Charleston, SC
More specifically the Geffert household.
I will pass up no opportunity to spend time with Ansley Geffert. I live vicariously through her curious mind, and I wish I could hear her thoughts about the world. Each sound is worthy of her wide eyed look, whether its her Mother's excellent choice of Latin Lounge music, her little feet teetering across the kitchen floor in attempt to find their rhythm, or the sound of the airplanes overhead, little fingers are pointed upward and smiling her signature toothy grin.
Yes, if I were 11 months old I would be friends with Ansley Elizabeth G
effert. We would conquer our little world together. We would talk about the next big adventure; the backyard is the next best thing to Neverland, where is Tink when we need her?! We would be certain to find the greatest treasures and marvel at th
e simplicity of our happiness and be the best of friends.
It takes so little to peak her interest. The sound of my car keys is a head turning, show stopping event. Everything is edible, not an uncommon trait for child her age. I was waiting for her to spell out words with her alphabet pasta as she gingerly picked up each letter to eat. If I had looked down and seen " airplane" or a simple "hello" I may have put a call in to Ripley's Believe It or Not...
I have photographed many children under the age of one as of late. There has been a baby boom amongst my friends. Each ultrasound I see or belly kick I feel makes me SO happy for the soon-to-be parents. I hope I can be the cool friend who happens to be a photographer and drops by for a random photo session with their children...
Case in point: Today.
Today was a necessary laundry day; because I was down to my last pair of underwear and I am leaving for a VERY exciting long awaited trip in the next few days. However, laundry is a dilemma in my house since the dryer has been broken for over a year now. I have relied on the kindness of various friends and the local Laundromat to accommodate my washing and drying needs. And as much as I am grateful for the thick skin I've had to acquire from fighting with Laundromat patrons over how many dryers I can use, I much prefer the less aggressive environment of a friends house. As well as the conversation and endless entertainment of their children.
Enter Heather and Ansley. Mother-Daughter team aka Ashley's rescuers of stinky clothes. I hope one day to return the favor somehow with something other than conversation and pictures. But as luck would have it, Heather loves to talk
and Ansley is incredibly photogenic. As the laundry was whirring in the next room, I took it upon myself to whip out the camera at play time, meal time, naptime, and one small adventure across the golf course in the afternoon. The laundry would get done of course, but there is absolutely no excuse to miss the chance to photograph this sweet child exploring her world. I would not have missed it.
It baffles me that there is so much that can happen during the course of the day in terms of a child's life. Not a moment to miss really and Heather doesn't miss much. She and Ansley have the same eyes, they radiate with a kind of curiousness rarely seen these days; they beg the world to challenge them and they are ever seeking the answer to life's endless questions. If any one can find the secrets to the universe, it would be the two of them, hands down.
As her 1st birthday rapidly approaches I can't help but recall what a year it has been, Heather would agree. I did not understand how drastically a child changes your life; she's not eve
n mine and I am totally changed! What is it about small children?! Do they have magical powers that make you melt and never want to leave their sight ever again?? They could be screaming and fussing for hours, any grown human fussing like that would get more than time out, patience would have been lost a long time ago. But a child, a baby, YOUR daughter, you would fight tooth and nail to keep her safe. Because life all of a sudden has only one horizon line...and the sun rises and sets on your children.
As it should.
In the grand scheme of things there is little else that matters at the end of the day besides the well being of someone so little who loves you so much. My grandmother used to say, " Make all the money in the world, but you could live in a shack for all I care as long as you're happy." That pretty much summed it up for me...
And as always, BIG love to Heather and AJ for letting me photograph their amazingly gifted, beautiful daughter, and for coming to my rescue in the hour(s) of a laundry meltdown...
More specifically the Geffert household.
I will pass up no opportunity to spend time with Ansley Geffert. I live vicariously through her curious mind, and I wish I could hear her thoughts about the world. Each sound is worthy of her wide eyed look, whether its her Mother's excellent choice of Latin Lounge music, her little feet teetering across the kitchen floor in attempt to find their rhythm, or the sound of the airplanes overhead, little fingers are pointed upward and smiling her signature toothy grin.
Yes, if I were 11 months old I would be friends with Ansley Elizabeth G
effert. We would conquer our little world together. We would talk about the next big adventure; the backyard is the next best thing to Neverland, where is Tink when we need her?! We would be certain to find the greatest treasures and marvel at th
e simplicity of our happiness and be the best of friends.It takes so little to peak her interest. The sound of my car keys is a head turning, show stopping event. Everything is edible, not an uncommon trait for child her age. I was waiting for her to spell out words with her alphabet pasta as she gingerly picked up each letter to eat. If I had looked down and seen " airplane" or a simple "hello" I may have put a call in to Ripley's Believe It or Not...
I have photographed many children under the age of one as of late. There has been a baby boom amongst my friends. Each ultrasound I see or belly kick I feel makes me SO happy for the soon-to-be parents. I hope I can be the cool friend who happens to be a photographer and drops by for a random photo session with their children...
Case in point: Today.
Today was a necessary laundry day; because I was down to my last pair of underwear and I am leaving for a VERY exciting long awaited trip in the next few days. However, laundry is a dilemma in my house since the dryer has been broken for over a year now. I have relied on the kindness of various friends and the local Laundromat to accommodate my washing and drying needs. And as much as I am grateful for the thick skin I've had to acquire from fighting with Laundromat patrons over how many dryers I can use, I much prefer the less aggressive environment of a friends house. As well as the conversation and endless entertainment of their children.
Enter Heather and Ansley. Mother-Daughter team aka Ashley's rescuers of stinky clothes. I hope one day to return the favor somehow with something other than conversation and pictures. But as luck would have it, Heather loves to talk
and Ansley is incredibly photogenic. As the laundry was whirring in the next room, I took it upon myself to whip out the camera at play time, meal time, naptime, and one small adventure across the golf course in the afternoon. The laundry would get done of course, but there is absolutely no excuse to miss the chance to photograph this sweet child exploring her world. I would not have missed it.
It baffles me that there is so much that can happen during the course of the day in terms of a child's life. Not a moment to miss really and Heather doesn't miss much. She and Ansley have the same eyes, they radiate with a kind of curiousness rarely seen these days; they beg the world to challenge them and they are ever seeking the answer to life's endless questions. If any one can find the secrets to the universe, it would be the two of them, hands down.
As her 1st birthday rapidly approaches I can't help but recall what a year it has been, Heather would agree. I did not understand how drastically a child changes your life; she's not eve
n mine and I am totally changed! What is it about small children?! Do they have magical powers that make you melt and never want to leave their sight ever again?? They could be screaming and fussing for hours, any grown human fussing like that would get more than time out, patience would have been lost a long time ago. But a child, a baby, YOUR daughter, you would fight tooth and nail to keep her safe. Because life all of a sudden has only one horizon line...and the sun rises and sets on your children.As it should.
In the grand scheme of things there is little else that matters at the end of the day besides the well being of someone so little who loves you so much. My grandmother used to say, " Make all the money in the world, but you could live in a shack for all I care as long as you're happy." That pretty much summed it up for me...
And as always, BIG love to Heather and AJ for letting me photograph their amazingly gifted, beautiful daughter, and for coming to my rescue in the hour(s) of a laundry meltdown...
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