A Pirate Portrait

I mentioned my 52 week project in a previous post so I figured I”d share a recent photo from it. I decided at the beginning of the year that I would commit to one photo of my son weekly to be collected at the end of the year and put into a book for him. My only criteria was that it told a story. How easy is it for us to forget the little moments that happen along the way as the year progresses? Too easy. My son is growing up fast (as they all do) and while I’m pretty good about taking pictures, I’m never really good at DOING anything with them. Hopefully this will change that!

So here is my most recent photo for last week. It may be entirely mommy goggles speaking, but I’m in love with it. I’m pretty sure it’s my favorite so far! I have yet to pinpoint what it is about it I love, It’s just so ‘him’. Had he been smiling or looking at the camera, it wouldn’t have the same effect on me. He was taking a momentary break from jumping on our bed to adjust his pirate hat (a favorite of many fun hats he likes to wear). The overhead lights were off and I had the blinds open a little, so there was just a small pocket of light falling across him. To prove how dim our house is, my settings for this shot were ISO 3200 F2.5 SS 1/160 (could have been lower, but he had been moving around prior to this shot and I hadn’t readjusted my settings.)

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings for my little project! Thanks for reading!