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Photo of the Week – Kim Hadley

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A Look At The Other, Unguarded Side

Kim Hadley - "The Screamer"

Kim Hadley - "The Screamer"

You may remember past postings of young girls strutting their best behavior from Sandy Pinto, Nancy Bowers and Rosie Kosinski. Here Kim has captured a different side to these “angels” as this five-year-old lass demands that her dog obey and come running. The wide open, gum-filled mouth, the tightly clinched eyes and the “white fingernail” clasp on the railing all indicate an intensity in her scream that can literally be felt and heard.
Kim was inside at the Florence Thomas Art School with her camera when she spotted this scene through a window. She quickly framed the shot, focused and hoped for the best as shooting through a window can create reflection and distortion problems. The result is a great look at spontaneity, framed perfectly by the railings in the foreground and background. The lighting isn’t too shabby either. Being aware, prepared and working quickly, with a little luck thrown in, can be very rewarding.

Photo of the Week – Don Kimmer

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“The Eyes Have It!”

Don Kimmer's Granddaughter Gia

Don Kimmer's Granddaughter Gia

What does it take to make a great casual portrait? A combination of good light, unobtrusive background, sharp focus on the eyes, a relatively long focal length, a wide aperture, a natural pose and…. maybe a little luck. The background here is a sidewalk (the blue tint indicates the shot was made in the shade). The lighting is soft and diffuse, not direct. The lens was zoomed in to 135mm and the f stop chosen was f/5.6 to blur the background. The pose is natural and perfect with the two hands on an apple which is about to be crunched.

This image was captured when Don was having lunch with his granddaughter at a local elementary school during one of those “grandparents’ day” invitations.