Grandmother's hands

My grandmother is 86 yrs old and every year when she visits from Illinois, I try to make the most out of her visit since I never know when it might be the last time I see her.....keeping in mind that she's vastly approaching her 90's.

She's an incredible woman and someone I've admired my entire life, whose strength and class is like no other.

I've wanted to do something different rather than the traditional pose we have so many of......
I wanted to photograph my grandomother's hands along with her grandchildrens hands (me and my siblings) for a couple of years now.
Of course, the time is never right.
So a few days ago, I told her of my idea to blow up an image on my wall of just her hands alone.

She smiled then proudly arranged her hands in a few different positions and I snapped away.
This one below was my favorite.
So......I will mount a 16x20 and put it on MY wall, proudly displaying my grandmothers 86 yr old hands that have done so much work, given so much love, and have not stopped just yet.








A few weeks ago, I had a client session where I photographed a large extended family. I did this with the grandmother and all of her grandchildren. (No relation).




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If you're grandmother or grandfather is still alive, this might not be a bad idea. ;)