I have been photographing this girl every year since she was one or two. But this is the first year that I truly got the impression that she was growing up “before my very eyes”… or before my camera, I should say. She’s always been a little extra aware of the camera, so it’s satisfying when we both end up with images she likes. This is one that she and her mom ordered. It was one of my faves from the session, and I didn’t know if they’d go for it. Ü
Tech Info:
Handheld Nikon D200, 85mm f1.8 lens set to f2.0, at 1/500th sec., ISO 400, B/W Mode, normal parameters. She has striking eyes in person, so when I added a little contrast to the image overall, her eyes become even more distinct as a result. The image was made in the open shade of her front porch, in the doorway. Since the sun was coming from the opposite side of the home, the light is completely indirect… my favorite kind. Locating her in the doorway meant that the subject exposure was going to be much different than the exposure inside the home behind her, which caused the resulting background to go dark enough to add emphasis to the young grownup. Ü
–Eddie.