focal length: 50 mm
shutter speed: 1/200
aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 500
flash: none

I know her eyes don’t really line up with the Rule of Thirds but the background was distracting and I was trying to crop it out but I didn’t want to crop out the top of her “antennae” since her hair was the reason I took these pictures in the first place. So, I’ll have to settle for a compositionally unbalanced photo. I was having fun with the post-processing using Adobe Lightroom. I used a few presets and did some fine tuning as well. Usually, I don’t do much processing but sometimes it can help an “ok” image become better. Hopefully the sharpness, contrast and colour will make up for the imbalance.

I’m letting her hair grow so I can tie it in pigtails but for now, we’ll have to settle for antennae, which she promptly pulls out!

Laura is a Vancouver wedding and portrait photographer. Visit laurahana.com.