The Importance Of Sibling Photos | Charlestown RI Family Photographer
It’s National Siblings Day! I have four younger siblings (all brothers), so I personally know all that having a sibling entails, from having built in friends to having built in people to practice your amateur karate moves on, and everything in between. As a RI family photographer, I understand the importance documenting that sibling relationship and getting photos of siblings, whether it be at a photo session specifically for siblings, or sibling photos taken at family o extended family sessions. These photos will become centerpieces and heirlooms. They’ll be enjoyed for generations to come. Why are sibling photos so important? Read below for just a few reasons.
They’ll never be this little again.
It’s simple, but it’s true. Even if your children aren’t teeny tiny, they’re still growing and in just a year or two you’ll look back at these moments and marvel at how small they were.
Your kids will always be your babies, even when they’re all grown up. But those photos from when they are smaller and younger will pull at your heartstrings and bring you back to the moments when they would snuggle with you a little longer and ask for one more story before sleep, instead of rushing out the door yelling “bye, Mom!”
They’ll always need your no matter what, but there is nothing like looking back to those early days when you were the center of their world.
Your kids won’t cooperate with you for a photo.
You would think that kids would sit nicely for mom or dad to capture a photo or two, but the opposite is often true. I work some special photographer magic to get those photos you’ve been wanting to hang on the wall!
Getting everyone in the same space is hard…there better be photographic evidence!
The more kids you have, the more schedules there are with each going in different directions. Getting everyone together for photos requires work and planning, but the results are SO worth it to see all those faces in one place.
You never know if this might be the last chance you have.
This is the one that people don’t want to think about or talk about, but I stress this with families all the time, especially extended families and adult siblings. It can be hard for larger families to be all in the same place at the same time. Travel and logistics aren’t always easy. The stars may not align. When they do, take advantage. Do not lose a chance for capturing a memory. My maternal grandmother passed away last May, and we had her service in early June. My mother and all her siblings were together for the first time in quite awhile, and I was able to take a few photos of the family after the funeral. My mother’s youngest sister passed away seven months after this photo. As much as a situation like this is not the one you want to have in the front of your mind, this is why I stress getting in photos and making time for them over and over. Photos are always important, but it’s often not immediately apparent how important until they become the main way to see and remember loved ones. So make that time for sibling photos, whether it’s your children, or your own siblings. It’s always worth it!