Leeza Wishart, Missy (PEOPLE 2021)

I photographed my daughter watching the sun sink slowly below the hills to the west on our property. The gentle light was perfect for both showcasing her features and providing some soft contrasts. Her eyeshine and highlights in her hair I thought added a little extra to the overall picture. I photo was captured with my Nikon D500 with a 16-80mm Nikkor lens taken with an ISO of 100 with an aperture of f8 and a shutter speed of 1/640th sec with my lens @ 80mm which I hoped resulted in a less intrusive and more natural shot. When taking the photograph, I experimented with different settings and in the end took away 1.7 stops to maximize the impact of the photo.

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