FUN STORY ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE PRINT
What I never expected, when shooting Captured Miracles, was the reaction of children to my model who played Christ. Most of the children really thought that they were with Christ. Some were a little scared and others were way excited. All my Downs children were so excited to be with Christ. They looked at him with admiring and loving eyes. They loved hugging him and giggling with him. To them they were with "Christ". It was amazing to watch.
If you have ever taken pictures of children, I'm sure you can imagine what it is like to get a group of children, that are excited, to listen to instruction for a shot. I finally gave up and just let them do what they do, which is were the magic came. The funniest part was my sister-in-law Marisa and her boyfriend Joe.(couple in the upper left corner of the shot) While I was shooting and giving instructions, Marisa kept kissing her boyfriend on the cheek. In fact, I later looked at the shots and there was only a handful that she was not kissing Joe. I kept shouting out "Marisa, look at Jesus! Marisa, Stop kissing Joe and look at Jesus...Marisa...kiss Jesus!!" The next day she came up to me so sad, with her head down, and said. "Helen, I'm so sorry I was kissing Joe and not looking as Jesus". It was so sweet. I couldn't help but was giggle and smile inside.
What I never expected, when shooting Captured Miracles, was the reaction of children to my model who played Christ. Most of the children really thought that they were with Christ. Some were a little scared and others were way excited. All my Downs children were so excited to be with Christ. They looked at him with admiring and loving eyes. They loved hugging him and giggling with him. To them they were with "Christ". It was amazing to watch.
If you have ever taken pictures of children, I'm sure you can imagine what it is like to get a group of children, that are excited, to listen to instruction for a shot. I finally gave up and just let them do what they do, which is were the magic came. The funniest part was my sister-in-law Marisa and her boyfriend Joe.(couple in the upper left corner of the shot) While I was shooting and giving instructions, Marisa kept kissing her boyfriend on the cheek. In fact, I later looked at the shots and there was only a handful that she was not kissing Joe. I kept shouting out "Marisa, look at Jesus! Marisa, Stop kissing Joe and look at Jesus...Marisa...kiss Jesus!!" The next day she came up to me so sad, with her head down, and said. "Helen, I'm so sorry I was kissing Joe and not looking as Jesus". It was so sweet. I couldn't help but was giggle and smile inside.
"UNCONDITIONAL LOVE" ... Reason Behind The Name
The reason I titled this photo "Unconditional Love" is because, As I
mentioned earlier, the young lady in the upper left hand corner of
Unconditional Love is my sister-in-law Marisa. When my husband and I
were first married, one thing I noticed right away was his little
sister Marisa, who has Down Syndrome, her "Unconditional Love" for
everyone that she met. Always greeting everyone she meets with a big
smile and in almost every case a huge, and wanting everyone to feel
love. As I got to know her friends who were downs as well, I saw that
they were all had that same Unconditional Love for everyone. How
perfect to have them laughing and hugging Christ, someone else who has
"Unconditional Love" to all.
SPECIAL for FREE PRINT of
"Unconditional Love" To launch our fund raising efforts with Sharing Down Syndrome AZ, I wanted to offer a SPECIAL. Between NOW and Saturday, Oct 17th. When you make a purchase online (by caling number below) or at our booth at the Buddy Walk,
not only will I donate the proceeds to Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona,
but with every $100 worth of purchases, I will also give you a 8x12
print of "Unconditional Love"($30 value)
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