Hi,
I would like to thank you all for your expressions of condolence. I am sincerely greatful for your comments and support regarding this topic.
I am aware that this post may be viewed as me seeking a 'there, there' response, however this is genuinely not the case.
Angela - thank you for your kind words. Skyes father asked me to take the pictures.
Silkstone - thank you for your observations, maybe there is much more of a separation and less emotion involved with the examples you cited.
Wannabe - thank you, the parents wanted the pictures, so I felt that I had to try to get the best images I was able to, given the grief I was (and am) going through.
Sparhawk - thank you for your comments, the best of the photos are now in a book of rememberance for Skyes parents. Its strange how people can be so emotionally affected by an image, and that image can provoke such extremes of emotion.
Chris Rabior - thank you. You are right these are the only images taken on a camera as opposed to a cameraphone......
robbo - thank you for sharing your experiences. I hope that this post did not cause too much distress to you and your loved ones. Skyler is a lovely name - I don't think I have heard of it before. I am glad your nine year old is healthy, I bet you have a million pictures
p.s. the smilie in you sig caused no offence
snap2photo - thank you for your support and advice. As a psychiatric nurse I deal with emotional stress and distress on a regular basis and realise that (in part) this post is part of my personal grieving. The reassurance seeking and validation for what I have done is part of the healing..... I am greatful for the pragmatic suggestions you have offerred.
Foxesbrew - thank you for your kind words.
I think that one of the main reasons I posted,was to seek other more experienced photographers opinions and experiences related to taking images in highly emotional and stressful times.
TFL
Alan