JOANNE BARSANTI
  • Home
  • Collections
    • Nature
    • Photomontages
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
  • Blog
  • About
    • My Story: How a Geek became an Artist
    • Bio
    • Contact
  • Press
  • Shop

On the importance of sharing photos, dedicated to Gil Moberg

6/11/2012

2 Comments

 
Picture
This blog post is dedicated to Gil Moberg, a long-time member of the Roselle Lions and the Roselle American Legion. He was also the dear father of Jerri Anne Struckmeyer and her sister Dianne Seward. 

 As we approach Fathers’ Day, I am reminded of the importance of sharing photos. Let me just say that I am one of the worst in this category - in the “old” film days, I often had images sitting in the camera for six months to a year, sometimes longer, before I took the roll to the corner drugstore for developing. It was not uncommon to see photos in July of a prior Christmas family gathering. Now with the digital era, there is no excuse for such procrastination. It is easier to share images, especially with e-mail, social media like Facebook; and photo sharing sites like Flickr, Picasa and a host of others. But, you still have to get the photos out of the digital device and into the eyes and hands of friends and family.

To illustrate the importance of sharing, last year I attended the Mothers’ Day Brunch held by the Roselle American Legion Auxiliary. As usual, I had my point-and-shoot with me, so I just started taking photos of the attendees. By now, the Legion Family is used to me and my cameras, and eventually I do share the images on a display board at the Legion Hall, so people are always willing and eager to pose or be captured in candid moments.

My good friend Jerri Anne was there with her Stepfather Gil, his grandson Jonathan and wife Amanda and their children Madeline and Lillian; all of whom had come from out of town for a special Mothers’ Day gathering. Jerri asked if I would take a photo of the group, and later I printed and sent her a few of “the best.” They were not studio quality, not the greatest photos in the world. They were basically snapshots for the family album. But it was an important gathering and a tender moment. That is what made the photos so special. As it turns out, that would be the last Mothers’ Day gathering for the family. Sadly, Gil passed away last December. When Jerri called to give me the news, and ask if I had any photos of Gil for the Memorial Service, I was pleased and honored to send the digital copies over to the funeral home.

Somehow it is easier to talk about the passing of someone else’s father, and the story of Gil is still fresh in memory. My own father, Bruce Walthers passed away in 2007, and my father-in-law John C Barsanti passed away in 1989. I will be thinking of both of them on this coming Fathers’ Day. As you celebrate with your families and fathers, get out your digital devices and take a few photos of them. Whether it is with a point-and-shoot, an SLR, or a cellphone; take those photos. Process them, print them, share them. 


2 Comments
Debbie
6/11/2012 02:05:26 am

So well said Joanne. So true. I've been finding myself combing through boxes of "pre-serious" photographer photos and scanning old snapshots of my kids and their grandparent to email to them, so they remember they had a bond with them. Even badly scanned, and not "adjusted", they remain some of my favorites. even more so when I share them.

Reply
Gayle
6/11/2012 06:02:44 am

Great insights, Joanne! Since the digital age, my digital camera, are all on my computer, but I still go to the store, have the images put on a CD and then print out the good ones. Each January I put all the photos from the previous year in an album. I can't tell you how many times the girls come over and get out the albums to look--or have a dispute on hair color, clothes styles or "what year did we go to the Rockies?" and there they are-hauling out the albums and remembering. It takes a little bit of time, but the rewards are enormous. With two of our daughters getting married, I already have the pictures of Don dancing with them as little girls, ready to put in a frame with the ones taken at the daddy-daughter dance at their weddings! Just remember to make sure you get in some pictures as well!

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Archives

    July 2020
    May 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    April 2019
    November 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    April 2017
    October 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    May 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    August 2014
    May 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011

    RSS Feed

All images Copyright © 2015 to 2023 Joanne Barsanti, All Rights Reserved
This website uses cookies to collect some data about your activity. This data doesn't personally or directly identify you in any way, and I'm the only person who gets to see it. If you proceed browsing this website, I'll assume you're ok with it. Otherwise, you can review the privacy policy here.
​
  • Home
  • Collections
    • Nature
    • Photomontages
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
  • Blog
  • About
    • My Story: How a Geek became an Artist
    • Bio
    • Contact
  • Press
  • Shop