OCA People and Place: Project A portrait sequence

Exercise: Review a portrait sequence

For this exercise I enrolled the assistance of my elder daughter Keira. The location chosen was Museum Gardens, York.

I chose a location which I have photographed many times but only from a landscape point of view. As it is a public area I chose an area of Museum gardens that was quiet, were we could conduct the shoot uninterrupted.

At first Keira was naturally reserved which is reflected in her expression in the first few images.
As the shoot progresses Keira starts to relax more which is clearly reflected in some of the later photos and by the end of the sequence which in my opinion seem to be the most successful shots, Keira is actually having a good time.

For me the best shoots of the sequence are from 14-20 with number 19 being the shot of the day.
Halfway through the shoot after reviewing some of the images I decided to add some fill in flash to brighten up the tones as it was quite an overcast day. This added some much needed colour to the photos to further lift and enhance them.