Sunday, July 07, 2013
"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."
Che: watching the ocean; high tide at sunset.
Poet: her love affair with roses continues (she pulled off all the petals about 2.6seconds after this photo was taken.)
I have really enjoyed scrolling through your three / 52 posts; admiring delightful faces, beautiful aesthetics and precious expressions. I chose my three favourites based on the way they made me feel, the way I was reminded of split-second moments when I looked back on them.
I've been thinking of ways I can capture a portrait without taking a photo of a face or a gesture. There is so much more to our children than the way they look and move. What about the books they love, the toys they play with, the food they eat (or don't eat!). If I consider what Che and Poet will love most about looking through their portrait books when they're all grown up, I'm pretty sure they'll be ecstatic to revisit their beloved collections of 'things'. And so, whilst the concept hasn't quite been refined just yet, I'm hoping that in this next half-year I'll be able to capture portraits of the children, their environment and the little world they create for themselves - their knick-knacks, gathered ephemera and treasured belongings.
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There's a beautiful quality to this collection of portraits, starting with Theo in b+w; that belly, those little fingers / Evita and her rippled reflection / Chloe hides behind a lace curtain; adore the sepia blur / Otto mischievously hiding under a straw hat / and Anaru, the ocean and the sky - the perfect winter-on-the-beach shot.
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it is so true... to capture them with their childhood treasures...
ReplyDeleteI love that idea, Jodi. There's something about their little collections that is very evocative and will provoke such nostalgia.
ReplyDeleteThat light in Che's portrait is very beautiful.
Lovely pictures Jodi. Poet's gaze with her curls falling on face is so brilliantly captured. The "things" idea is lying in my mind since past few months. Clubbing it with a good photography is really an excitement task. Please share what all ideas you have for this. Wish you a happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteI am loving these portraits of your children.
ReplyDeleteAnd also the idea of things that are important to them,
being part of their portrait.Its who they are.
Gorgeous photos as always - love the light in the top one especially. Great idea about trying to capture them in their worlds they create. My 5 yr old daughter, Kitty, spending ages hoarding odd shells, bits of ribbon, anything shiny and discarded beads! x
ReplyDeleteyes, what a lovely idea! I love the little collection's Wilf stores and holds dear x
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to be back on the project after a month of no blogging! Both your words and photos are a huge inspiration!
ReplyDeleteChe and the sea is so beautiful. And I agree with Poet - roses are intoxicatingl! A wonderful idea to show more of the kids collections so they can look back when they're older.
ReplyDeleteLove the new idea! It's so true- I always find my eyes wandering to the messing living rooms and unmade beds when looking at old pics of my parents and my brother and I!
ReplyDeletexo em
Such wonderful light you found this week!
ReplyDeletexox Lilly
Thanks for doing that. I have been thinking I must take more than their faces, and have tried to capture their environment this week. Thanks for the ideas, although I might have to try to ignore the mess around us as we renovate ;) x
ReplyDeleteIt will be lovely to see your idea unfold. X
ReplyDeleteoh look at that beautiful light...gorgeous Jodi.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I've ever told you, but I truly LOVE all of your images. x
ReplyDeleteI love looking at all the beautiful portraits and although i don't take part in the project online I had an idea recently to take a portrait a week of my boys together, a sibling portrait project if you like...it would have its own set of challenges and delights getting them in the same frame each week. I haven't started yet but your project has sparked my imagination. Thank you x
ReplyDeletethe first photo of che is utterly wonderful x
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful time of day to be outside gazing at the ocean and the sun setting and those eyes looking at you, very pretty:)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. I especially like the one of Poet, her wispy curls seem to mirror back the curling petals of the rose to me.
ReplyDeleteI love the gold in these images. And you're so right about the little bits and bobs that make up their worlds. Hope your week is a gorgeous one :) xx
ReplyDeletethese two have to be right up there with my favourites of your series :) the light is incredible and so much is seen through poet's one clear eye xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful idea!
ReplyDeleteChe loves the ocean and the water, doesn't he? I remember so so many portraits showing him happy playing in the shore-line
ReplyDeletebeautiful light in these photos!
ReplyDeletekw ladies in navy
Hi Jodi, opps a little late with my 52 this week. Been far too much birthday celebrations going on. The light on Che is phenomenal, I need to move to Oz! xx
ReplyDeleteJodi,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your vision behind Project 52. I've loved being a (monthly!) part of it. So thankful.
yes, i absolutely think incorporating what our children enjoy adds a unique quality to the photos. great idea jodi.
ReplyDeletelovely photos :)
oh my goodness. this photo of che is probably my favorite i've ever seen of him! gorgeous!
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