{"id":269,"date":"2016-06-17T13:40:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T13:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lonelycloudphotography.com\/?p=269"},"modified":"2016-06-17T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T13:40:26","slug":"trusted-with-a-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lonelycloudphotography.com\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Trusted with a Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, a sweet friend contacted me with a request from out of state. She asked if I would be willing to go to the place her husband had proposed years ago and take a picture of the park bench where they agreed to start their lives together. \u00a0I agreed, but was honestly terribly nervous about having a photograph &#8220;commissioned.&#8221; Almost every shot I take is spontaneous and bound only by my own expectations. Occasionally, I&#8217;ll take recommendations from people who have seen a landmark or vista that they think I&#8217;ll like. But this was a different request altogether.<\/p>\n<p>My friend, a\u00a0brilliant woman gifted with an engineering mind, sent me the most detailed, true-to-life set of directions I&#8217;ve ever had the privilege of seeing. My detail-oriented soul was immensely appreciative. Even more so when I realized that I was on a trip to find a specific park bench in a 200+ acre park!<\/p>\n<p>The photography gods conspired to help me. The bench was located without a misstep. The lighting was beautiful. The shadows lent a dappled look to the scene. And with some editing acrobatics, something truly beautiful and evocative emerged. My anxiety rose again when I sent my favorites to her for her thoughts and ordering preferences. Thankfully, she saw in this image what I did and was more than happy with the results.<\/p>\n<p>I doubt if I will make it a regular practice to take requests for specific locations\u00a0in the future. But I&#8217;m glad that this was one risk I agreed to take. \u00a0And thank you, sweet friend, for trusting me with a memory that is so precious to you and your family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_270\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-270\" class=\"size-large wp-image-270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lonelycloudphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WholeSceneRomantic-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Arlington, TX\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lonelycloudphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WholeSceneRomantic-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.lonelycloudphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WholeSceneRomantic-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.lonelycloudphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WholeSceneRomantic-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.lonelycloudphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WholeSceneRomantic-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arlington, TX<\/p><\/div>\n<p>-Robin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, a sweet friend contacted me with a request from out of state. 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