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I graduated with my Early Childhood Education degree a little over a year ago and I am not a teacher.
Even though I really love what I get to do now, it still sometimes bums me out that I haven’t put the degree to functional use aside from my parenting.
I studied children with a passion. I delved into readings on cognitive development and learning styles. I often take for granted how much I enjoy being around children, and getting to interact and relate with them.
But today I understood that photographing children is the little niche where my interests can come together.
On this photoshoot I felt those nuances of child observation seeping up. I spent some play time with each child individually, looking for their personal little traits to come through and for them to get comfortable with me. Then I could just watch for the moment that they reacted to the fun time we were having.
In those moments of play children become themselves.
I felt so privileged that these children wanted to hold my hand and give me hugs and enjoyed spending some play time with me. And I got to bond some with two new loving little people. I hope I gave them them something they can look at when they aren’t so little and still make them smile.

































































































































































