Exist In Photos

We have had the chance to meet so many people over the last few years, many whom we never thought we would, and some in areas that we wouldn't have otherwise met without some devine intervention. Last year, our daughter was born at UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital in the NICU ward with a birth defect called Vascular Lymphatic Malformation. Through time spent at the Ronald McDonald House in San Fransisco, we met some great families with conditions sometimes worse than our Savannah.  This was one of the most humbling experiences in our lives, not only being 4 hours away from our house, but helpless to conditions outside of our control.  It was through this that we learned how fleeting and delicate life is.  In an instant, life can be healed and in an instant, life can be taken away.

When we got the news about a possible birth defect in utero, a local doctor, Nathan Slotnick at Perinatal Association, found the birth defect and told us we needed to abort the baby and said our baby would die regardless, so why have any hope.  In 24 hours we go from being elated that we were going to introduce a baby girl into the world to finding out we should have her aborted.  Thankfully we got a second opinion and we were referred to a hospital that ended up delivering her but saving her life as well.  Life happens so fast; many things are simply out of our control.  One thing that often gets neglected are photographs.

As photographers, we hear all the excuses possible.  We'll get pictures when we save more money, after I lose some weight, when it's nearer christmas, I have no one to give the photos to...  Some people are almost too eager to talk themselves out of getting pictures...  To us, getting pictures is not only important, it's a legacy.  Instead of finding reasons not to get pictures taken, we want to celebrate you for who you are now.  We want to capture images of you now so in 5, 10, 20 or 40 years from now you can look back and see just how stunning you are now.  When life gets hard, we want our photos to be a ray of joy and pride to help you move forward.  Photography is more than just paper and ink or paper and silver halide, it is an heirloom, it's a legacy, it's a memory, it's you.  #existinphotos.