Photographs

I remember first taking interest on taking pictures when I was about 12 years old. I remember asking Papa for a camera as pasalubong from the US. When he got back from his yearly PPSA (Philippine Practical Shooting Association) competition in, he brought home for me an Olympus. It was the most "high tech", beautiful, sleek gadget I have ever seen. Of course I was only 12 at that time :) 

I started clicking away.

I remember taking pictures of nature. I wasn't interested in people or things back then except for when there was an occasion. However, somewhere along the way of adolescence I forgot my love for taking pictures. 

After college, when I had Zivv, I started taking pictures again. Pictures of him sleeping, eating, bathing, pooping, everything!  We had so many cameras during this time, my Olympus, husband's family's camera and our first family camera from my Mom in the U.S.

Sleeping on daddy's hotdog pillow on the floor at mom's old home.

Playing in the tub at mom's old home.

Since becoming a work-at-home mom of two adorable children, I've been so obsessed with taking pictures for their captured memories. I have had to stop myself many times and remind myself to simply take in the moment. 

I remember a conversation with a relative who hardly takes pictures of her children and told me she'd rather enjoy the moment. I agree, but if I can take a snap of it, why not. 

I'm not a big fan of posed pictures, but I'm not good at catching really nice moments too. So I have resolved to just take what I can at a given moment. I'm enjoying it very much. I like taking pictures from my phone and uploading it on Facebook; and from my tab and posting it on Instagram. Although I wish I had the right tools and I could curb my obsessive compulsive behavior of having everything in two's or parallel.

That's why it's so fitting that I bought Smart Parenting's January-February 2013 issue and read it just the other night. I read an article about photographs, will share and give my thoughts on it some other day.