tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post5246262433054798114..comments2023-09-24T11:26:16.606-04:00Comments on The Middle Ages: Don’t Take My Picture!!!Deb and Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-74082328513093584092012-06-23T14:19:31.365-04:002012-06-23T14:19:31.365-04:00Wow, so many of these comments really resonated fo...Wow, so many of these comments really resonated for me -- the way it feels to be feeling this way, and the way it feels to be the photographer trying to capture a moment in time. I am working at trying to change my kneejerk camera reactions and, I think, with good reason. I'm so happy to hear that many of you also want to take up the challenge.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-24664866919612740612012-06-21T08:52:47.479-04:002012-06-21T08:52:47.479-04:00So true Steph about photos providing the memories ...So true Steph about photos providing the memories and also I agree that sometimes we don't see in person what we can see in photos!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-87972711846861508552012-06-21T04:24:36.142-04:002012-06-21T04:24:36.142-04:00Haven't really thought about it, to be honest....Haven't really thought about it, to be honest. What I can recolect from my memories, I wasn't too bothered about the mirror when I was a young child. I saw myself as I saw myself in the pictures. It changed after my parents divorce. Well basically I was thinking more how my minds eye sees me rather than what I see in the mirror. So there has been three ways I have seen myself and none of them have matched. Well the pictures and mirror are the most closest one to each other and they have been quite close when I was younger. The pictures indeed so the change over the older pictures, which I don't necessary feel that has happened in the mirror :))Kaskuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551403219738694648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-32077077926595368152012-06-21T02:23:33.718-04:002012-06-21T02:23:33.718-04:00Awwwh Holly...IVE BEEN THERE....my BEST friend doe...Awwwh Holly...IVE BEEN THERE....my BEST friend does that... Its exhausting! But IDK she doesnt like looking funny in pictures...I LOVE IT !!! Its great that when I'm not looking good I'm atleast getting some laughs by looking funny..HA!Shalakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782094985343645473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-9720930773167624612012-06-21T02:20:47.424-04:002012-06-21T02:20:47.424-04:00I know.. Ive got a friend who spends an hour tryin...I know.. Ive got a friend who spends an hour trying to "fix" herself up...and still cries and says she looks bad and I make sure I keep telling her and everyone I know who does that "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!" "YOU LOOK GREAT" "There's nothing TO 'FIX'. You are awesome!" and Weird part is.....THEY THINK I'M KIDDING!!!!Shalakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782094985343645473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-27976567971957202792012-06-20T20:02:49.579-04:002012-06-20T20:02:49.579-04:00You know, your Granny reminds me of my grandmother...You know, your Granny reminds me of my grandmother. Just radiating beauty. To me, my grandmother looked the exact same way for 17 years (until her first stroke) and it always surprised me when I would look at older photos of her, how much she had changed. <br />I sometimes see photos of me from my early teen years and wonder what in the world was going through my mind! Why would I wear that or do my hair that way! I still dodge cameras when I can, but I have learned to not completely avoid them. We all need the memories that photos provide when our brains can't remember it all for us.Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-78478373570360123702012-06-20T17:03:59.791-04:002012-06-20T17:03:59.791-04:00Thanks for letting me know Dawn. I'll check ou...Thanks for letting me know Dawn. I'll check out the comments! "Happy doesn't have an age". Wow, love that Dawn!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-65865773018081970132012-06-20T17:01:33.226-04:002012-06-20T17:01:33.226-04:00Lori I am glad it resonated with you. And I hope t...Lori I am glad it resonated with you. And I hope that in the near future you will get at least one warm smiling picture of your Mom. Maybe tell her you would like that and see if she comes through.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-54141767457930363212012-06-20T16:59:41.648-04:002012-06-20T16:59:41.648-04:00Pictures tell stories. That's it Becki isn...Pictures tell stories. That's it Becki isn't it? They tell the story of our lives.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-64885329917416120652012-06-20T16:58:50.026-04:002012-06-20T16:58:50.026-04:00Actually Holly it was heels in a playsuit but yes....Actually Holly it was heels in a playsuit but yes...heels none the less. Too bad about your friend. Hope she finds a way to love what she sees.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-86428946649888874102012-06-20T16:57:44.212-04:002012-06-20T16:57:44.212-04:00Shalaka do you know how lucky you are that you can...Shalaka do you know how lucky you are that you can honestly say that you like who you are and how you look? Great thing to have. So many women your age are ripping themselves apart.