Portrait: The Look of Love

Todd Knowlton stands in his back yard in front of the lemon tree at sunset Lompoc, Calif. Sunday June, 5, 2021. (Maggie Knowlton/J-110)

My husband is a bit of a cartoonish charicter and I was trying to capture the movement of his face within the photo, however- I decided that I quite liked the photo where his very obvious love and indulgence for me shone through. This is the look, that I most prefer, so this was the picture I chose. The other ones, though are still funny to me- but this one was one that I snapped when he thought I was just putzing with the camera and was not posed.

Runners Up:

Todd Knowlton stands in his back yard in front of the lemon tree at sunset Lompoc, Calif. Sunday June, 5, 2021. (Maggie Knowlton/J-110)

Quite good but I felt like his head was too close to being cut off. ( My husband is 6 foot 4, I am 5 foot 2. The struggle is real.

Todd Knowlton stands in his back yard in front of the lemon tree pulls a face at sunset in Lompoc, Calif. Sunday June, 5, 2021. (Maggie Knowlton/J-110)

This was funny, but I didn’t love it.

Todd Knowlton stands in his back yard in front of the lemon tree at sunset Lompoc, Calif. Sunday June, 5, 2021. (Maggie Knowlton/J-110)

He looks quite confused here, however the background was not what I would have wanted, and really he is cold not so much confused.

Todd Knowlton stands in his back yard in front of the lemon tree at sunset Lompoc, Calif. Sunday June, 5, 2021. (Maggie Knowlton/J-110)

This is pretty self explanatory, the background was great the orientation was great but that mug was all American Gothic and that was not what I was going for.