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The Gift of A Memory

12/4/2020

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It was the day I realized how important a photograph was to me, that I also realized how important a photograph was to sparking a memory.

That was the same day that I came to the conclusion--I DEAL IN MEMORIES.

So, each time I pick up my camera, I am giving the gift of a memory.  To someone.  Of someone else.  Or something else.  Or a time.  Or a place.

I am not going to lie, I feel pretty good about that.

It's because of this realization, that I want the memory to be perfect...to be exactly what a client wants.  Because I want them to pick up their photographic piece (whether it be a print, or art block, or canvas) and recognize not only the memory, but the value of it.

In going through some of my photos for this blog, I came across this picture of our Burton.  It is one of the last photos I took of him, before we lost him.  It's taken at Christmas.  When I look at this photo, I remember everything about him, including the day I took it, right down to the quiet of that evening and his sound sleep.
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Burton was a great dog.  He was born deaf.  Another Chance for English Setters brought him in as a puppy, and we adopted him from their rescue.  He was our first deaf dog.  Burton loved food, and was my shadow whenever I was at the kitchen counter cooking.  When he was happy, he sang.  He gave high fives for treats (or anytime you asked really), knew a number of different sign commands, and for many years would be accompanied everywhere he went by his orange ball, which he could leap high into the air to catch and would retrieve it right back to the palm of your hand.  I think it's safe to say that, while every dog we have owned has had their own special characteristics, Burton was the most unique dog we have ever shared life with.  And the photo above, took me all the way down that memory path.  How nice.  What a great gift to my memory.

I'd be happy to help you with yours.

For more "Gift" blog postings, follow the blog circle this week starting with Terri J Photography, photographing your pets in the Toronto area.  Have a great weekend.  Stay safe, healthy, and please wear a mask!
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Tracy Allard link
12/4/2020 07:25:38 am

Ok, so that choked me up a bit. What a lovely post and you speak the truth. It's one of my great regrets that I don't have "that picture" of our Penny. She predated camera phones, I was not yet a photographer. That picture of Burton says it all. My heart.

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Terri Jankelow link
12/4/2020 12:48:03 pm

This is a beautiful photo and I am sure it was wonderful to have it as a forever memory!

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Angela Schneider
12/4/2020 02:14:30 pm

That image of Burton is just so perfect. Every day I pass by "that picture" of Shep and it reminds me that what we do matters.

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