These are a few shots taken for Marcelo and his family. He just started walking a few days prior to these shots so it was beautiful to see him exploring new ground. It was one of the nicest days we’ve had in the city all summer and I tried to wait for a good time for lighting. I wanted to create a heavy contrast with colour and it helped that Marcelo was wearing a vibrant orange shirt. It’s always fun to watch them explore as I take shots. I attempt to not interrupt their flow so I could get natural and candid shots of their movement and curiosity.

I wanted to capture intense shadow and hue combinations with the luminous blue sky and vivid green grass at his feet. His big blue eyes jumped out of each shot and it helped  that he wasn’t very shy, either! It was a pleasure shooting these shots as a gift from his aunt to him for his first birthday!