What I'm aiming for...
Basically THIS.
This scene from one of my favorite movies "We Bought A Zoo" has lived in my head rent free since the moment I first saw it. It moves me to tears every time and has always been a source of inspiration for me - art inspires more art, right?
Photos are portals. They don't just awaken the memory, they TRANSPORT you back to the moments the memories were made. They help you transcend where your body is anchored to physically, by projecting your mind to a place that only exists within it. THIS is the power photography wields. When we are long gone, our surviving loved ones will travel through time to visit us through the photos we left behind.
So book the dang session! Invest in the portals, if not for yourself, for the generations after you. And the loved ones, who will cling to them when it becomes their only way to spend time with you, will thank you.