First Hello and Last Goodbye
She held on until he was born. Then she finally let cancer take her life. The striking contrast - his first days were her last....
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She held on until he was born. Then she finally let cancer take her life. The striking contrast - his first days were her last.
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Location
This photo was taken at home, in the room where my grandmother spent the last months of her life.Time
Shortly after my sister-in-law and my brother returned home with their newborn, maybe about noon, we introduced the little one to his great-grandmother.Lighting
Natural light, whatever the windows of the room could provide.Equipment
This photo was actually taken with a phone, nothing special in the equipment itself.Inspiration
My grandmother's biggest dream was to have a great-grandchild before it was her time to go. The photo was actually taken two weeks before her passing - she had stage four cancer and we knew her time was very short. Knowing this, we had to capture their first meeting. It ended up being their last as well.Editing
I increased the contrast a lot - there is something with photos of old people and the way contrast makes the shot more dramatic.In my camera bag
I now have a Canon Rebel t3i with a kit lens (18-55mm) and a 50 mm 1.8 f.Feedback
Aside from my hopes that no one would be in this same situation, I'd say don't try to direct anyone in the shot - such moments are beautiful because of the real, raw emotion. Just let it happen and try to get a good angle of it.
