Philadelphia Documentary Photographer | The Cawleys
For me, the best part about documentary photography is the setting--especially when the setting is a family's home. Embracing the silence, the messes, the chaos. Each help to tell an authentic story.
Recently I asked my mom to send me a few photos from my childhood for a project. While you would think my uneven bangs and acid wash sweatpants/jeans were the focal point, I couldn't stop staring at everything in the background. The furniture, the "electronics", the home decor, the holiday decorations--together they all told a story of a moment in time. I'll save the photos my mom dug up for a future blog post (I'm sure you can't wait!) In the meantime, my hope is that when I share authentic life (either my personal work or clients) with others I can give them the permission to see how beautiful everything in the picture is and that their "chaos" is too.
Liz and Jamie invited me into their beautiful new home last weekend and it was awesome! No need to clean up or wear matching clothes. Just authentic family life. I hope that when Liz and Jamie's children (and nieces and nephews who also joined in on the fun) ask for photos of their childhood in 20 years they have the same feeling I did when they look at these.
#ProjectWeekend | Feb 18-19
If you have been following along on this #projectweekend journey you have probably noticed by now that I missed posting last weekend. I told myself "no big deal, just make up for it the following weekend." But then this weekend came and it was GORGEOUS here in the Philly area with temperatures hovering around 70 degrees both Saturday and Sunday so that meant time to get outside and soak up all of the vitamin D I could find! Needless to say... my photos this weekend didn't make up for the lack of posting last week. Womp...womp...
On another note, I did get to document two incredible families this weekend. I can't wait to share with you a peek into both of those sessions later this week! I'm going to get back to editing and leave you with my #projectweekend post for February 18-19. Enjoy!
Philadelphia Family Photographer | Snow Days
In celebration of the first snow day here in Philly I decided to look back at a few of the sessions I was lucky enough to capture in the snow. What I didn't realize would happen when I went looking through the archives is that it would force me to be critical of my work. Most of these are from 3+ years ago and I quickly realized that I have grown so much as a photographer over the last few years (and how much I still need to learn!) I'm grateful for all of my clients who have trusted me with their memories especially these who were adventurous to go exploring in the snow!
#ProjectWeekend | Feb 4-5
Remember when I started this project and I said my goal was to find a balance between living life and documenting it? I feel like this weekend was a perfect example of really trying to find that balance.
On Saturday, Bret and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary! My camera didn't come out once and that was intentional. Brunch at our favorite spot (Nudy's Cafe), a relaxing afternoon in front of a fire, and then topped off the day with more of my favorite food at THEE best Greek restaurant in Philly (if you ask me), Estia.
This weekend wouldn't have been complete without some more food so on Sunday morning I grabbed a 1/2 dozen doughnuts on my way to pick up Carmen from my parent's house. The doughnuts never stood a chance and my camera came out to capture all of it. This was definitely the weekend of food.
