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Title: Little Princess
Post by: Patricia Sheley on January 13, 2011, 10:18:51 am: Wow! As if an Angel had built her and placed her there iridescent with all a child represents....absolutely palpable, quivering and emanating from the frame...BEAUTIFULLY captured!
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: wolfnowl on January 13, 2011, 05:48:13 pm: She's a sweetie for sure!

Nice shot, too...

Mike.
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 13, 2011, 06:24:28 pm: Yes to both Pat and Mike's comments.

Eric
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: dchew on January 13, 2011, 06:59:12 pm: Ha! After I made that comment about the color theme a few images ago, Michael threw in that B&W 'dancers' image to throw me off (that was a great image too).

This one is grand. Michael, if you make a book of this trip, put me on the waiting list.

Dave
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: JerseyT on January 13, 2011, 09:07:43 pm: What incredible light!! Joe McNally would have had about 12 strobes and 3 or 4 assistants to get this. Michael, how about telling us how you did it. Was it just light bouncing off an adjacent wall, or did you add something?
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: michael on January 13, 2011, 09:51:06 pm: We were showing some friends around town one Sunday morning and were near a church where some sort of ceremony had just ended. All I had with me was a Panasonic LX5 in my back pocket.

The little girl was with her parents and slightly older brother (maybe 10) standing outside the church. I was taken with her sweetness and charm and took a few candids...nothing special.

Then her older brother borrowed her dad's camera and took her over to a nearby stone wall in the shade to take a picture of her. Lots of people were standing around smiling at the cute scene.

I walked over next to the boy and took a few frames as he posed her for his shot. He did a pretty good job.

That's the whole story. Be there, have a camera handy, and be ready to exploit the moment when it presents itself.

Michael
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: wolfnowl on January 14, 2011, 12:50:12 am: Quote from: michael on January 13, 2011, 09:51:06 pm
That's the whole story. Be there, have a camera handy, and be ready to exploit the moment when it presents itself.

Yup.

"If I carry a camera around I never have to go out shooting." - Jay Maisel

"I'm always amazed that people are impressed by the fact that I carry a camera ...
I'm astonished that most photographers don't." - Jay Maisel

(stolen from John Paul Caponigro's latest 'Insights' news)

Mike.
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: michael on January 14, 2011, 09:15:27 am: I've seen Jay carry his Nikon DSLR when he goes to the corner store for bread and milk.

Michael
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on January 14, 2011, 11:26:59 am: Quote from: michael on January 14, 2011, 09:15:27 am
I've seen Jay carry his Nikon DSLR when he goes to the corner store for bread and milk.
...or more likely for a cigar! 8)
Title: Re: Little Princess
Post by: sojournerphoto on January 16, 2011, 04:42:52 pm: I meant to say earlier - cracking picture and nice backstory.

Mike