Emotional reaction...

[jothefish]

Last Saturday my yoga instructor, who I have previously photographed, asked if I would take a few more photos of him. He said he wanted his "other side" shown... he told me he smoked.
OKay I thought - this will be interesting, a smoking yogi - let's give it a go.
This morning I photographed him in my studio - I hate smoking personally (and now all the windows and doors are open to get rid of the awful smell - he rolls his own).

I have started processing the pictures - just sorting through right now... and I am astonished at the adverse physical reaction I am having to the photographs.
They will probably not affect others as they affect me because you don't know him... I will post some when I have finished processing them...

In the meantime... can you show me a photo that you have taken that has had such an impact on you that it has shaken you to the bones the first ime you looked at it? Happy, sad, disgusted... any emotion... but something you keep coming back to...

Something that really makes you think...

[forno]

This one brings a tear to my eye just about every time I look at it. Taken on day 2, first child. I cant describe the mixture of love, amazement and pride:cool:

I cant help but wonder how his life will pan out

http://www.forno.smugmug.com/photos/154348069-L.jpg

[jothefish]

I can understand that one!

[TSEE]

First picture; get teary eyed thinking of how upset I was that evening. Taken the night I got discharged from the hospital but had to leave my youngest in the hospital for at least a week with a medlock in his head (IV antibiotics for infection). It was a tough evening, hubby took snapped it over my shoulder as I gave him one last kiss before putting him in the bassinette and carted him away to the nursery. We couldn't stay past 10pm, I was cutting it close, something like 9.55 when I let him go.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w152/TSEEJ/Onelastkiss.jpg

Second picture: Taken a little over a week ago, my 3 kids and my niece. My ILs wanted a photo of all the kids so I snapped away in their yard. Now the first time I went thru these I missed this one. When I went thru them again to work on some more I saw this one and it honestly cracks me up every time I look at it, just look at those faces. My youngest esp...but the others were laughing as well.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w152/TSEEJ/KidsLaughing.jpg

Sorry images are small, took them from another account where I keep them small so I can share with family on dialup. :p

[saravrose]

I love this.. not a sad one by any stretch of the imagination...But, I absolutely love her smile and I still remember the moment it was taken and think that it was a great little moment in time..

at my nieces second birthday party all of the cousins were sitting around the kitchen table laughing.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/CopyofIMG_7335.jpg

[JCR]

You asked for it....

I always chided my little girl for being lazy, she would always be the last one ready to go anywhere, if we went to the park she was always the one falling behind, she hated being picked up or cuddled, I assumed she was just difficult as she got older she became more quiet, more withdrawn.

I remember taking her to the supermarket, we walked, as usual she was hanging behind her brothers, I remember calling out "come on lazy bones move your butt" I remember getting angry with her many times for her slowness.

One day she took ill, fever, pain, couldn't pass water, said her tummy hurt. Wife took her to the doctor, doctor examined her and said she had a tummy bug. Home she came.

She took to the couch, her tummy looked swollen she was getting worse by the day.

Again we called the doctor, doctor said he had seen her, she will be ok... I refused to listen to him, I knew something was wrong. I told him he either comes to her now or I will come to him and he will not be happy to see me.
He came out..

She was taken to hospital and scanned, they found a 7cm tumour on her ovary.
All those times she wouldnt let me pick her up, all those times she dragged her feet, she was born with this tumour... she was hurting and never once complained until she collapsed.

This picture I took in the hospital, I went out and bought an ixus400, used it to make little video clips of her and clips of family at home for her to watch. This was shot before we had a firm diagnosis, we knew it was a tumour but not what kind.

I keep this one picture from that time, It reminds me to never judge others and to be more aware of my children and how they feel.
When I look at it I feel guilty, very guilty.

[forno]

oh damn, thats terrible! I hope all went well with the op.

[JCR]

To my shame I remember turning to the surgeon as they took her down to theatre in the lift and telling him, if my little girl didn't come back or if he didn't do his job the world would not be big enough for him to hide.

