Smile…Click

ss 1/100  f 25   ISO 400  300mm

This image was taken from atop the Astoria Column in Astoria, Oregon in August, 2013.  I loved the direct, hard light and how it defined this couple, in this moment…so carefree with their point and shoot camera and iPhone.  Yet, you can tell by the woman’s stance that she was trying to place her subject(s) within a certain point of the frame.  I intentionally cropped out the subject(s) being photographed by the couple as I thought it made for a more interesting composition.  I chose black and white for this image because I thought it enhanced the definition of the shadows and because I didn’t like the color of the man’s sweat shirt.  😉

Astoria Column

ss 1/160   f 20   ISO 400   48mm

The sky was bright blue, the light was direct and hard, and I chose a…