Growing up my dad always had these incredibly organized photo albums; organized by dates, what events written down on the inside of the album. And you could never take a photo out without him noticing. And I still love going to my parents and looking at those albums! And it makes me sad to know that as technology progresses, less of those photo albums are being made. Being a photographer myself, I’m just as guilty as anyone else taking photos on my iPhone because taking out my camera is just “too much of a hassel”. As I was posting a picture that I absolutely loved of Nona smiling on Instragram the other day, I realized that 10 years from now, I most likely won’t be using Instagram, and this photo will be gone. Or worse! What if my phone were to break and I lost all my pictures of her!? Devastating! So as our daughters two month mark approached, I made a promise to myself that I won’t put myself in that position. Having photos of our children, ESPECIALLY at this young age, is so incredibly important. They change so much every day, and just looking back at newborn photos of Nona, I can barely remember her being that small. Do yourself a favor make sure that you’re taking actual photographs of your little ones!
Melissa Alderton Photography 