The Birds & the Bees

Didn't shoot many humans over the weekend, and the few that I did would not approve me my posting their photographs online--which I respect!
Instead of human shooting I enjoyed searching for signs of spring. I think I was successful:





I still have a number up upcoming potential shoots, just waiting for all the ducks to get in a row.

Gumption

In my past attempts at asking permission to take a stranger's photograph I have been denied. It's happened several times and discouraged me from asking.
I'm not quite sure what got in to me today, other than 2 margaritas, but I asked two young ladies if I could take their photo. Both were very nice and agreed to. Here's what I got:





I'm so glad that I did this because it got me some more courage, and I noticed something.

In the first photo of the girl with the green wig, the lighting isn't the best, the sun was to her side, half of her face is slightly blown out. In the second photo she was in the shade and the lighting on her face is even.

It's something that I have read a thousand times: when taking portraits outdoors, take your subject into the shade. Now I get it.

To top it off, I almost didn't ask the girl with the puppy because she was in the shade. I'm so glad that I talked myself into it.
And yes, I do realize that the puppy is not very in focus, but I'm still proud of the image since I had the courage to ask a stranger to take their photograph. It's a big step for me, and if I continue to have this confidence it's going to gain me more experience and knowledge with portraits.