Photographer: Mike Yoder
Camera: D1H Nikon digital
Lens: 17-35mm (set to widest angle)
ISO: 320
Aperture: F6.3
Shutter speed: 1/60th
When I get assignments I often start imagining the "best case scenario" of photographs that might match the story. This can be frustrating because I really don't know what to expect, and the photograph in your head is often 10 times as good as what exists in reality.
The story on a break-in attempt at an east Lawrence home resulted in a portrait situation that actually matched some pre-conceived ideas. The screen window on a young child's bedroom had been cut, and the story dealt with the parents' concern for their child's safety.
When I asked to see the location of the window and was told the family still had the cut screen, an earlier idea became a reality. I had the father and his son sit in the room's rocking chair, which got them lower in the window, and I placed a halogen light inside the room to match the light outside. I then went outside the house and shot several frames using the window and screen as a framing device.
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