The Art Of Love

My favorite photos are not those taken by professional photographers, although those can be quite artistic.

I prefer the ones that grab my heart in some way. Ones where the subject is just too cute to ignore, or so radiant that their beauty pours into me and makes me feel like I am glowing. In my opinion these are rare, especially among professionals. Carefully posed photos seldom seem to catch this particular feeling in me

Well loved children, and the occasional adult, are sometimes so steeped in love that it just pours out of them. In theory, anyone could take a great picture of these people. In theory.

I think it is the love bouncing back and forth between photographer and subject that elicits this phenomena. Such a moment, although frozen in time, seems to reach out and pull the viewer right into the picture, allowing them the vicarious feeling of being well loved too.

There is an art here, but I think it is one of loving, not technical prowess, and I think it is also just a bit of luck too!