken on a fire hydrant. As I was shooting a nice man on a bike & trailer stopped to ask me about my photo project. I was only to happy to depart from my current task and share with him. I am always so pleased when someone (anyone) takes an interest in my creative endeavors. After a 15 minute conversation, Dave asked me if he could make a post about me in the Ann Arbor Chronicle. I was completely flattered. So I thought I would share the shot he found me taking. The link for the article is below, you can see the fire hydrant behind me. Now you all know the secret to my elaborate landscapes (fire hydrants) lol. I will be continuing this series over the next month so please share your thoughts & ideas.

Ann Arbor Chronicle article

Exploring Relationships

We often draw from previous life events to make sense of new information. I created this series in hopes of exploring the dynamics of relationships and the interaction of human beings. I hope that others are able to identify with these images & find comfort in visual story telling. Please feel free to leave comments and share what the story means to you.

About the image: Experimenting with macro photography " creatively".
I found these little plastic figures at a shop downtown and thought they would make for a nice photo series, since I am wanting to explore macro photography. However I don't yet own a macro lens so I tried to recreate the function of one.( I used a magnifying glass) I narrowed it down the image from 7 to 3 but still couldn't choose just one, so I decided to do a tryptic. The aspect ratios are different, creative problem solving.. add a film border (I think it lends to the feeling of a series of events).