Grace Choxi Conklin...

Portraiture, by far, is my love when it comes to photographic style. When I "shoot" I am shooting a portrait. It doesn't matter the subject; it could be a leaf, a mountain, my cat, a friend, or a couple of love birds, whatever I am photographing I compose my shot with the impressions this subject is having and has had on me.

Grace, my youngest sibling and only sister, is one of my all time favorite subjects. To me, Grace embodies so many impressions; the air of a soul so traveled and learned, yet so fresh and playful.

The greatest thing about photographing children is that they could care less about what they act like in front of the camera or you. This freedom of behavior allows me to really explore a person's personality and to capture images of truth and pure personality. With couples and adults I have to direct them into somewhat of a distraction to achieve a truthful moment; when a couple gets lost within each other. When photographing a child, I find I am just recording someone who is captivated by life and there own perceptions. I'm sure any parent will attest, it is this truthfulness that makes children so amazing, besides everything else of course. They are brutally honest and remarkably free.

I have had the awesome pleasure of spending the last two weekends with Gracie.  I have followed her, and lead her around, with my camera, some chocolate, and a grin from ear to ear!

A portrait of Grace...

"Hi Ya"

Bucket head, Diddle diddle dumpling, and Big Brother's help...

Cold!

Waking up

coy trouble...

lens to lens

sisters

 most awesome grunge chic, (wearing her big brother's t-shirt after a dunk in the lake).

 ♡Kristen