Grandpa’s Afternoon

Her grandpa flew in from Texas, and since I had pictures of Grandmomma from another shoot, I had to give equal time.

I think this may be the cutest picture I ever took. Look at the sweetest little smile on the baby’s face. Melt time!

Love this one too.

Those EYES! Wow. I’m lucky she is so intrigued by my monster size camera.

When I was taking this picture, I was telling the family that I really wish I had pictures of my grandparents and me. I love this picture because he’s holding her so tenderly and his crossed hands, doubling for added protection, are a clear expression of love.

This one, and the one below, are examples of how I choose to present a picture in black and white or color. This one is black and white because stripping out the color allows us to focus on the pure emotion of the shot, the gaze of his granddaughter’s eyes into his. That’s all we see. We don’t evaluate her pink outfit. We don’t scrutinize the background. We don’t notice a variation in skin tones. All we see is what she’s doing, and what she’s doing is the important thing.

This shot is similar, taken only seconds later. In this one, it’s her eyes we want to gaze into. The color is so pretty that stripping it away wouldn’t make artistic sense to me.

Thanks, David, for letting me come hang out with you and your beautiful granddaughter for a little while!