Shoot 2
Ansel Adams, who knew a thing or two (or so much more) about photography, said, “A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” This is extraordinarily true. Where you stand in relation to your subject can either enhance your subject’s natural beauty or distort it in an unflattering manner—and that’s the case whether your subject is a mountain, a fashion model, or a baby.
We dressed up this adorable six-month old in a fancy dress her mom had picked out when she was pregnant and still daydreaming of a girl. It’s still too big here, but that works for the fun feel of the shot. We tried to sit her up, but she was too little to look up at me without flopping back, and the pillows and blanket that we’d initially pulled out didn’t really contribute ...
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