{"id":5973,"date":"2025-11-29T05:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2025-11-29T05:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:43:55","slug":"take-photos-with-loved-ones-this-holiday-season-it-might-be-your-last-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=5973","title":{"rendered":"Take Photos With Loved Ones This Holiday Season, It Might Be Your Last Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThis morning, I opened my editing software for a long day of computer work.<\/p>\n

My grandma popped up.<\/p>\n

I tried to continue on and focus on my clients but my mind kept racing, and I\u2019ve decided it\u2019s my duty as a professional photographer to tell you all something\u2026<\/p>\n

JUST TAKE THE PHOTOS.<\/p>\n

My Grandma Terry and I talked about every other day on the phone.<\/p>\n

One day, she was talking to me about Christmas gifts and how she was having a hard time deciding what to get her girls.<\/p>\n

After our conversation, we decided I would take beautiful portraits of her on Thanksgiving and she would surprise my mom and aunts with them on Christmas.<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving came and my Grandma looked beautiful.<\/p>\n

She asked if I was ready to take her photo and as soon as I said yes, she hopped off her chair and went and put on fancy lipstick and puffed up her hair.<\/p>\n

It was raining outside.<\/p>\n

Sleet actually.<\/p>\n

But we stepped outside my home and captured her.<\/p>\n

While clicking my camera, I had no idea my Grandma would pass unexpectedly in her sleep just three days later.<\/p>\n

These Christmas photos all of the sudden became a lifeline for my family.<\/p>\n

The last glimpse of a woman who we all loved with every bone in our bodies.<\/p>\n

These photos show a woman who is happy and proud.<\/p>\n

Who beams of joy for her daughters and grandchildren.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Everyone has a camera.<\/p>\n

It might not be fancy and it might be on a phone, but a camera is a camera.<\/p>\n

It captures moments that last forever and swells your hearts with joy.<\/p>\n

So, this holiday season, I really want to push you all to JUST TAKE PHOTOS.<\/p>\n

Find the people you love the most and take the selfie.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Tell your grandma or grandpa to smile and click the button.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry about lighting.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry if they have lipstick on their teeth (which my grandma did in these photos).<\/p>\n

Just take them.<\/p>\n

Capture them.<\/p>\n

Hold on to them.<\/p>\n

RELY on them.<\/p>\n

You just never know when that photo will become the most important capture you take.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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