Rusty and Hayden- Portraits

This is my oldest nephew, Rusty. My camera automatically picked up his face with face detection which seems to really help put the attention and focus on his face. I cropped it a bit because the stuff in the background is a bit distracting. I wanted the head on view so the focus would be on his emotions through his facial, I'm glad I finally got him laughing. I love his little dimples :)  I found that rule of thirds seems to fall into place its self  when photographing portraits because the human face and body creates these sections.

This is my second oldest nephew, Hayden. We were walking through Burlington and he wanted to go up the stairs. He posed like this all on his own :) I intended it to be more natural and tried to get a few shots of his back as he walked up the stairs. But then he stopped and stood like this, and it made for a much better photo for this assignment. He looks like a model, trouble trouble. So other than the unnatural setting, I like the scene and the overall photo.  I do wish he smile though!