Old Habits Die Hard

I don’t know why sometimes it takes me so long to learn basic concepts.

I have made the mistake in my life of prejudging people. I’m not proud of it and I try really hard not to, yet it happens. I use to be notorious for meeting one part of a couple and automatically assuming that because I liked that person that I would not like the spouse. How that thought was automatically programmed into my head, I will never know. It took a few whacks upside my head and meeting a few incredible wives to realize that autopilot thought was keeping me from meeting some wonderful people.

That being said, I realized this weekend that I was prejudging again. I have come to realize that for the past year I had assumed that because I found one of my client’s children to be so much of a joy to be around, I automatically assumed the new sibling would not be the same or as much fun. Well she is not the same, they are as different as different can be, but certainly as much of a joy to be around in her sweet soft spoken way. Different is good, and they complemented each other beautifully.

I really enjoyed photographing these little ladies, but more than enjoying them on a beautiful day, I love that the family has chosen me once again to be their photographer. I love seeing the changes and being able to document them.