She's a happy little (soon to be) 8 yr old now, she lost an ovary (teratoma/germcell tumour benign)
I spent every minute with her in that damn hospital (hospitals scare the **** out of me)
Now we have an amazing bond and she loves her cuddles, straight in from school and straight to dad for a 20 min cuddle and tv session :)

[Mom27andblessed]

Two of my favorites...
After many tests and ultrasounds and prematurely rupturing water at 32 weeks followed by 3 1/2 weeks of bed rest and 2 external versions (turning a breech baby), 2 days of labor and finally an emergency c-section...It was incredibly emotional, my doc had told me that about 80% of babies with Down syndrome do not survive to birth or thru the birth process...I'm truly blessed
Meeting my Noah Matthew
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d631b3127cce9ee0304eac6b00000016108MaN2TVmz0


Here is me getting to meet my SImon face to face for the very first time. The doc who delivered him insisted something was very wrong and refused to wait for anesthesia to take effect and they knocked me out for his birth. Since my first 6 kids were bald I didn't believe them that he had hair, had to see for myself!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db22b3127cce9ee0317b011800000016108MaN2TVmz0

edited to add....Simon was perfectly healthy, getting APGAR scores of 9 and 10...10 and 10 being reserved for doctors babies lol!

[Mom27andblessed]

JCR...incredible story! HUG your gift for me!

[jothefish]

JCR - never fault yourself - you love her unconditionally - you did so even when you were calling her "lazy bones". Here is another HUGE HUG to you and your little one.

I can feel the emotions in all of your photos - THAT to me is what photogaphy is all about - making someone feel - making someone think...

To me it doesn't mattter what lens I happen to have.... or what camera I hold (although Canon still tops my list).. if I can change one persons view of the world to a more caring one then I have succeeded...

[Yiskah]

You asked for it....

I always chided my little girl for being lazy, she would always be the last one ready to go anywhere, if we went to the park she was always the one falling behind, she hated being picked up or cuddled, I assumed she was just difficult as she got older she became more quiet, more withdrawn.

I remember taking her to the supermarket, we walked, as usual she was hanging behind her brothers, I remember calling out "come on lazy bones move your butt" I remember getting angry with her many times for her slowness.

One day she took ill, fever, pain, couldn't pass water, said her tummy hurt. Wife took her to the doctor, doctor examined her and said she had a tummy bug. Home she came.

She took to the couch, her tummy looked swollen she was getting worse by the day.

Again we called the doctor, doctor said he had seen her, she will be ok... I refused to listen to him, I knew something was wrong. I told him he either comes to her now or I will come to him and he will not be happy to see me.
He came out..

She was taken to hospital and scanned, they found a 7cm tumour on her ovary.
All those times she wouldnt let me pick her up, all those times she dragged her feet, she was born with this tumour... she was hurting and never once complained until she collapsed.

This picture I took in the hospital, I went out and bought an ixus400, used it to make little video clips of her and clips of family at home for her to watch. This was shot before we had a firm diagnosis, we knew it was a tumour but not what kind.

I keep this one picture from that time, It reminds me to never judge others and to be more aware of my children and how they feel.
When I look at it I feel guilty, very guilty.
Thank you for sharing this. It brought tears to my eyes. She is well now, right?

[jothefish]

Here are a couple of the images that got me started...

(sorry if the images are too big... thisis the first time I have ever posted pictures... I am still learning)

[jothefish]

OOPS sorry they are quite huge... will make them alot smaller next time :(.

Anyway - this is a person whom I have admired or a couple of years... the body is a temple kind of thing and it literally makes me shudder when I see this. Sorry to all you smokers out there...

[springplum]

I've never seen my Grandfather look at my Grandmother like this. He usually seems vaguely irritated by her. But you can see he really loves her.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g13/springplum/IMG_0512copy.jpg

[Athena]

She's a happy little (soon to be) 8 yr old now, she lost an ovary (teratoma/germcell tumour benign)
I spent every minute with her in that damn hospital (hospitals scare the **** out of me)
Now we have an amazing bond and she loves her cuddles, straight in from school and straight to dad for a 20 min cuddle and tv session :)

JCR - you simply MUST post a photo of her now to lift everyone's spirits. She is stunning! :D

[Pete]

This is probably the most emotive shot I've taken. I don't often take shots like this. Poor guy surrounded by happy shoppers, but obviously didn't want to be alone. Tortured...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/peteghia/WWPD%20Shops/IMG_3488.jpg

[Athena]

Oh - and here is mine:

http://lifeprintsphotography.com/POTN/3daysold.jpg

[JCR]

Your wish is my command ;)

Thank you maam.
70-200 f/4
I had to mute the colours. No pp beyond a little resize, nn, and desaturation, her eyes really are that blue in first shot. Daddies eyes :)

(now second i dropped some blue more, hate this 97k limit

[HarleyQuinn]

She is gorgeous, and a miracle to boot.


