Film diaries | Jan – Feb 2021

The nature of film developing means that by the time I will share these photos, the moment will have already been long past. As I write this, I am sitting in my kitchen on a 60 degree and overwhelmingly sunny day in March, that tells me, spring is in fact, arriving after this long winter. And being the Chicagoan that I am, I know we will be due a few more frigid days, maybe even another snow here in April, but for the most part, I see these photos as the remainder of the final weeks of winter that we tried our very best to survive with positive attitudes in continued quarantine.

There were many days inside, passing time with stories, snacks, and games as well as ventures outside in the snow or forest preserves. Though we still did not spend as much time outside as I would hope in my idealist mind, I am proud of myself, and these kids for suiting up and getting out into the cold to breathe fresh air and move those muscles whenever we did. These photos are memories of the passing time. Somehow, film will always feel more nostalgic to me. How did they grow this fast? Where did the time go? I swear I just had Finn…

Looking at these images from a couple of months ago and then staring into the faces of those same children in front of me, I can already see the changes in their faces and its bittersweet, but I’m so grateful for the memories.

Hey. These days are going by so quickly, aren’t they? Want to capture your family the way they are in the here and now? With photos that remind you how it really felt and not just how it looked?  I’d love to chat with you! Send me a message here and we can start the conversation!

If you liked this post, you may enjoy some of the other posts in my film diaries series like this one or this one.