Wild Angel

This is the first in a series of photos taken of an African American family known as the Halls. These images were taken in the studio. I shot each person with my Sony Alpha-100, and my Sony 70-300 Telephoto lens. I used studio lights, a Main and Key, with light modifiers. This little girl was first up; she had the wildest hair and the loveliest skin. Shudder speed 1/90; f-stop 8.0.

Beautiful Boy

When I first started shooting pictures of this young man, he was giving me a lot of attitude. He preened and posed...until I asked him to be real. Then I got this shot full of pathos, and others like this. He had so much heart, but he didn't want to show it. Shutter speed 1/90; f-stop 8.0.

A Ballerina's Glance

In this photograph, the little African American girl has become a ballerina. Her wild hair is tamed, so that all can now see that her neck is long and graceful. She wears a pink leotard; she also wears a private smile, as she seeks out something that's apparently for eyes only. Shutter speed 1/90; f-stop 6.7.

Brown Ballerina

...And an exquisitely brown ballerina at that. She is doing what is called in Ballet "Port de Bras" or carriage of the arms. Her long arms and legs lend themselves well to Ballet, and to this photograph. Shutter speed 1/90; f-stop 6.7.

Ms. Hall at the Wall

We had a change of venue when shooting Ms. Hall, the kids' mom. She was completely sold on having her picture taken against this brick wall. Shutter speed 1/90; f-stop 6.7.