As of September 17, 2017 at 8:20 p.m. Braeden Lucas Bearden officially entered the world. He arrived a healthy weight of 8 lbs 9 oz and a length of 20 inches. Braeden was born 9 days early. In the words similar to what Kevin Hart would say, I wasn’t ready.
Today was the big day. Johanna’s first day of kindergarten. She took her Ariel backpack and lunch tote and began her journey as a school girl. As a father what comes to mind for me? I’m getting old.
A few years back I decided to do a photo project with my daughter. I entitled it, “Stay at Home Dad.” My passion for photography and my life of as a dad was blended together in one art form.
I created the project as a self portrait. A self portrait in what it’s like to be a father and more specifically a portrait of one who is actively involved in raising my child. At the time I thought I was complete with the photo series. I documented the photos in my Wedding by Photo website. A few years late I had wished I had continued with the series. With another child on the way I decided I want to continue the series. So as the time progresses I will add more photos to this website.
The original photos that I post below began with a photo I took with Jolene taking away my xbox. That was the only staged photo in the series. That photo sparked my idea for the series. Each photo can be difficult to take, since my hands are in all the photos. So it’s not very easy to get many photos, and often the photos I do attempt to get I never really get. Although, hopefully soon I will have more.
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