Creating adventurous elopement experiences for couples who want bold + colorful images Hey, I’m Malachi! Contact me to get started!
02/24/2025
Take the photo. Because a photograph does something no memory can—it freezes time. A single moment, waiting until one day, you stumble across it & feel everything all over again. I can't tell you how many times I've come across an old photo (or even a not so old photo) & it's brought memories rushing back. Sometimes I smile, sometimes I laugh, & sometimes I get tears in my eyes from those memories just that one photograph brings to my mind.
But we're all our own harshest critics. You see the laugh lines forming. The messy hair, the sunburned cheeks, the clothes you swore you’d never wear again, or the thing you want to change about yourself.
And here’s the thing: when someone loves you, they don’t see the things you critique in the mirror. They see *you*—the way your eyes light up when you’re excited, how your nose scrunches when you laugh, how you held their hand, the way you look at them.
So take the photo. Take it even if you don’t feel ready, even if you’re worried about the angle or the outfit or the lighting. Because years from now, when someone finds that picture, they won’t see what you saw.
They’ll see love. They’ll see you. This is just my advice as a professional photographer & this applies whether it's a photo session or a wedding or an everyday photo you take with your phone. Trust me & just take the photo. 😊
