Comments on: Photographing Difficult Times

By: Wenchy

Wenchy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:19:36 +0000

I took a picture of my grandmother saying goodbye to my grandfather who had died a couple hours earlier. They had been married for 56 years. I am so glad I did.

By: Maggie's Mind

Maggie's Mind — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:14:18 +0000

Simply beautiful post, Tiff. You are a strong and courageous woman, and I always love your pictures. If it's about capturing the moments of life, it makes sense that it's OK to photograph difficult times, and this post reminds me of that and is a great guideline of how to do so tastefully.

If I could go back in time, I would have taken pictures at my mother's funeral – I carry snapshots in my mind of a particular flower arrangement that touched me and some other moments that meant a lot to me, but so much of the day is a blur.

By: tiff

tiff — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:31:23 +0000

thanks! I was really worried about whether it was appropriate or not. I'm so glad it was okay.

By: Corey~ living and loving

Corey~ living and loving — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:15:30 +0000

WOW! what a wonderful post. Your tips are wonderful, and your transparancy is refreshing.

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:26:36 +0000

Wow Tiff, what a great post. You're right, the hardest photos I've taken are the ones when Connor was in NICU, but they're a great reminder of how fantastically perfect he is now!

By: tiff

tiff — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:16:03 +0000

Hi JoAnn,

I'm very sorry to hear about Ethan but I am glad that you have some photos of him and of the pregnancy test. I know the photos of William are so very important to me, even four years on.

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:02:58 +0000

When Josh spent 8 days in the hospital fighting to breathe with RSV, we took photos constantly.

We recently took photos of Ethan when he died. I miscarried him 14 weeks into my pregnancy and unexpectedly gave birth to him in my bathroom after only 3 hours after signs of impending miscarriage began. Those photos and my pregnancy test are the only mementos we have of him.