My boy, early in the morning.
As we snuggled on the couch this morning to keep warm, the soft light and shadows inspired me to grab my camera and convince him to sit still for a moment or two. This doesn’t happen often these days. When he was little, he was my main subject but at some point he got tired of the mamarazzi and put his foot down. He was done having his picture taken. That’s when I began to explore other subjects to improve my photography skills, opening up a new and different world. The world you see most of the time around here.
That doesn’t mean I don’t want to capture him. His growth, who he is. He’s at the cusp of teenager-hood, making his own choices. Listening obsessively to pop music, growing his hair out (my one condition: he must keep it clean) and playing computer games.
But… he’s still my boy, for this brief moment, early in the morning.
Great photo, Kat. I love the soft focus – gives it an ethereal, dreamy look. You’ll look back on this one with real joy.
This picture is seriously lovely, Kat. The mood, the bw, everything. I love it! x
I had a feeling this one would catch your eye. 🙂
Love this picture – the light is wonderful very dreamy looking.
You take as many pictures as you can because the years really fly by.
What a lovely photo Kat. The feel of it is so soft and loving. Beautiful.
what a beautiful child,
Oh Kat!!! It really tugs my heartstrings!!!
Kat, what a wonderful portrait! And how wonderful that you respect his wishes to NOT be your subject if he doesn’t want to.
What a beautiful portrait. Your boy and your capture of him – are exquisite!
I’m so glad that you shared on SS, which brought me to this space. Your work is incredible. As I watch my kids get older, I realize the time is dwindling when being “mamarazzi” (love that word–I’m so going to use it!) and it’s nice to know there are subjects beyond my kiddos..
Thank you!
Welcome Summer! Thanks for your kind words, I’m glad to have you here. Enjoy using “mamarazzi” and spread it far and wide. 🙂
How beautifully you’ve captured the sleepy sparkle in his eyes. I especially like the landscape version. Nice.
Gorgeous shot, love the light and the b&w. My almost 6 year old is kind of done with the mamarazzi already, I get stealth shots only these days!
Beautiful Picture. We just moved to Vedano al Lambro too. Do you go to the farm in the park to get milk and yogurt? They have an escape artist goat and some really cute donkeys. If you see people riding around on recumbent trikes in the park Stop us Just Yell “Hey Kathy!”
LOL! I just figured out you aren’t in vedano anymore. We moved here from Hillsboro Oregon. LOL! bummer I wish we had overlapped.
Oh, I wish we had overlapped too! We moved home to Corvallis in July. 🙁 That is too funny, with you being from Oregon too. Drop me an email if you have any questions! Definitely connect with the Benvenuto Club of Monza. Since I was working I didn’t have a lot of time for activities with them, but it’s a great group.
Beautiful image and words…Words which bring a flood of emotion and memories. Fleeting moments…swiftly passing years…babies…little boys…young men…grown men…husbands…fathers…so fast they grew…yet still-ALWAYS~my sons.
How I wish I had my photos stored back in the states…I blog post could’ve been born. 😉
I know that feeling, of not having your pictures accessible when want or NEED them. I love how you wrote this, I think a blog post may have been born anyway, even without the photos.
What a lovely shot of your son. I love the way the shade and the light shines on his face and that forelock of hair falling down to frame his features.
he looks like a real sweety kat!