Why Family Photos Are Important.
Family photos are important for many reasons, as they capture your life memories, document your family’s growth, and show the world your most cherished relationships. Family portraits are a way to remember a loved one that has passed away, and they are also a way to document the changes in your lives and the lives of the ones you love. Family pictures can also be used to create lasting bonds between your family members. Taking time off from your everyday routine to celebrate your family speaks volumes and holds the power to evoke emotions, and to transport you back in time to relive special memories or a particular time with your family.
1. Document Growth
Family photos are a wonderful way of documenting events that happen in your lives and seeing your family grow up and change over the years. How many times have you said, "where did the time go?" You know there is truth behind the saying "time flies" and "kids grow up in the blink of an eye." It may seem that the days are long, but the years fly by. Your family grows and changes for reasons such as marriage, new addition of a family member, loved ones passing away, and others moving far away. Your family’s portraits capture these changes, creating a timeline of milestone events. Having a way to sit down and relive all those memories, is just as important as creating them in the first place.
2. Everyone In The Frame
How often have you been out at the park with your kids or on vacation with your family and pulled out your cellphone to take their photos? These photos often capture spontaneous moments that become treasured memories as visual diaries, showing the joyous time of your travels, and are important to have. However, it’s common for one family member, often the mother, capturing the smiles and laughter of their children while remaining absent from the pictures themselves. A scheduled family portrait session is a way they you can be included in all the photos and not just be an outside viewer to your family, but to be a part of your family’s fun in the moment.
3. Remembering Your Past
Family pictures are important as they help you connect with your families, strengthen bonds, and retell stories. When you share pictures with your children, they too can feel this connection and learn about family members who came before them. These family members played an important role in shaping who they are today. As your family moves forward in time, it’s the memories of your loved ones that you will hold onto most dearly. By letting your kids see your photos from the past and the present, they will become connected to their story. All too often we forget about our past because we are so busy building our futures.
4. Printed Family Photos Are Heirlooms
We live in a digital world and use our phones to document our family’s lives, but do those images ever get printed, framed, or preserved in albums, or do they just live on your cell phone or your computer desktop? Photos taken on a phone, hold sentimental value but they are a snapshot and may not be great quality to print large or put in a frame. How will you ensure that your most treasured memories exist in the future to be enjoyed by your grandchildren and great-grandchildren? Family portraits hold more than just memories. They are gifts you give yourself and your children today, and they are the legacy you leave to your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
5. The Photos Can Create Beautiful Home Decor
What better way to decorate your home than with photos of your family? Your gorgeous new images are perfect for framing in the hallway, hanging in the living room, or setting on a bedside table. Displaying your family pictures shows your family their importance to you in your life. When people come visit your home and see your family photos, they will know how important your family is to you. There are so many fun gallery options, and you should be proud to decorate your home with your family’s portraits.
Like most of us, your family is the foundation of your life. They are the ones who have supported you through thick and thin and are the ones that you turn to when you need someone to talk to. Also, your family give you a sense of belonging, as well as help shape who you are and how you see the world. It is no wonder that family pictures are so important, because they help you to remember the people who have made you who you are.
