Definition of love

What I love about this photo is that the bond between the two people in the photo is so clear and beautiful. This was taken on a camping trip, I had brought my cousin along so that I wouldn't be so bored, since I would be alone with 2 pesky boys and the parents. My cousin barely knew the boy in the photo beforehand but he got attached to her very quickly, by the end of our short camping trip, she was giving him piggy back rides as if he was her little brother. I'm glad I got a chance to capture the bond that was created between them.

 

I don't really have a philosophical meaning or lesson of some sort that this photo would communicate, but I suppose if I had to choose one it would be how fast love can bind two people together. It's like I said before, these two were inseparable once they got attached to one another, David (the little boy) would drag her everywhere with him once he got comfortable around her. I guess that's what all those happy married couples are talking about when they tell their stories of how they fell in love but love isn't just for soul mates, love surrounds us everywhere and is part of our everyday, we all have things, or people who we love and wouldn't give up for anything, pets, family, friends, photos.

 

The technique shown in this image is rule of thirds. I didn't want to take the photo with them centered because I wanted to include their surroundings and make them stand out more against the lighter colors in the photo like the sand and water. Plus it looks more sentimental with them off to the side.

 

Done