Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > > Even though I have photographed many birthings, all "family pictures" not > crotch shots, as these never do anything for friends or family!!! Trust me, > forget the "head emerging kinds of stuff!" Unless you are a medical > photographer and the pictures are for "medical purpose" and not for showing > at the next coffee club meeting. Or the grand parents, "old folks don't > understand these kinds of pictures!" > The most moving opener I ever saw to a baby album was a b&w taken by the father. It showed his son, upside down, heels gripped in the doctor's hand, umbilicus still attached. Just the baby and the hand full frame, with the umbilicus trailing away out of view. Nothing really gross, just the essence of the moment. I doubt the boy will appreciate it much till he's in his 30's or 40's, but what a memento to have of one's entrance into this world! Paul