Gemma, the G10, and Ghouls...

I went up to Maine last weekend to visit my friend Gemma. She is a senior this year and needed a "senior picture" but felt more comfortable with me taking the pictures than going to a studio. We were lucky to have a clear and sunny morning and went to a small beach near her school. The photo below is the one we chose. She looks natural but still has a great grin. As to what I was thinking while shooting these photos: I was thinking about capturing her in the most flattering way possible. She is naturally very beautiful and I really wanted to do her justice in my photos. I was paying attention to the frame as well as what was going on with Gemma.

After taking "serious" pictures for a while I started just snapping pictures. She had gotten more comfortable with the camera and I think I was able to capture her very naturally in the two below. It's so fun to watch a person get more comfortable as I am taking pictures. They really do forget that the camera is there and I have been able to get my best photos by just talking and snapping away until they become natural, non-posing, radient person :)

I borrowed the Canon G10 from the photo department last week... I've been carrying it with me everywhere I go... I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!!! It is so amazing! Compact but can do everything that my Nikon D80 can do. I LOVE the macro setting (something I don't really have on my Nikon). The stabilizer is fabulous. Shooting at low light still produces clear pictures (if the subject isn't moving too fast). In case it isn't clear, I am in awe of this camera and wish that I could keep this one FOREVER! I can't wait to print the portraits I have been shooting!

Happy Halloween!