Chris + camera

Canon 1D Mk II, Canon 24-70, F/4 @ 1/125

I started my (hopefully) year long project “Mothers and Daughters” this past weekend. Since the paying clients are few and far between I decided to start a project where I get to choose the subjects, the sitting and the shot types.  I also wanted to try shooting half digital and half film.  Most of my personal photography has been film for the better part of the last year so I wanted to see how it would stack up to digital capture. These images are digital, I’ll post the film shots next week after they’re finished.

Since meeting her I’ve wanted to try and shoot a portrait of this little girl, Naomi. For me, portraits are all about the eyes and Naomi has a positively magnetic set. She’s also a little shy so I knew it wouldn’t be easy to get her to open up in front of the camera. She and her mother Chi Chi were great subjects and I’m happy to have a more than a few keepers from the session. This is the first image I chose to work up and I wanted to share it while I get the rest of the set processed.  The top image is a little more contrasty and has a silver tone.  The bottom image is a little softer, less contrasty and has a slightly coffee tone.

Which do you prefer and why?