A Few Portraits

This week I proved to myself that when drowned with a cold that made my head feel like one big ball of badness ready to explode, several quizzes to study for (or not study for), more photo assignments than I could keep track of, and an unsuspected depletion of bananas (calling for a trip to Kroger's), I can and will survive.

Here are some portraits that I somehow managed to pull together for class. We were instructed to find two artists, and I wanted to photograph something other than the usual painter or drawer. I am fairly pleased with what I came up with.

Kerstin, a four-year-old living in Athens, Ohio, plays with finger-paints on January 19, 2011. Kerstin often enjoys doing arts and crafts while her older sister, Heidi (6), is at school.

Jill Pancake, an Athens, Ohio local, stares out the window of Decorative Injections on Court Street on January 19, 2011. Jill has worked there as a piercer and tattoo artist for two years. "I have 11 piercings, and am planning to double that number within the next year," she said.