I had photographed this artist who was upset that her work wasn't even allowed to be entered into the Crawford County Fair. Refused because it didn't fit any of the categories. At first I laughed thinking why would we do a story n this, would we do a story about someone who brought a jar of worms to enter into the preserves category and was refused? I felt the story, since it was a personal story about this woman and her wish to bring it to everyone's attention, had to be represented by a personal sort of portrait. I see reflections a lot in my work, so much so I get tired of them myself, yet when a picture lacks something and its possible to increase its interest with a reflection, I go back to it time and again. I shot a handful of frames with this person staring at the camera and then off. Then I suggested she lean a little more against the van window to get an even tighter composition and connection between subject and reflection. She just leaned her head over and the gesture seemed to give the picture empathy and a life beyond just a simple picture. I may even like it better in Black and white but wanted to show it in color here so everyone could see the colors in the artwork. Meadville Tribune photograph by Richard Sayer