Spring 2010 Meridian Living Cover

Was happy today to see the latest issue of Meridian Living Magazine. My photo of a darling little girl making cookies with her family ended up on the cover. Her and her family was featured in an article about fun things to do around the home. This shot originally was going to be something else, but the placement of the window in the family’s kitchen made for an opportunity for me to try something I wouldn’t normally try. The kitchen acted as a nice reflector to light the side of the girl’s face while the natural light from the window provided the rest of the light.

I placed her Mother and sister close to the window, placed the mixing bowl below their faces, the open cook book on the table and the little girl frame left with a measuring cup in her hand. When someone looks at the shot, their eye will meet her eyes, follow her arm down to the cup, over to the bowl and end up on the mother/sister. The colors were all nice and “springy” and the utterly adorable little girl really made the shot work.

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