A Portrait of A Mother
THE IMPORTANCE OF PHOTOGRAPHING MOTHERS: A MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE
I’ve always loved photos. I have my mom to thank for that. Growing up, photo after photo lined the hallways of our home. Old black and white images of past generations hung alongside current family photos and school pictures of my brothers and I. Rows of fat albums bursting with prints and stacks of boxes filled with loose images covered the shelves of the hall closet. Some of my favorite memories are of my family sitting around the living room laughing, passing old photos around and remembering good times together.
As time moves forward, each memory frozen in time in those photos means more. It doesn’t matter if it is a professional portrait, a snapshot printed off of an iPhone, an awful school photo or a cheesy mall photo with Santa or the Easter Bunny; printed images are one of the very few tangible items in our lives that grow in value every day.
I’m so grateful for every photograph that I have of all of the wonderful mothers in my family. In honor of Mother’s Day this year, I thought it would be a sweet way to pay tribute to them by sharing some of my favorite old photos.
MAMAS… HAVE SOMEONE TAKE PHOTOS OF YOU WITH YOUR CHILDREN!
I value photos so much - especially those involving motherhood - that I’ve built my entire career around it. I’m constantly telling my clients how important it is for them to be in the images with their children and I’m proud to say that I truly practice what I preach. Every year I make it a point to hire another amazing photographer to document our family. I’m just not the “set up the tripod and do it myself” kind of girl when it comes to this. I value the way other photographers can see and capture my family and I know that I could never get the genuine moments of love that these brilliant women have gotten for me. I want my children to have beautiful photos that have me in them with them and to be able to look at them as see how much they are loved. I could never put a value on these images - to me they are priceless. Below is a handful of my favorite pictures of me with my babies from over the years. I’ve been so fortunate to photographed by some truly talented artists who have become dear friends. They have photographed some of the most important times in my life and have helped me to leave behind a beautiful legacy for my kids…
Thank you so much for being here! I’m Kami Vanous, founder of Lucky Friday Studios and a leading Denver, Colorado maternity, newborn and baby photographer. My beautiful natural light photography studio is located in Centennial, Colorado and I serve clients from all around Denver, Littleton, Ken Caryl Ranch, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Cherry Hills, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, Englewood, Castle Rock, Parker and surrounding areas. I have more than 13 years of experience photographing motherhood, babies and young families, and I would love the opportunity to work with you to create something beautiful.
To see more of my work, please spend some time looking through my portfolio. If you are drawn to my art and are looking for a maternity, newborn and baby photographer, I would love to chat about how we can to begin planning your session together to create the images you’ve been dreaming of.
xo - kami
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