We had beautiful light this morning. You would think it was late afternoon and not middle of the morning from the looks of the warm yellow light in the background. This session was to mark this little girl at two years old. I don’t think her brother was originally coming and I told Mom he just had to (why not catch him at 4?). They were both just as precious and sweet as these images show them to be. Full of life and fun – we discovered many things on this Fall morning. The top image above is one of my favorites and I was so glad it was his Mom’s too. It will be one of her framed pieces on her wall in a collection of espresso brown Organic Bloom frames (my favorite) and I can’t wait to see it!
And so we don’t overshadow our sweet 2 year old girl, here are some more of her. I love her in blue but doesn’t the other dress just scream FALL to you? It is great how different color clothing, lighting and your setting can change the look of a picture.
Photographer’s Note: I saved this next (very bad) picture to show you how important your lighting is. The first little while we were together the lighting wasn’t the best because it was overcast plus my dear boy was in a bush which didn’t help matters! As I snuck up on him and made my way through the bush myself, the first picture was what I took to meter my light and make sure I was ready for the shot. When I got closer I did something to catch his attention and make him look (more) up at me. Otherwise, you would never have been able to see those gorgeous eyes sparkle. You can see in the first picture how dark his eyes are because with the bush and clouds not enough light could get on his face. I don’t use a flash at my session and hopefully you wouldn’t either on such a close up picture of someone. Instead look at them and notice how the light is falling on their face and move them if necessary.
This was shot with an 85mm lens at 1.2. I don’t shoot at 1.2 very often but love it here.
