My friend Carlos, who wants to experiment with natural-light photographic portraits, joined me for the first session with my neighbor Rita.  He made a number of beautiful pictures, while I snapped photos of Rita from my on-looker’s vantage.

Rita at ease

After he left, I did a quick charcoal sketch of Rita, in a three-quarter pose.  It was ok for the first session, but I didn’t like the pose and definitely wanted to capture a grin, if not a smile, in the final product.

Rita in Initial Pose .  Charcoal Sketch.

Enough for one day!  Rita’s not tired, but I am!