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25.03.26 Happy Travelers
25.03.26 Happy Travelers
about a month ago

Four travelers sticking a pose in the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii.

25.03.24 Stairway To . . . ?
about 2 months ago
25.03.23 Morning Surprise
25.03.23 Morning Surprise
about 2 months ago

Who would have thought that we might end up swimming with dolphins?

25.03.22 The End of the Road
25.03.22 The End of the Road
about 2 months ago

Today’s post details the 2018 Puna eruption on Hawaii (the Big Island)

25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
about 2 months ago

It was a good morning to be on the Big Island. . .

25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
about 2 months ago

Today I present a very brief geology lesson.

25.03.03 Is There Anyone Out There?
25.03.03 Is There Anyone Out There?
about 2 months ago

Someone’s listening.

25.03.02 Ms. & Mr. Cormorant (La Jolla Cove, CA)
25.03.02 Ms. & Mr. Cormorant (La Jolla Cove, CA)
about 2 months ago

This one is for the birds.


12-25-14 Evie

December 25, 2014 in Blog, Family, people, Portrait

By Scott Shephard

A few years ago a student who was cataloguing my incompetence as a photography teacher listed this complaint: we didn't learn how to photograph children because "he hates children."

Ouch! While it's true that child photography isn't one of the things we talked about in the photo program, it wasn't because I "hated children." Frankly, it was that I found taking photos of children to be very challenging. And in a studio setting, where you are trying to get kids to look good for the camera, it takes a talent I don't have to get good results.

My style of people photography generally requires me to disappear. I think most subjects are at at their most photogenic when they aren't thinking they are being photographed. The photo of Glenyce Jane  from a couple days ago is an example of this. And so is this photo of my nephew's daughter Evie.

Of course doesn't hurt when the subject is not only photogenic, as Evie is, but also has a wonderful sense of style. Evie came to our Christmas eve gathering dressed in a dark blue pleated outfit, complete with pillbox hat. She looked liked she had stepped out of another era. Move over Audrey Hepburn and Jackie O!

Canon 5DIII 1/60s f/4.0 ISO640 82mm

 

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