I think of my parents
Mom’s joy, her concern
Dad’s pride, his spirit, and humor
I’m trying to feel the fun we all had
laughing and living together!
Now opening albums
to see many prints
and looking at faces
that do not convince
From poses plain silly
to expressions quite dumb
most of the pictures don’t speak,
they are mum!
No warmth, no expression,
no feeling, no form,
there is little meaning
and much less rapport.
Is this what was meant by creative, or good?
Why bother with pictures that are lifeless dead wood!
Photography’s more than standing and sitting
or smiling and saying old: “cheese”
It’s the form and the feeling,
the style and the seeing
which makes a great photograph please.
Not an album of snapshots or posing like statues
or prints that are corny, a trick
but emotion and feeling, expression and meaning,
for then they are more than some shtick
So you need an artist
who cares and has talent,
a master of many techniques,
for that ensures meaning
expression and feeling,
forget pricing… or size…. or effects.
When your party is ancient
and your loved ones grown old,
you’ll cherish the comfort
in your photos tenfold.
In laughter and tears, they will move and inspire
a pleasure to share not only a reminder
but to feel and experience anew
each time you go to view
what the original Rabenko could do.
Rabenko Photography and Video
1993 – All rights reserved. – Gary Rabenko
www.rabenko.com