A lot of times when you are a photographer you get caught up on striving for perfection. You always want the perfect light, the perfect expression, the perfect picture. Because of this need for perfection, we as photographers, sometimes forget to take shots of the every day. To help us remember these important shots of real life, a group of photographers that I am involved with have decided to start a little blog series called “The Simple Things.” Each month we will shoot one of those simple moments in our lives that we have been neglecting with our cameras. At the end of the month we will make a blog post and share our stories. At the bottom of the post we will share a link to another photographer in the group so you can read their story. Then at the bottom of their post they will share the link to another talented photographer, and the circle goes on and on.

For the first month of this project, I really wanted to capture my daughter doing something she loves. One of her favorite activities is reading. She brings us books throughout the day to read to her and we read for at least 30 minutes every night before bed. One of her old favorites is Goodnight Moon. We have read it to her so many times that she has actually memorized it. For the past couple of months she has been reading it to us before bed. She pretends to be reading while she turns the pages and recites the book word for word. It’s super cute. So, this month I wanted to get some shots of her doing her favorite thing. Reading to me.

Thank you for viewing my Simple Things post! Now check out fellow photographer Chandra Vanderboom Photography to see her post for January!