Young college black woman smiling underneath autumn trees while birdwatching.

@boooitslaura

While visiting the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the Fall of 2024, I walked around the campus looking for potential muses amidst the fall foliage. Among them was @boooitslaura, who was circling the trees to birdwatch. I approached her to ask whether she'd be fine with a quick photoshoot, and she happily obliged. The goal was to be as unobtrusive as possible, which meant prioritizing candid shots as much as I could. I let her know to completely ignore me and pretend I wasn't there, which is how I got many of these lovelies!