too many little kid pictures...

Eric says I take too many little kid pictures. He worries about that...if I take the pictures, if I study them, the chance I might want one increases. Like a good propagandist, he comes up with reasons not to be around munchkins, like how they carry the "take me home with you" disease. I take pictures of them anyway.

Waiting in the Rain

This little boy was waiting for his father to get to the rodeo. I noticed him right before his father arrived and didn't have a lot of time to shoot him. What I like about the picture is the reflected light on the cement and his mother's hand protectively on the top of the little blue umbrella. I like the lighting and the overall mood of the image. What I don't like is the composition. I wanted to be more on his level, looking through his viewpoint, with the reflection of the headlights on the mosaic you can almost see to the right of the image. I should have included more of his mother's hand and I wanted the mosaic to be full screen behind him, letting you know exactly where he is and why he's there.

Sugar-coated Daydreams

This four-year-old is a second generation rodeo viewer, but she seems to be enjoying the funnel cake more than the rodeo. Quickly growing tired of the greasy cake, she begins to lick her finger and eat only the sugar.

What I like about this picture is that it's slightly out of focus. The girl is day-dreaming, staring out across the arena at little-to-nothing going on--she's not focused on anything in particular. I also like the composition, the way her legs angle from the funnel cake and the shine on her little boots. She's got the right clothes, her hair pulled back, her program ready--all she needs now is the show.