Faceless Portrait

Faceless Portraits is an assignment we were given that employed techniques with the camera and editing. For this assignment, we selected a human subject and took portraits of the subject without showing the subject's face that convey's a meaningful story and shows the subjects personality. I chose to photography my two year old nephew. He has a fun and vibrant personality that shows through; you don't have to see his face to see it! This is a morning with Evan while his brother is at school...

 f/5.6, 1/13 sec., ISO-800, 39mm - Canon T3i

My nephew was telling me where his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are. I decided to grab my camera and ask him to show me again; this time I took picture of him pointing to his belly button! I love that this picture shows his little belly, his chubby hands, and his eagerness to show me where his belly button is. The composition uses the rule of thirds and while his face is not shown, you can see that he is actively engaged in the activity.

f/5.6, 1/80 sec., ISO-1600, 55mm - Canon T3i

After the game, my nephew showed me his new rented Scooby Doo DVD! He was so excited, he carried it around most of the day and took a lot of time out of his day looking at the pictures. I snagged this photo as he was about to sit down and dropped the DVD case and his water. My favorite part of this photo is the diaper hanging out of his jeans; it adds a plumber-esque feel to the photo. 

f/5.6, 1/15 sec., ISO-800, 27mm - Canon T3i

The only thing that took his attention off his DVD case was his snack and complimentary Tinga Tinga Tales episode. He was busily eating his animal crackers, however, he was so interested in his show, he did not even have time to sit down completely. While this picture is a little more centered than I had hoped, I love that it shows his intent stare on something that he loves. I had to adjust the the contrast and made sure to have the correct white balance set, as I was working inside and with natural light.

f/5.6, 1/13 sec., ISO-800, 40mm - Canon T3i

This is my favorite photo out of the bunch. His time away from his beloved DVD case was not long, he had to hold it while finishing his snack and his show. I love seeing the grasp of his hands on the DVD while his attention is obviously elsewhere. I made sure that the object in his hand was clearly in focus as we are not looking at his face and need to draw some conclusions from there. 

f/5.6, 1/125 sec., ISO-800, 55mm - Canon T3i

Once his show and snack were finished, it was time to pick his brother up from school. Once I said that it was time to go, he ran to the window and asked if we were going outside. He ended up seeing something interesting and while the photo could be a bit more in focus, intent and purpose is seen throughout this photo. It is fun to see him pondering and looking off into the distance.