During this month, I am sharing some of my preferred portraits.
Every time you will see a different person, and yet they will have a common feature, their facial expressions sharing many deep emotions. Their expressions told me that they were perhaps remembering, dreaming, forgetting, or simply contemplating life with peace of mind.
I felt privileged to capture a second of their lives. It is up to all of us to imagine each one of their life’s stories.
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In December 2014, after completing the Photo101 course, I opened the Photo Rehab Event in this blog, a ‘healing clinic’, for all of us who love photography (hobbyists, amateurs, pro-shooters and enthusiasts) who missed the course and daily interaction with other photobloggers.
I am always inspired by the photos shared within our community of photobloggers, and for that I want to share my enthusiasm with you.
You can visit all other photos of all patients here: Photo Rehab
MEET THE PATIENTS
Here are all 41 participants since January 2015. Go and check their wonderful blogs as well.
Laura Gabrielle Feasey
Musings from a Frequent Flying Scientist
Snapshots Snippets and Scribbles
HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTO REHAB
Time: The Clinic is open 24 x 7
Camera: You can use any camera, from DSLR, mirrorless, compact, to smartphones.
Theme: Bring your creativity and photograph a theme of your liking in B&W or Color. With or without edition. We like learning techniques as well, if you want to share it with everyone.
Who can join: Anyone can join. All you need is passion. Passion to speak up through images – or words, if you may want to add your thoughts to it as well – showing what you see and how much that is important to you.
You can do a self-examination. If you detect any of the following symptoms, as carefully described by Albert from the blog Trigger Happy, come and join us: “Withdrawal symptoms may include the incessant need to carry your camera everywhere with you, the need to wake up in the wee hours to take photos during the golden hour, and checking up on others you met during the course to see what their newfound knowledge has brought fruit to.”
How does it work:
- Shoot a photo.
- Prepare your post and publish it. Remember to Pingback to this post and to use the tag #PhotoRehab so that we can find your post in the WP reader.
- Add your photo to the link provided below. In this way, you expose your photo to the other participants and the audience of the Photo Rehab.
- Here is the link to add your photos. Knock the wall of the Clinic… and click on the image below:
That’s a face with character. Do you ask their permission? Or do you take the pictures surreptitiously? Sometimes the photo comes out better if they don’t know their photo is being taken. But I wouldn’t want to pop up on someone’s blog without my knowing. What’s your view on this?
Hi Babe. Apologies. Shame on me as it took me so long to read your comment and reply to it. Next time I am on vacations I amy not schedule posts as it proved very difficult to resume blogging activities and reply to all earlier comments, while having a life, obviously.
Indeed this man’s face speaks loud about character. No I don’t ask for permission. If people don’t know, I can capture the true expression instead of conscious ones.
I have answered this before to someone else. My view is simple. I am not a photographer and am not selling anyone’s photos. I am out in the streets making photos openly and people sometimes notice, after I have shot them, and don’t mind. And sometimes they don’t even notice and move away.
I don’t photograph kids unless it’s from my family.
I post only here on my blog, merely with an artistic purpose, and I treat the photos with respect.
From all I could read, it is perfectly ok to shoot people while in the streets.
No worries. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes I don’t photograph kids too.
Thank you!
I just love all of these portraits…so much going on in their faces!
Thank you for saying that, Barbara. I am humbled by your appreciation.
Another peerless portrait!
Andy, you are so considerate and generous with your comments. Thanks. And sorry again for the delay.
Once more “no worries Mate” :-))))
Such a wonderful face, Lucile. I so look forward to your portraits and I do love them in B&W.
Please forgive me again for the late reply! Thank you.
Your portraits never cease to amaze me. I love your choice of “subjects” as well, I always find faces marked with age and experience more interesting than classically beautiful young faces.
First, please forgive me for this late reply. Catching up with replied made during vacations has been a challenge!
And I missed to read such a wonderful comment! Thank you so much, Mara. I don’t prefer to photograph young faces because they are just beautiful. Faces marked with age and experience speak volumes to me. I am attracted to them in the streets and sometimes I wish I had had a camera with me. But even when I don’t have, it is enough to just watch them.
I couldn’t agree more about the beauty in age. Here’s to beauty in experience 🙂
Wonderful portrait again Lucile. You are the master of faces, without doubt.
Master of faces…wow, and this comment has been unread all this time! Sorry my friend and thanks for spoiling me with such nice words.
Wow that one was a while ago. Well at least you are spreading out all the nice words to enjoy and savour! Looking forward to more portraits from you x.
😘 thank you
He looks like Gabriel Garcia Marques 😉
I am sure adding all those images in a neat way must be some task. Great job with the clinic.
Hi trablogger, I am so sorry to reply after such a long time. I am still answering to comments from my vacations time!
I hadn’t thought of Gabriel Garcia Marques but you have a point there.
I had made all these portraits in March and had not yet posted any of them. When planning may vacations I post edited them and scheduled all the portraits’ posts. The most difficult part has been to catch up with the backlog of comments.
Thanks!
No problem at all Lucile.
Its ok, even I couldnt get back to my blogging routine yet.
Btw Your secret ops have definitely given you many portraits 😀
Thank you so much!
Good to hear you know the issue.
Hahaha it’s one of the advantages of being a Bond gurl! 😉
Yea.. hope you will understand why i am not visiting your blog as much i used to 😉
Way to go Bond gurl 😉
Of course I do, and who am
I to complain? I haven’t yet been able to come back to the same routine I had where I had dedicated slots to read and comment on other blogs, and resume my own blog activities.
It’s been madness. I reduced my participation in challenges because of that.
Yea, i can understand that. We are even now 😉
Hopefully we both will manage this ‘blogging crisis’ soon! 😉
haha… good luck to you from me 😉
Hey, we have to keep thinking positive! We are the Bonds and manage any crisis!
haha.. yes we are and yes we can 😀
Now we are talking! Yay!
😀
Very expressive….
Another late reply to you. Sorry.
And thanks, Sue.
Lucile…don’t worry!
Another wonderful face, Lucile! You are excelling yourself with this series. 🙂
And here I am again, late, replying to such a lovely comment. Thank you!
A face with a thousand stories…nicely captured.
Another unread comment from you. Apologies. And one I would have loved to read before. Thanks.
So much character! I could study this face a long time.
This has been a portrait which I love because his face impressed me the most.
That portrait just makes u want to imagine his life, even if only a little. Riveting.
Thank you, Albert. I am so sorry for taking so long to reply. Vacations were good but catching up with earlier comments has been a challenge.
Great exposure and marvelous backlighting!! Did you stick him with a tack to get that expression?
Another late reply to you. Sorry.
And how could I have missed such a great comment? Of course I had to stick him with a tack!
no worries on late! We know what’s what…I knew it…a tack!
great portraits, he really looks like he has seen life, an interseting life i expect too
Hi Jussie. Sorry for another late reply to you.
Thank you so much.
These portraits are very arresting, Lucile. This one is especially striking. So much depth.
Tish, apologies for another late reply. And how could I have missed such a considerate comment? Thank you so much.
You’re welcome, Lucile. No apology necessary 🙂
Thank you so much, Tish.