A few days back I posted about one of my 'Mini-Muses', Abbi. The other is Justine, my 9yr old niece.
Justine, or 'The Juzzlet' as I call her has had to suffer me sticking a camera in her face for a while now too, and it seems to provoke an instant reaction to fidget, move, turn around, pull faces or just plain run away half way through the shoot. (She did that during our wee ten minute shoot, about an hour ago!)
She usually settles down pretty quickly though and listens to me patiently while I explain to her what I'd like her to do. Like today.
With it being quite nice out in the back garden today I grabbed her and pulled a bit of a fast one. I know that getting her hair brushed chills her right out, so I dragged her out for some 'messy-hair shots' prior to getting a few more serious ones. Worked a treat.
Images all shot on my deck, with natural light and occasionally a big black hat.
This last image deserves a bit of an explanation. It's the 'Messy Hair' shot. I wanted to get a picture of her that was a little dark, a little intense, and not the average portrait of a 9yr old girl. I get the impression that you'll either love or loathe it. I'm quite happy with it. It's what I wanted to achieve.
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Craig
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