The theme was Urban Family Dwelling. The location was an apartment building built back in the early 1900's. Real families were cast and the scenarios involved routine, everyday living. This quiet moment was more of a happy accident than a carefully planned scene. We were ready to move onto the next scene after photographing two sisters making sandwiches for their bag lunches and this little model requested she eat the sandwich she'd just made. How could we say no? We had her sit down with her sandwich and captured what is, in my opinion, MAGIC.
I love everything about this image; the light, the shadow on the cabinets and the quiet expression on her face. The combination of her pink patterned dress against the blue painted cabinets evokes a sense of playfulness. Although we captured many amazing shots that day, I feel this particular image stands out because of it's timelessness and universal appeal. There is no cutting edge technology, trendy kitchen décor or stylish clothing fad that will date this image. This is a good representation of what we do at Hero Images because it truly was inspired by real life – just a girl, her thoughts and a sandwich. Unassuming, but beautiful.
You can see the rest of the images from this shoot here.