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-79437882451392178902012-06-20T16:55:22.457-04:002012-06-20T16:55:22.457-04:00So true Hollye, so true!So true Hollye, so true!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-59978540469095705052012-06-20T16:54:48.003-04:002012-06-20T16:54:48.003-04:00Kelly does she get upset at candid shots? Because ...Kelly does she get upset at candid shots? Because they can be lovely and might draw her closer to the whole photo thing.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-523488390616235762012-06-20T16:53:54.299-04:002012-06-20T16:53:54.299-04:00Yeah Kasku, that is a whole other story isn't ...Yeah Kasku, that is a whole other story isn't it, when you don't think your pictures reflect you. Did they when you were a child?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-26833575426232596572012-06-20T16:52:41.879-04:002012-06-20T16:52:41.879-04:00Great experiment Erin, so glad it worked. It's...Great experiment Erin, so glad it worked. It's nice to see a nice us, reflected back at us, isn't it?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041122116481448321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-80657311878018026672012-06-20T16:24:04.782-04:002012-06-20T16:24:04.782-04:00PSS. Well, Tuesday's, anyway.PSS. Well, Tuesday's, anyway.Dawnhttp://boom-child.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-23815423207926627382012-06-20T16:21:39.380-04:002012-06-20T16:21:39.380-04:00We have several pictures of my mother's palm a...We have several pictures of my mother's palm as she blocked the camera. One of the last pictures I took of my grandmother was of her hand as she looked away. <br />Deb, it's funny, but I never saw my parents or grandparents as getting old until I looked at pictures of them "before." There's a difference from picture to picture, but I never really noticed it in person. That's just what they've always looked like. <br /><br />My favorite picture of my parents is on a wall in our downstairs hallway, tucked in amongst the grandkids' "first birthday," etc pictures. My dad is REALLY skinny and is holding my mother, also skinny, on his shoulders and they're making goofy faces. I LOVE that they both wanted that up on the wall. <br /><br />I find myself feeling differently about myself looking at the same picture at different times. Sometimes I'll think, "ICK! What the hell was I thinking wearing that sweater!!" Then there are times when it's, "Yeah, not SO bad, at least." The ones I don't like are the ones of me growing up. The pink lenses in the glasses were in style. The rainbow sweater was in style. The perm was my fault. The plaid pants... You know what? Let's not go there with the plaid pants. (THANKS, ma.)<br /><br />I take most of the pictures whenever anyone gets together now. The notable exceptions are when I'm at improv shows. I do care what I'm wearing and whether I have eyebrows that day, but mostly, I'm thrilled to be in the pics with "the guys." That's what I look like happy. I look at the pics and feel happy. No age worries there. Happy doesn't have an age. <br /><br /><br />(PS. I commented on Monday's and Tuesday's blogs today, too. Catching up. :) )Dawnhttp://boom-child.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-79780790292328735372012-06-20T12:07:41.885-04:002012-06-20T12:07:41.885-04:00this post is SO MEANINGFUL to me. I can't tell...this post is SO MEANINGFUL to me. I can't tell you how many times I've thought the same exact thing (we are young compared to when we'll look back on it)--how many times I HAVE looked back on pictures and thought "what the hell was my problem then?" and how many times I shy away from a camera in agony fearing immortalizing a less than stellar photo moment or angle. fearing what people will think of me based on a bad picture, fearing looking like my own mother, who froze in front of the camera and therefore often looked, well, unhappy and frozen. ( I hope she isn't reading this ;) ). One more thing of note: Barb--this also means a lot to me because of YOU for probably obvious reasons.......xoxoLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930415413376102535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-53707687462674871282012-06-20T11:53:17.221-04:002012-06-20T11:53:17.221-04:00Awww...Deb, your grandma reminds me of my grandma....Awww...Deb, your grandma reminds me of my grandma...<br /><br />I really hate it, when people don't want to be on a photo. I love taking pics, these are memories for me. And if I can't take a pic of a friend/family member, I think I'm missing something.<br /><br />And if that person is gone...or something happens, you can always look at those pictures. <br /><br />I don't say that I like every pic of me...not at all, but it also shows life. It shows changes, it shows progress, it shows so much...and it shows us. And it's not important what you think about yourself...it's about the memories and recollections. When was this picture taken? What happened? What did the people say? How was the weather? Etc, blabla...<br /><br />Pictures tell stories. Our stories.Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056971028004881629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-89632228883293272192012-06-20T11:51:03.312-04:002012-06-20T11:51:03.312-04:00Deb...HEELS in a bathing suit!! Love it!
