What photographer (or any person for that matter) isn't a sucker for the big, innocent eyes that only small children have?? I love eyes. In a portrait, I really feel that it's the eyes that speak to the viewer and set the tone of the image. I named my business for the reflected highlight seen in the eye, I decked my daughter's room out in owls, I'm smitten with the gorgeous gray eyes and long lashes my children have.... So, it goes without saying that I drooled over this little girl's big coffee-brown eyes. Oh, and let's not forget those curls. I'm also a sucker for curls.
This shoot took place on a windy Sunday, in the lazy, late afternoon light. The client requested we take the pictures in their backyard, and so it was a very relaxed shoot. This quiet little girl didn't mind myself or my camera one tiny bit. She smiled and laughed the ENTIRE time. If was a lot of fun. And I got a lot of gorgeous close-ups of her happy, sincere face.
Since it's fall, and there's a pretty park right up the road, we took an excursion to play in the leaves and get a few shots with the fall colors and Sandia Mountains in the background. We played peek-a-boo, rolled around in the leaves, and just hung out. And she got to finish the shoot with some one-on-one play time with Mom and Dad. You know, it's hard to call it work when you're getting to do what you love and your clients are enjoying themselves, too.
A very special thanks to this family for trusting their daughter's 3-year portraits to me and my style of photography!
