This is my favorite portrait photograph that I have taken to date.
This lovely creature is my niece, Izabella. She and her parents spent plenty of time with us over the last two years while we were living in Melbourne. I did a few scheduled photo shoots with Izabella, however, this wasn't one of them. This shot was taken spontaneously one afternoon because I happened to look up and see that Bella looked so darn cute. And the lighting was pretty. *Snap*
My biggest goal over the next 6 months or so is to learn how to capture quality images like this one more often. To be able to plan for results and not just hope that everything goes my way through luck and circumstance. I've been a bit guilty of that in the past- lack of planning, that is. I'm hoping Israel will be able to help me with this.
A photographer needs to know how to make things happen to his/her advantage in a short ammount of time. To anticipate results. To plan for lighting. Be certain of a location. To make people comfortable. There is so much going through a photographer's head during a shoot... I'd like to learn to make it all feel a little more natural. Basically, to have more of a strategy.
And THEN- there will always be those very rare moments when a beautiful shot appears before you. And if you're lucky enough to have your camera handy... *Snap*.