SUBJECT: Karen from Nairobi

LOCATION: Fort Ethan Allen Studio (Colchester, VT)

CAMERA: Canon Mark 1D IIN

LENS: Canon 24-105mm F4 IS L series

DATE: December, 2007 

Karen is a nursing student from Nairobi, Kenya.  I had met her a couple of months before and told her that if she ever wants her picture taken to look me up.  Anyway, some time later, she called me I had her come by the studio while she was on her winter school break. 

Taking my inspiration from old the old National Geographic images from the 1920s (photographers back then used to often photograph the indigenous peoples they wrote about in profile to create a very powerful image),  I wanted to shoot Karen in B&W much the same way.  This would allow me to show her very defined jaw line and to highlight her really cool braids in her hair. 

However, Karen has this infectious smile and personality that could light up just about any room - so I couldn't resist getting a few shots of her as her normal self  too (smiling).  In fact, I think she struggled a bit with the serious look!!!

Lighting was provided by a single Dynalite head fired thru a medium-sized soft box.   Exposure was 1/160th of a second at F13.

 J. Michael Worthington, Jr.

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