02.16.10 - This is more like it

As I try to tell clients with whom I work, the best images are those that are found, not forced. Case in point: yesterday's photo with Harley. It just wasn't working. Nate doesn't normally lie on that blankie in the middle of his bedroom. And Harley would never just sit beside him. The result is an awkwardly composed image that draws more attention to its imperfections than it does the message it's trying to convey. Today's photo worked out much better. I'd already made several frames of Nate throughout the day. But when Harley jumped up on the love seat next to her brother (most likely in an attempt to steal a spot on the blankie), it made the perfect frame we were trying for yesterday and that is that Harley's warming up to her brother much faster than she did her sister. And we're thankful for that!