Dear Friends,
I have always wanted to spend more time taking photographs of places and people that are special to me and sharing them with family and friends, along with my thoughts about the photographs. This is an activity which I have done intermittently over the years, one for which I am now taking a more organized approach. With your permission—please simply click unsubscribe if you’d prefer not to receive—so that the process is more organized on this end, I’ll be sharing regular emails like this, including a photo or two with my thoughts.
I thought this recent photograph might be a nice place to start. Here’s why. There’s a reason for the term “family tree” in genealogy. You are my family and friends, and like all the branches of a tree, we grow and bloom, reaching out in all directions and staying attached. This particular photograph also had the happy accident of a vignette, giving an historical appearance. I am reminded of the oval photographs of my great-great-grandparents from the 1800’s, so carefully made and preserved, which are part of our family photographic collection.
The art and craft of photography has played an essential role in our family for decades. My parents were both dedicated photographers; in fact one of the few things they brought with us from Germany were their Leica cameras. From that trip, here is a photograph of me at 6 months old, in my mother’s arms with my father looking on, taken on the boat coming from Germany to the United States!
For many years, I too, used a Leica M film camera, and have now mostly made the transition to digital. My digital camera seems to know a lot more than I do, so I am learning once again! I’ve updated my photography website, www.farmgirlbarbara.photography, and will be adding more in the soon!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Lots of love, and be safe!
Barbara