I just finished this one this morning. Courtney Rogers, who has been a client from the beginning, hired me to photograph herself and her son Miller. I came up with the kite idea as a challenge to myself, and as fun way to have them together in a photo without the typical boring family pose.

The trickiest part was getting the perspective right and to make everything fit compositionally. This often happens where I can see the image in my head, but it’s in 3D so when I flatten it out, it can be tough to make everything fit. Somehow, and maybe it was the 9 hours in photoshop yesterday, it worked out.

Havi.

Yes it was a bad idea to leave my cords in the shot. But I was cold and it was windy and my dog was getting impatient. That’s what the rubber stamp tool is for.

Also, I rushed the composition and was unhappy with some of the junk in the background. Good lessons learned here.