This is an older photo I took of Caleb back in our studio in Cleveland.
I was experimenting with a four light setup
This image was taken with 5D Mark 2 and the 70-200 2.8 Lens.
It captured my oldest son at the age where you really begin to see a boy turning to a man.
It’s one of the most significant times of life.
When I look at him today, he’s not a boy anymore. He’s now a freshman playing basketball. He’s taller than his mom.
He’s level with me.
I’m not sure about the “age of accountability” or when that is. But when you get to a certain age, you’ve seen enough to feel like you have the answers. A desire for independence to make decisions arises from within. I think it’s natural. But there’s still so much to see. I’ve come to realize that I can only be about halfway influential to my kids. I can hope that my lessons and values will be illuminating, but must trust that their experience will fill the shadows. That just like me, they will learn what they need in the journey.
This is a self-portrait as much as anything.
