My Funny Valentine

A lot of photographer couples take today to share their relationship by posting an elegant portrait set, or by revisiting their greatest hits, so to speak. And while this notion is really quite appealing to me (had the idea and the dress picked out and everything) I realized quite suddenly this morning that I didn’t want to do that anymore. I didn’t want to dress up and take high quality photos and share Tom and I “at our best”. Suddenly I had an overwhelming desire to share us behind the scenes. The every day us. The us that sometimes doesn’t wash her hair or the us that sometimes doesn’t shave his face. Now I know this is a photography blog, and I should be showcasing photography, and not cellphone pics and silly home movies, but I hope you’ll forgive me this once. And who knows, twenty years down the road these cellphone pics could be the “film” of our generation. In which case these photos will be pretty hipster indeed. Or whatever word they come up with next. Cybster. Because, you know, in twenty years we’ll all be cyborgs.

So without further ado, a collection of silly webcam photos from two people who are so in love it’s stupid.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Now for something special that I’ve never shared before. As ridiculous as it may seem, Tom and I make little video letters to our future selves. Mostly it’s a showcase of moments that most people would probably find boring, “We did this today and this is how we felt.” But since I’m feeling particularly nostalgic, I figured I’d share one we made two years ago. (Before we started making them in high definition! Hoo hoo!)

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, EVERYONE!