Lol. She's actually chilly in her expression, holding that cup for warmth ;)
In reality, my daughter here is pretty done with the session- not cold by any stretch, but bored after this, the second session in a day trying to nail this and another shot. As much as that sounds sadistic, I don't want the posed smile of an expression so much as a look of someone gazing off in a more natural look. She's a very good sport but I appreciate greatly her time in front of the lens as I work to improve my environmental portraiture and flash photography.
Next? My son... which ought to be very interesting. Lol.
And here's another dirty little secret. Nothing in the cup this go-round. The first staging of the shot, I had hot water in to get steam coming out of the cup... which was fleeting. To boot, it would be a recipe for disaster in the event she spilled any on her sweater-- or a chocolate mustache as she drank it. We saved that for post-shot!
Love the colors, nice shot...but is she enjoying the hot chocolate or pretty sad that someone did not giver her any yet?
Lol. She's actually chilly in her expression, holding that cup for warmth ;)
In reality, my daughter here is pretty done with the session- not cold by any stretch, but bored after this, the second session in a day trying to nail this and another shot. As much as that sounds sadistic, I don't want the posed smile of an expression so much as a look of someone gazing off in a more natural look. She's a very good sport but I appreciate greatly her time in front of the lens as I work to improve my environmental portraiture and flash photography.
Next? My son... which ought to be very interesting. Lol.
And here's another dirty little secret. Nothing in the cup this go-round. The first staging of the shot, I had hot water in to get steam coming out of the cup... which was fleeting. To boot, it would be a recipe for disaster in the event she spilled any on her sweater-- or a chocolate mustache as she drank it. We saved that for post-shot!
Glad to see I am not the only one convincing my kids to pose so I can test some things out!