About Dorothea Ottaviano

I am always taking photos. I started at a very young age. I have some formal training and miss the days of developing my own 35 mm film. I am most interested in capturing a moment... often noticing another's joy, playfulness, contemplation, pain, and ability to be in the “now”. I prefer candid moments over posed or created ones. We only get that one chance to capture such authenticity.

I prefer photos of people as they are. Other than some minor edits, I am not interested in perfecting a person's face, skin tone, or hair. I want them as they are - at that moment.

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