Portrature

Walking around Santa Fe we took some full length portraits in full sun with adobe walls that I really liked. Shooting a portrait while being a tourist has its own stress that can’t be avoided.  The need for a quite, peaceful, and causal rest was answered at the Tea House with it’s wonderful outside lighting.  There was bright light bouncing off a yellow wall and an overhead umbrella kept mom’s face in soft bluish light.  The fleece wear and the gold earring were perfect for being true to her style, and I loved that her ability to age well added strength to her character.  During a moment of silence at the table, a look on her face was recognizable as part of her, one of confidence but simultaneously worried.  I ask her to turn away from the warm bounce light and to look outward.