I am very lucky to have a 3yr old who loves getting his picture taken, so this week's challenge was pretty much a no-brainer. Plus I have thousands of pictures of this little dude, so I was spoiled for choice! 

My Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art lens practically lives on my D700. They pair up so beautifully together, so I took that pairing and my son out to the local park and got snapping. You cannot guarantee a good shoot with any child and today was no exception. He refused to pose, and when he did, he didn't do it far away enough for me to capture it. Children and Primes don't mix! This is where you need to be creative with the child and not force them into it, or it's bye-bye shoot.

I noticed he started jumping and I asked him if I could get a picture of him doing so. Success! He allowed me! The picture above was shot wide open and from the hip. Thank heavens for facial recognition and autofocus!