natural captured moment

I like to arrive a bit earlier then expected  when I have a family shoot scheduled, My goal is to get  some candid, authentic type images before the actual shoot commences. Unfortunately, it took forever for this family to get it together and I waited patiently for them to be ready. By the time we went downstairs to the street, the baby had fallen asleep and the mom realized she hadn’t taken her last look for herself in the commotion of getting a toddler, new baby and husband set for our photoshoot. This is one of those shots I took just to make sure everything was working with my cameras before I actually began. When I started my edit, I realized this image told the perfect story of a typical busy young NYC family in this millennium!

Light with a human element is what inspires me as an artist. As I was leaving a shoot, I noticed  the amazing light streaming in from the windows and bouncing off the floor, framing these two women engrossed in a passionate conversation. They were talking about something special and I couldn’t find it in myself to interrupt them to ask if I they could be the focus of my lens. Instead I continued on my way but as I got to the door, I grabbed my camera with the 35 mm lens and started shooting. I was father enough away and the building had enough wonderful nuances that these ladies never knew I was photographing them.