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Growing Pain

Growing Pain

Me and my daughter Melanie in her teens, battling it out. Took the shot myself with the camera on self timer. Just told her to yell as loud as she could. It was...
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Me and my daughter Melanie in her teens, battling it out. Took the shot myself with the camera on self timer. Just told her to yell as loud as she could. It was scary how natural this came to her.

Raising a daughter, especially through her teens, is about as emotionally draining as it gets. I knew support groups were available, but I opted for the mental scars… time will tell if that was the right path!!

Shot on Fuji Reala 100 ISO print film with Canon EOS-100 + 100 mm, negative scanned with Canon 2710 film scanner, then converted to BW in Photoshop CS3
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Good stuff man...Dad vs child, the never ending tug-of-war.

But raising a good daughter is very rewarding too! I have one and I know it!

So, you've got a few scars too ? Thanks for appreciating the dynamic !!

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Negative scanned to digital on Canon FS2710 film scanner

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All the elements used in this collage are my own…
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THE ELEMENTS:

The image start

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I did

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