In my recent shoot with Savannah, I found her to be a bit challenging. She was not particularly interested in looking at the camera! I think she's used to her mom shooting her with a flash and I didn't use one, so apparently I was not nearly as captivating. Persistence pays off though and in these shots, not only do I get her looking straight at the camera, but she's got her eyes wide open!
I grew up in a home where there was a darkroom. One of my best memories of spending time with my Dad was when I got to help in the darkroom - watching prints develop, moving them from developer to fixer to stop solutions. I still have his enlarger and all the chemicals, though it has been a while since I set up the darkroom. Now I shoot with Canon digital equipment and though I've shot professionally for several years, I'm now shooting for pleasure, with the occasional self-project.