focal length: 24 mm
shutter speed: 1/40
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 1000
flash: fired

Ok, so it’s not a real rainbow but the colours of the play parachute were so vibrant, it was almost like being under a rainbow. Remember playing in these things in elementary school with the whole class? Here, it was just Daddy and me trying to keep this thing billowed up enough to keep Sophie interested. I was trying to hold a heavy camera setup with one hand while my other hand helped with the parachute. It was tough! I should have used a higher ISO, which would have allowed me to use a faster shutter speed to freeze motion on her face. But it was a bit difficult to do with only one hand available. With children, who have such short attention spans, sometimes you just have to take the picture, or the moment is lost.

In the end, I think it still makes for a cool picture!

Laura is a Vancouver portrait photographer. Visit Dolce Life Photography.