13/52
by Ashley Weeks Cart
“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.”
I haven’t been using my camera much during the weekday, and by the time Sunday morning rolls around, I’m reminded that I need to capture a portrait to mark the week. These images were snapped during a lazy Sunday breakfast before a glorious afternoon skiing as a family of four (more on that later). Both girls were bathed in morning light in our dining room, eating their scrambled eggs. I love the way the light captures each of their moods in the morning. Although they were seated side by side, the light played so differently with the camera for each image. Sunny, hazy and soft and still coming in to focus. Kaki, crisp and alert and bright.
Sunny: Slow to warm up in the morning. Like her mama. Dazed and sleepy and fragile. We just need time to acclimate.
Kaki: As her Auntie Kimmy commented during her most recent visit, “Give that woman a stage!” Our storyteller. Our ham. Our jokester. Our performer. She who wakes with a smile and enough energy to power Manhattan for at least a year.
More details about The 52 Project here. To view all the portraits in the series visit here.