Grace

At the family Christmas party I was catching up with my cousin's

daughter, Grace, whom was telling me about her current activities. I

noticed the light on her face was very nice so I asked her to pause

for a moment right there (and don't move) and I took her picture.

Unfortunately I "cut off' her head, but I did capture her very

striking features.

I like this picture a lot, tight crop or not. Grace has a wonderfully open look; she reminds me a bit of the actress, Emma Thompson. You sometimes post scans of some of your family/friend shots from the '60's and '70's and although this is a contemporary shot, it has some of the same feeling. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Thanks for your comment, Jack.  I too like this photo.  I don't usually get this close when photographing someone's face, but the room was crowded and this is the spot where the light from the kitchen was on her face.  The result is to me somewhat more intimate due the the physical closeness and slightly wide angle lens effect.  Its like she is "right there" in front of you.