I was going to title this post "Commonplace." But I worried that it would be referring to the people I photographed, so I called it "Neighbors" instead. Why I wanted to call it commonplace is because it is really difficult to record the commonplace in our lives. Things we see every day - things we are so used to that we are unable to really "see" them, especially when we are looking for photographs. I stopped to talk to the neighbors down the street. We talked about the storm and about the electric being off, and then we talked about our kids. Then I realized I had a photograph in front of me. We have known them for so many years, and our children grew up together. So I asked if it would be OK to take their portrait. It just occurred to me that it would be nice to have a portrait of them after all these years.
Nice & the sun is shining! So often we hurry in our lives and forget how wonderful the "commonplace" is.
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Yes, so true. Thanks for the comment. It's funny because I was standing there talking to them for over half an hour, and it was only when I was getting ready to leave, that I thought about taking a portrait of them. Duh! At least I FINALLY figured it out!
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