Recently, as I was perusing the plethora of photography blogs I follow (seriously, it’s border line ridiculous how many photographer’s blogs I follow!), I noticed something in common with a majority of the photos. I know what you are thinking and let me stop you before you even go there… no, I’m not talking about a particular technique or composition but instead the fact these exceptionally talented photographers are well trained at capturing the essence, or soul, of a person.

Capturing emotion in a photograph is not an easy feat. With the rise in technological advances, anybody (and I do mean anybody), can buy a nicely priced DSLR, switch it into automatic mode and take some pretty nice pictures; it is really that easy. However, it is the ability to use technique, vision, and composition in conjunction that produces great photos; the kinds of photos that can make you cry, or laugh, or swoon, or whatever other emotion the photographer, the artist is trying to elicit. This is the art of photography.

It is my hope that with more practice and a little time that I too will become a master of photographing emotion. They say the eyes are the windows to the soul… well, here are two photos I feel capture the essence of my little models. Their eyes are expressive (in very different ways) and it is my hope that these pictures evoke some sort of emotion.

~Saadia Me*Chel