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Their choice
I thought I would pass on how this process of taking photos of our babysitter has evolved. Our babysitter and her mom reviewed the photographs from the two photo sessions and they have made their decision about which photo is their favorite. They like the very first one posted, she's in the white dress and she is almost perpendicular to my camera sight line. They like the facial expression on the fourth one, the close-up one, and I said I could put that face on the pose they like. They were both taken in the same place in my house within a few minutes of each other, for lighting purposes.
They felt that with the babysitter in the long grey dress she didn't look like herself, she looked like she was 'dressing up'. They felt with her in the white dress, that was more like her. They felt the one where she is in the grey dress with her hands on the chair looked like a corporate portrait.
Hmm. Everybody has a different notion of what a portrait of themselves or their loved one should look like. Very interesting! I know there are people who dress up their kids in their 'Sunday best' for a photograph, probably same for a painted portrait? Then there are those who want their kids photographed in jeans (that, by the way, would be me).
This is not a commission so I can paint whichever one I want for my portfolio. Even though it's not a commission I really wanted their opinions and it was great practice for when I have a commission.
Joan
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