Field note / 003

Found tucked behind a photograph
A child grinning close to the camera while a sibling plays behind

Evidence, continued

Technically out of focus. Emotionally exact.

Children have an excellent instinct for correcting a photographer’s sense of importance. Put a careful composition in front of them and someone will immediately press a nose into it.

The closest person controls the picture. The interruption becomes the photograph. This is usually an improvement.

Return to Portraits