Your wish is my command ;)

Thank you maam.
70-200 f/4
I had to mute the colours. No pp beyond a little resize, nn, and desaturation, her eyes really are that blue in the first shot. Daddies eyes :)

[shannyD]

i know its not a great picture. and it was with a left over one time use camera. but it was taken a day before my hubby deployed. we were in NC on the beach durring a huge storm that was getting ready to hit us. and i always told him that i wanted at least one photo of him and i kissing. so what better time than now. so there is was. and there we were. it poured on us right after the kiss, and he deployed very early the next morning.

[HarleyQuinn]

There is nothing technically correct about these two pics, but they make me cry.. even today when I scanned them. My twins were born at 28 weeks and we didn't get to bring them home til they were 64 days old. The first shot is the first time that my husband got to hold his firstborn son...after 34 days.
The second shot is of my other twins foot at 5 days old. We were discourage from toching them much the first few weeks as they are supposedly very sensitive to everything at that early.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/923759591_031d4f0730.jpg



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1193/923759621_98d1cbd140.jpg

[JCR]

Now thats a miracle Lucy ;)
So tiny.
To think I was scared of picking up any of my kids at first, 7lb 9lb 9.2lb and 9.4lb a piece.

[shannyD]

There is nothing technically correct about these two pics, but they make me cry.. even today when I scanned them. My twins were born at 28 weeks and we didn't get to bring them home til they were 64 days old. The first shot is the first time that my husband got to hold his firstborn son...after 34 days.
The second shot is of my other twins foot at 5 days old. We were discourage from toching them much the first few weeks as they are supposedly very sensitive to everything at that early.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/923759591_031d4f0730.jpg



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1193/923759621_98d1cbd140.jpg
beautiful.

[HarleyQuinn]

Now thats a miracle Lucy ;)
So tiny.
To think I was scared of picking up any of my kids at first, 7lb 9lb 9.2lb and 9.4lb a piece.

:) After I had them I considered my daughter a total butterball when she was born at 7lbs.

beautiful.
Thank you.

[PhotoJourno]

wow. I am not even sure how to follow. An amazing story. I've seen pics of the grown up kids, always took them for granted, without knowing their special beginnings. Thanks for sharing.

[JCR]

I was there for the birth of all 4 of mine, I am so glad I am male :D
Everytime the babies were thrust into my arms first, I stood like a statue scared to even breathe incase I hurt one of them, with that male 'please help me' expression.
Wife was too exhausted to hold them, all 4 were hard births for her, shes a small lady.

The first was a shock for me, my mum was waiting outside, after the midwives took the little one from me I went out and when mum asked what it was all I could say was 'it's a baby' She still don't let me forget even now.

By the 4th I was eating chicken sandwiches while watching and thinking how long it all takes, the sensitive male I am ;)

[Maureen Souza]

Someone didn't like getting a haircut.;)

[Athena]

Thank you JCR - she's such a beauty!

Lucy - amazing and wonderful. To think I thought my second was small (also born early, but not that early).

The very, very most emotional shot I have (but didn't take) is of my eldest just after he was born by emergency c-section. I have to keep it hidden from myself in a box. No really one to share. *shudder*

[Grace]

Awh! Lucy!!!! That itty bitty foot picture is breathtaking...in a sad kinda way..but still very happy for you because I know they are healthy little boogers now! ;)

Love the hc Maureen!

[meetscriteria]

Well I can't touch some of the things on here...

All very moving...

My vain attempt involves something maybe a little trite, but then again, welcome to our simple little world! :)

My wife and I have been married for 5 years. We have two Shih-tzus, which we've had for much of that time. They have been our children.

