What Truly Matters

This weekend I went to a funeral. It was an unexpected death. While I listened to her friends tell stories of her life, one line has struck me and I have had a hard time letting go of it. He said, "Every person has a beginning date and an ending date. It's what we do in the hyphen that truly matters. I started to think about that hyphen. It has been on my mind since yesterday. I love photography. I love making people smile. I love capturing moments. I love editing. I love sharing them with people. That is one of the things I am doing with my hyphen. It's my passion. But it didn't sink in until yesterday the impact a portrait can have. Her portrait was on display at the front of the church. I looked at for a long time. There was a photo montage of her life. Their family portraits I took were a part of this. Her children will have them to look at and remember their mother. I am not sure I truly have ever put into thought the price of a portrait. With my hyphen, I want to leave a priceless portrait with every client I encounter.