Like Ke...Deb...HEELS in a bathing suit!! Love it!<br /><br />Like Kelly said, our bff hates getting her pic taken. She's even asked me a couple times to take off "bad" pics of us off Facebook! Don't understand it. I love taking pictures!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978291067668508362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-83965431121146519452012-06-20T11:33:24.525-04:002012-06-20T11:33:24.525-04:00Awww your Grandmother sure is BEAUTIFUL!!!
And ID...Awww your Grandmother sure is BEAUTIFUL!!!<br /><br />And IDK how we can relate so much (LONG LOST TWINS :D)... My mom NEVER EVER EVER liked taking a picture... I would be sneaking with a camera trying to catch her when she is smiling....BUT DAMN every time I clicked a picture...there was her hand hiding her face and she would be yelling "I TOLD YOU...!!! DONT!"... Ahhh but thats my fault...whenever I found her smiling I would yell AAAAHAAA and then click a picture...!!! <br /><br />And I love this topic...... I always always say that... Youth is defined by how the person sees themselves... You can be younger at 80 or older at 20. I used to have the whole "I look fat in this picture", "Man my eyes look big in this one" etc. etc. But now I've started embracing myself. and I dont give a FUCK even if "someone" thinks I look fat or ugly or whatever! I dont care... and I LOVE MYSELF..head to toe.!! Just like you said.. I dont want to wait until 80 to look back and say "HELLLOOOOWWWW GORGEOUS!"... I do that now ya know when I look in the mirror.... I say that and then blush too :DShalakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782094985343645473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-104884319258810592012-06-20T10:46:09.408-04:002012-06-20T10:46:09.408-04:00Yep- I try to appreciate where I am now, because a...Yep- I try to appreciate where I am now, because as I tell my self-critical twenty-seven year old daughter, "don't pick yourself apart. Everything that you complain about now, you'll be nostalgic for one day."Hollye Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10184998678584429429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-52479979135703466812012-06-20T10:35:04.669-04:002012-06-20T10:35:04.669-04:00Oh my gosh my best friend HATES getting her pictur...Oh my gosh my best friend HATES getting her picture taken. She's been my best friend for eight years and there's only like maybe 10 pictures of us total. Can't stand it. Makes me sad but I can't persuade her one way or the other. <br /><br />Deb, your mom looks GREAT!!! My Grandpa will be 91 in August so I always cherish the elderly. :]Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785247788175367281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-8788155832938548952012-06-20T10:24:41.727-04:002012-06-20T10:24:41.727-04:00I know what you mean, we will never be as old as w...I know what you mean, we will never be as old as we will be tomorrow. <br /><br />My sister is the same with no pics. I am probably one of the few that can take pics of her. But for it has always been like that, she is a bit more shy than rest of our family. I was usually the one that wanted to be in the pics. Now that I am "older" I've noticed that I rather take the pics then be in them. I love how I look in the mirror, but just don't like the pics as to me they don't match.Kaskuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551403219738694648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-59962955797717841262012-06-20T10:21:21.569-04:002012-06-20T10:21:21.569-04:00Once again lovely pictures Deb. I've been cam...Once again lovely pictures Deb. I've been camera shy for a while and for a few years almost every picture that wasn't a candid shot has me scowling or sticking my tongue out or ruining the picture in some other way. I've really been trying to stop myself from doing it and I've actually been surprised to see some pretty nice photos of myself. I realized that if I love having pictures of my family and friends smiling faces around, which I do, that they might like to have one of me.Erinhttp://awrittenexperiment.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com