Child Photo Competition 2016 No 4 : Entry Number 192

One of the loveliest portraits from this competition. A beautiful captured moment. And also a great monochrom tonality. Great work!

Thank you so much. I'm honored! My name is Ellen Goodman, I'm a film photographer from St. Louis, MO (USA). This shot is of my daughter. I was shooting to experiment/test exposures and developers. I figured out how I wanted to expose then let go of the technical aspects, wanted to be in the moment with her. I don't remember what was so funny but I do remember the infectious laughter and pushing the cable release when she started laughing so hard. One of those moments you wish you could bottle up, I suppose a photo is the next best thing. Shot on a Hasselblad 500 C/M on Kodak Tri-X film.