Alice through The Looking Glass

Aesthetic Candid Portrait photography. An intimate moment taken on a trip to Bodnant Gardens , Conwy, North wales , UK of my daughter relaxing by the lake on a ...
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Aesthetic Candid Portrait photography. An intimate moment taken on a trip to Bodnant Gardens , Conwy, North wales , UK of my daughter relaxing by the lake on a beautiful Spring Mothering Sunday. I called it , 'Alice Through The Looking Glass', because despite being a candid portrait she appears very much like Alice contemplating her time in Wonderland whilst taking a moment to herself in the Queen of Hearts garden. The fact that the little girl that Lewis Carroll based his childrens masterpieces upon was also a resident of North Wales also means that this relaxing , reflective spring lifestyle aesthetic is also a celebration of Welsh local literary history. Taken in bright afternoon sunlight and at a low POV with tilted lens perspective allowed the maximum use of depth of field and the contrast of light and shadow to add a greater feeling of peace and contemplation to the image.
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