I tend to strive for perfection. I think it is one of my character traits. It’s not in everything I do, but things I enjoy I try to do them really well. However, even when I do things well I always know I could have done better. This is especially true in photography. When I take a good picture and process it well, I always know it could have been a little better, a little sharper, the depth of field not as deep or deeper. I think it is important to continually strive to do better and not be complacent with “good enough”, but it can bring you down when all you see are your errors. That is something I need to work on – not being too hard on myself.
At least when I take pictures of the little urchins, I never doubt how perfectly cute they are…and believe me they are CUTE!
Of course, they aren’t perfect, as they exhibit the attitudes of little beings striving to exert their independence and see just how little patience their mother has…and that ain’t much. We’re hearing “NO!!” quite a lot from the little princess lately. She knows just how to push your buttons. Our little button pusher. She will have a little smile curling at the corners of her lips as she steals a furtive glance at you, all the while saying, “NO!!” in the most annoying way possible. She’s a pistol that one…I hope she gets over this stage really soon. Her object of button pushing is usually her brother, but I guess it’s his turn. He’s pushed our buttons quite a lot, since his terrible two’s started at about 1.5 and they might be close to being over soon.
It’s the whining that gets hard to handle…oh, how I wish the whining would just STOP, for pete’s sake!
On a sweeter note…when I picked up the urchins from daycare on Monday, Kailan gave me some of his “art” and said that he drew one for me and one for daddy. Anya was standing there and said, “Where’s mine”, with a sad little look. Kailan told her he would draw her one next time. When I picked them up from daycare on Wednesday, Kailan went to get his “art” and told Anya that he drew it for her this time. She was very happy that her big brother remembered her this time, and she smiled as she went to get her picture. Now that, is a perfect moment. 😀
What perfection do you have to share today?
What a fabulous big bro to remember the art for his lil sister!!!
I feel the NO struggles you ar feeling – my goodness both my kids are pushing me to the limits these past few weeks! I hope it calms down soon.
Love the photos.
Here is my take,
http://chaoticfamilypictures.blogspot.com/
i work with kids for a living, and i definitely agree that they’re not perfect. but there is something perfect in the imperfection, no? 🙂
here is my take on perfection: http://laradavidphotos.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-kind-of-perfect.html
Oh that whining! I think that is something people don’t tell you about until you’re in the middle of it! Stacy your photos are gorgeous whether you think they’re perfect or not!
http://laurentfiles.blogspot.com/2008/04/perfection.html
They are cute from way over here, too. And we also have the whining from our youngest. Your pictures are always pretty close to perfect.
http://thehipmommasjournal.squarespace.com/journal/2008/4/10/imperfection.html
I definitely think of your photos as the perfection I want to achieve! Here’s my question about fixing imperfections this week, so glad to get organized for a Theme Thursday, it has been a while!
And what is Melody doing up so EARLY!?
I wish I knew more about how to fix imperfections like color or exposure, but hopefully I’ll get there.
Here’s my imperfect picture for today …
http://anothermommymoment.blogspot.com/2008/04/imperfections.html
I have never seen a bad picture that you took! You are perfection. Great story about the drawing. I love those moments too.
http://nelsongaggle.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-perfection.html
Great shots! 🙂 Here are my shots:
I really appreciated the topic, this week. It got me thinking about what “perfection,” really is.
http://mommeeandherboys.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-perfection.html
I love it when kids are at that age where they are each other’s best friends!
My Perfection
with that backdrop, how could you go wrong? they’re cute as always. Here’s to the end of “no” and whining….. We’re past the major whining stage but I have one more to go through both – yikes!
Here’s mine:
http://www.cancio.org/blog/?p=1063
How sweet! My son (26 months) is just starting to get attached to his baby sister (8 months) and has become very interested in taking care of and entertaining her. Which, coincidently is the subject of my shot this week! I can’t wait until they are a little older and can actually talk and play with one another.
The whining kills me! At least photos don’t have audio! Your pictures are perfect.
The Cherry Blossom’s were in full bloom this weekend, so we went in to Washington D.C. for the Cherry Blossom Festival.
http://jenyenc.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/theme-thursday-perfection/
Oh I’m so with you on the whining…so that might not be perfect, but your photos are ALWAYS picture perfect, Stacy!
I have a little different take on perfection today.
That first picture is so amazingly crisp!!! I wish I could get that! I don’t have a “perfection” post for you today, but I did post a couple of entries of what we’ve been up to lately…..fairy chasing and hale bay jumping! LOL
http://2nd2theright.blogspot.com/
So gorgeous!
Mine is up:
http://andtheducksaid.blogspot.com/2008/04/theme-thursday-perfection.html
Well I have to agree with you about the whole being perfect, I, now, hate doing it and not being perfect – I am really hard on myself about certain things – right now I have A’s in both my classes but only one is a 100% the other is a 96% which drives me nuts – in terms of photography, well I have had so many complements, but I just don’t see it…I only see the “bad” parts of the picture…So how do you stop yourself from doing that? I just don’t know!
Anyway, I started a new blog last night – YEAH – it’s on blogger, might switch over to something else, not sure what I like that on blogger you can change the look of the site – which I hope to play around with alot! 🙂
Anyway…excited to start the photography challenges more – LOL they will kinda be like homework!
I’m not sure about a perfect moment today. All my thoughts of spring blossoms have been blown away by the sudden onslaught of a cold front. 70s predicted for the weekend though. 😉
Kailan is incredibly thoughtful to make some “art” for her Anya too. I’m sure that was indeed a perfect moment.
So mine is up, and it too is about how I really think perfection comes from the heart and is most often seen in children. 🙂
http://www.killlashandra.org/wordpress/?p=343
I seek perfection is a small FEW areas of my life (mostly related to work!), then the rest quickly goes down the drain! Photography is not yet up there on my list, but perhaps it will one day be…Stacey, I agree with “HeadGaggler”- YOU are perfection! No doubt about it. I love the story that accompanies these photos. I typically love the story behind the shot…and yours tells such a beautiful tale of what wonderfully sweet children you are raising. I know…children are not perfect, but those moments! Ah…to see in the instant how sweet life can be! I, too, am telling about a moment of perfection in my life recently…thanks for allowing me to share. Happy Thursday! 🙂
http://www.magallanomournings.blogspot.com
the pictures of your kids are always perfect!
http://afamiliarpath.blogspot.com/2008/04/perfection-is-mud-puddle.html
So I’m thinking you might have the cutest kids in the world next to mine! (hee hee) Thanks for you comment on Shutter Sister’s blog. Perfection…..that went out with kids number three! Now I’ve got four and perfection doesn’t even exist in my vocabulary. Good Enough is my motto!!!
Maybe that’s why I get frustrated with Photoshop!!!
Julie
Even if you find fault in your own pictures…you’ve got a lot of fans here who love them just as they are. I understand tho, as I too always see how mine could be improved. Sometimes I wish I could stop being a photographer for a while and simply enjoy photos for the moments captured, rather than critiquing them.
The whining…oh the whining. That drives me more insane than anything else in the entire world.
Oh, and Kai looks so grown up in that picture – wow, where’d that little man come from!?
Another fan of your photos…I only see perfection in them and really cute kids. 🙂
And I love kid art.
I’ve been missing themes. Hope to get back to it.