I’m taking a class in a few weeks on photographic storytelling and storymaking. The instructor is an amazing one who lives in Japan and brings a wealth of knowledge on honest and memorable photographs that tell a story to the class. I can’t wait for the class to start!

To get my creative juices flowing, this past weekend as we were coming home from our place up north I snapped a scene that I’ve seen a million times; my daughter and mother coloring together while we waited for our food. Normally I would have taken some pictures that were up close, maybe of their fingers coloring or their faces smiling. This time though, it finally occurred to me to move back. Get farther away to really get the whole moment in my camera frame. So I moved to an open booth at the back of the room and snapped this image.

It is not perfect… there were competing light sources so my WB is a little off and it’s not an image I would print as a 16×20 and hang on my mantle. But it’s real. It tells the story; the two most important women in my life sharing a moment of tenderness like they have so many times before, at a place that is near to our hearts.