virginia :: portrait

I've known my cousin Virginia her whole life.  She has a taste for the vintage, a love for coffee (runs in the family), and a good sense of what's going on around her.  But.  There are those moments when you know something else is going on underneath the surface but you just don't know what it is.  With that in mind I wanted to create a portrait that was very mysterious, almost confusing.  I wanted to photograph an image that the eye doesn't quite know what to do with, but upon a closer inspection you notice a small light gleaming in her eyes and you can rest assured she knows exactly what's going on.