THE MOTHERHOOD PROJECT

Alright, I am going on a limb here. I have had this idea in my head for months but just not sure if I would have enough interested to do it. I am going to try it anyways so here it goes. I have seen a couple of photography collections on Motherhood. The images were moving, the women were stunning, and the children were nothing short of adorable. Women in high-profile careers were viewed in a nurturing and vulnerable way. It was beautiful. The one thing I had a hard time with was I felt that this series was portraying success in your career is important before is it ok find identity in motherhood. I doubt this was intended, but that is what spoke to me. I wanted to do sort of a mini project. The only requirement: being a mother. I want to celebrate mothers for being mothers! Whether you prefer to stay home or you are extremely involved professionally, that doesn't matter. I realize I am still an amateur photographer, but I think we could get some great shots nonetheless. And you do NOT have to be a blogger to participate!!!!

So here's how it goes:

The week before Mother's Day I am going to highlight 3-5 mothers.

-If you live in Az we are going to get together for a mini lifestyle shoot. This is going to be all about you and your children doing something you love!  ( baking cookies, visiting the library, playing soccer at the park, etc...) We will take some pictures for your post, and you get a free cd of images of you and your sweet kiddos.

-If you don't live in Az I will ask you to provide some pictures of your family, but you will still get a spotlight post (or if you are planning on visiting the Phoenix valley in March or April and have time for a mini session (30 min) we could get together and do that too.!!)

Even if you aren't chosen for a spotlight post, there is still opportunity to be featured!!!

Send your submission to my email at lesueur.brittany@gmail.com with MOTHERHOOD PROJECT in the subject line.

Include:

Your name,
your children's name(s) and ages,
a picture of you all together,
location,
a paragraph stating why being a mom is important to you,
and any ideas you might have for a lifestyle session

Some ideas to help you get started:

-How you find identity in motherhood
-How being  a mother has strengthened your relationship with God
-How you overcome the difficulties that come with Motherhood
-Moments of joy you have experienced as a mother
-What type of things you you enjoy doing together

Please note: anything you send will be subject to being posted on this blog. Please don't send anything you would not want others to see.

UPDATE: The deadline is Monday, March 4th. If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments.

Thanks!!!