During my road trip to Newfoundland, I visited the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada.

I don't often photograph people, but not because I don't enjoy doing so. At the fortress, there were many opportunities to capture portraits of reenactors in period attire.

I noticed this young girl inside one of the exhibit interiors. Of course, I didn't have any lighting equipment with me during my visit. So, I asked her if she would sit near a window. I thought that the light streaming in from that window would provide an excellent lighting source for this portrait.

As I first started capturing pictures, the girl was looking directly into the lens. I then asked her if she could pretend that I wasn't there...and just go about her knitting as if she wasn't being photographed.

This was the final result:

Girl knittingA young girl knitting in window light at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada at 259 Park Service Road in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia on July 22, 2018