The Story Behind the Portrait of "Q"

I thought it worth mentioning the reason why I decided to refer to this portrait as "Q".

The little girl's name Is Quinnlan. All along that is what her mother and I had agreed on the piece to be named. The portrait was as usual, we went to the location and I spent about 30 - 45 minutes shooting Quinnlan in variuous poses. Quinnlan is a very inquisitive young girl and her attention span was not the greatest which is to be expected at this age. We had brought flowers, baskets and bubble makers to try to keep Quinnlan entertained as well as her two sisters, one older and one younger. They posed in many shots.

The time went by quickly and I had several good shots to choose from and the girls were getting tired so we quit.

My point is this, we didn't stage anything. We just placed the girls or girl in the setting where I felt the background and lighting were good and fired away.

This painting is a direct result of one of those photographs. The only manipulation needed on my part was cropping. Everything was as you see it.

When I was finishing the painting I realized that the composition roughly formed the letter "Q". As it turned out, one of Quinnlan's nicknames is "Q".

And so, there you have it.