Miss Charlotte

I was asked to take some pictures at a family picnic last week (definitely out of my comfort zone!). This charming little lady entertained me while we waited for one of her cousins to arrive.

(posted with permission)

[Dawn]

A lovely mischievous grin

[Caterina]

great portrait Ann! Beautiful expression and eyes. So much in contact with the viewer. You should consider portraiture within your comfort zone! Fav

[Sarah Bremner]

Sweet face and enjoying the experience. I'm sure she'll remember and be inspired.

[Babs]

What a lovely smile. I love her long eye lashes.

[Denise Wood]

So sweet :)

[katy]

Beautiful little girl. She looks as if she would love being a model for you in the future. A terrific shot

[Sally Ings]

A rather mischievous smile. Lovely picture of her Ann

[Allison Williams]

Such a cutie!

[Henri Russell]

Such a sweet face. Certainly does not look like you should consider this out of your comfort zone.

[Kerri]

Cute

[Taffy]

Wonderful closeup portrait.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very sweet portrait shot. You did a great job. That would be out of my comfort zone, too.

[Dione Giorgio]

She looks so sweet. And you captured her handsomely well.

[Joyce]

Just love that grin. A great portrait Fav

[Claude Trew]

Great portrait.

[Mave]

A lovely child well caught

[Rob Z]

What an impish little grin!

[Pyrrhula]

Adorable. Great lovely portrait with a priceless smile

[wendy frost]

Well captured portrait and a lovely smile and eyes.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@Dawn @caterina @sarah19 @onewing @gilbertwood @grammyn @salza @allie912 @henrir @kerristephens @taffy @mittens @sangwann @thistle @claudiet @mave @robz @pyrrhula @wendyfrost

Thank you so much for all the views, encouraging comments and favs! Charlotte made it easy. We were just sitting on the steps chatting (more like she was telling me all sorts of things and I was listening with my camera in my lap). She asked me if I wanted to take a picture of her! When I connect with children like that I can do a portrait just fine. But I'm not sure I'd be able to do this professionally. And it's not the kind of picture taking I'm drawn to either. But this little miss was just plain delightful and it was a piece of cake to capture her up close and personal. Since posting this I have worked on it further removing that blurry pole to the right and tweaking some of the sharpness of her hair. I have a color version too for the parents and grand parents. I hope they like this shot as much as I do. Thanks again everyone!

@grammyn Unfortunately she lives in Virginia- but she would be a great model indeed!

[Sandi]

A sweet subject and a beautiful portrait. Good for you, working at the picnic!

[Kathy A]

Such a sweetie!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@sandrajo @kjarn
Thank you Sandi and Kathy!

[Diane]

This is a wonderful portrait! Interesting to read how you took it after getting to know her.

[Vesna]

Sweet portrait!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@eudora @vesna0210
Thank you Diane!
Thank you Vesna!