Portrait 217

Day 217 of 365

"Portrait 217"

 

When your niece's friend volunteers for a portrait, you strike when the iron is hot. We had about 10 minutes before they headed out to dinner, so I kept it simple. There is a ring flash on the camera, and when it hits something against a white seamless, this is the result. It makes a fun little grey shadow around your subject. The only involved part of this sort of portrait is the timing. You have to prefocus on your subject, as she will be moving, and the camera will not have time to focus in the ambient light. I just told her to fling her hair up, and try to focus on the camera when she comes up. Oh, I also asked her to emote some sort of emotion.............not easy when your face is flying around. We started off with some side-to-side turning, but I preferred the standing hair version. Oh, she also does not speak English, so her mother had to interpret for me. A short but sweet little shoot. She is a rockstar! Thanks for checking out the hair-raising post!!

 

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