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<p class="gutenify-section-6cf5d5a0-eeac-11ee-963b-b3405d168db9">I like strong women -- a good thing, as I'm married to one! -- and asked Kelly if she would pose for me.  We attend the same Orthodox Church; I told her that I thought she "had steel in her." Maybe that's not the best thing to tell a woman when you ask her if she will pose for you! Of course, she is also charming and childlike -- maybe the combination of femininity and strength is a southern thing. ("Southern Steel" is the title of one of my favorite albums, by the Steve Morse Band.)</p>
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<p class="gutenify-section-c9a746c0-eead-11ee-963b-b3405d168db9">I finallly had the opportunity to shoot her at her home for an hour or. She's a busy mom, but we made the best of the time.  We found a window that worked, moved some furniture, and got some shots with a couple of her boys, and some with Jesse, her husband, and then got down to experimenting with portraiture. </p>
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<p class="gutenify-section-73bd73a0-eeae-11ee-963b-b3405d168db9">The 85mm lens is a great portrait lens, as it gives great sharpness where you want it. You usually want the eyes sharp, and, if the "depth of field" is shallow enough, for anything in front of the face to be soft, as well as anything at the ears and behind. If the subject's head is slightly turned away, the far eye will be a little soft. I got a number of these sharp images, and had Kelly move her head from side to side, and up and down. It can seem artificial when you do it, but you sometimes get great shots, especially as the light falls differently on the face.</p>
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