Usually I don’t post this many pictures of one shoot of a single person because there’s often a lot of redundancy, but Paige has a thousand expressions that must be captured and shown to the world.

There’s a complexity in her face that betrays the layers and layers of her character. By turns ebullient, hopeful, playful, and uncertain — every frame is different. I feel like I could write an essay on her look alone.

Best viewed on large and on black, of course, so click the pictures. Commentary at full size.

A few portraits taken over the summer. Most are taken with the 24–70mm f2.8, which has come to be my main portrait lens, instead of a prime like the 50mm. I find that I can take advantage of the wide end of the lens to come up with some interesting distortion, such as the first one that really brings out Bronwen’s eyes. Unfortunately, it’s so heavy that it’s difficult to hand-hold steadily, so most pictures are taken with bright ambient light or a flash.