Today I photographed Alysha. Alysha has very blue eyes. Eyes are pretty important in portraits. They really make and break them. Alysha said someone told her once that you have to smile with your eyes. This has a lot of truth to it. The eyes need light in them so that they shine and draw you in. Sounds simple enough, but not always so easy to accomplish. Alysha's blue eyes made it a little easier since the color draws so much attention to them and seem brighter than they really are. Brown eyes need a closer light to catch more of the reflection and light them up. Photograph by Richard Sayer