When we were blessed with the healthy, term arrival of our daughter Anna, the emotion was something else. I have delivered babies before...but when it's your own...WOW.

So, there are those moments...

A smaller moment, but significant to us, was when we brought Anna home and introduced her to our dogs. Now, I don't mean to personify them too much...but in these pictures...at least, I can see it in their eyes...they know...

From that moment on...it'll never be the same as it was...sort of sad, and maybe overly nostalgic, but to see an innocent blindsided with the harsh realities of life...it's heartbreaking.

Again, trying not to over-sell it...they are dogs! But we love them...and all in all, I think they'll have more fun in the long run.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa82/meetscriteria/AnnasBirth4-1826.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa82/meetscriteria/AnnasBirth4-1817.jpg

[thekid24]

This is the reaction when she got hit with that cold water.

[short5]

Very dramatic images everyone. I must admit this thread brought a few tears to my eye.
Pictured here is a horse named Punch just days before he was euthanized. He had a terrible hoof infection which resulted in the entire hoof coming off. I helped care for him a bit and watched his owner, who slept at the barn, try to save him with constant care including cleaning and redressing the horrible injury several times a day. He was a kind strong horse with the will to live and his owner tried so hard to save him. This photo strikes me particularly hard because when I shot it I knew in my heart he was going to die. I look at it and see the spark in his eye is gone.

[Tee Why]

The first shot looks pretty good to me. The second shot looks weird, like he's vomiting or something is coming out of his mouth.

Anybody that smokes, let alone some yoga instructor who smokes is an addict in my book, so it looks dumb to me to see folks smoke.
I know smoke can make things dramatic and the first one looks good at that without the social implications aside.

[DRBair]

This is a picture of my son when he was in the hospital, he had been coughing up blood. He also kept burning out his IV so they had to keep moving it. Fortunately, he is now grown and has 3 kids of his own.

[queenbee288]

You asked for it....

I always chided my little girl for being lazy, she would always be the last one ready to go anywhere, if we went to the park she was always the one falling behind, she hated being picked up or cuddled, I assumed she was just difficult as she got older she became more quiet, more withdrawn.

I remember taking her to the supermarket, we walked, as usual she was hanging behind her brothers, I remember calling out "come on lazy bones move your butt" I remember getting angry with her many times for her slowness.

One day she took ill, fever, pain, couldn't pass water, said her tummy hurt. Wife took her to the doctor, doctor examined her and said she had a tummy bug. Home she came.

She took to the couch, her tummy looked swollen she was getting worse by the day.

Again we called the doctor, doctor said he had seen her, she will be ok... I refused to listen to him, I knew something was wrong. I told him he either comes to her now or I will come to him and he will not be happy to see me.
He came out..

She was taken to hospital and scanned, they found a 7cm tumour on her ovary.
All those times she wouldnt let me pick her up, all those times she dragged her feet, she was born with this tumour... she was hurting and never once complained until she collapsed.

This picture I took in the hospital, I went out and bought an ixus400, used it to make little video clips of her and clips of family at home for her to watch. This was shot before we had a firm diagnosis, we knew it was a tumour but not what kind.

I keep this one picture from that time, It reminds me to never judge others and to be more aware of my children and how they feel.
When I look at it I feel guilty, very guilty.

Wow! What a story. I was glad to read on and find out it came out ok.

[3Turner]

Wow, some real heartfelt photos and stories to go with them on this thread. JCR and Lucy, I would be a nervous wreck having to go through what you two did. I am happy that everything has turned out for the better and as a matter of fact JCS, your daughters eyes are very beautiful....very blue indeed.

As I did not see this thread when it was first started, I have a few pictures that bring great joy to my when I see them time after time. My first born son...well really, my only child for now.;) When he was born, eventhough he was rated 9 on the APGAR, he developed a very bad case of jaundice which required the billy-rubin blanket to be issued to us until it subsided about 2 to 3 months later....he was really yellow. Anyhow, here is the picture....the first picture of my son taken with a 35mm and scanned....a little bloody I know, it was the first. He had a cone head for a couple years also cause the doctor used the suction to help him out. Went away when his head grew into the cone head.