Nurturing Moment

Studio portrait at home of a Brazilian female grandmother caregiver in her late 60s brushing a toddler’s hair; medium tan skin, warm undertone; short gray hair, softly waved; soft light blue knit cardigan over a white t-shirt, no logos. She sits on a sofa turned slightly toward her 2-year-old grandchild in a pastel yellow sweater, only the child’s upper body visible, sitting close in front of her. In one hand she holds a small, simple hairbrush and gently brushes the child’s hair from the back toward one side. Warm natural daylight from a window; shallow depth of field; background is a blurred living room with a bookshelf, framed family photos and plants, soft bokeh. The grandmother looks at the child’s hair with a concentrated but tender expression, lips relaxed; the toddler looks down and slightly away with a calm, patient look, one hand resting on their own knee. Portrait orientation, 3:4 ratio, mid-chest-up composition; both centered, camera at eye level; full head and hair of the grandmother and the child’s head fully inside the frame with a little space above; both shoulders and the brush clearly visible.