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.
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:
Sights & Insights 
I’m beginning to spot a theme. No youngsters! 🙂 🙂
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You’re a clever girl! You found my passion.
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Excellent portrait….
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Thanks, again and again, Sue. Sorry for all the late replies. I have been running behind all comments made during my vacations and finally had time to go through them.
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No problem!
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Thank you.
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I think the elderly have such amazing and interesting expressions in portraits! Well done!
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I cannot agree more, and I love making their photos. Thanks so much Barbara.
Sorry for the delayed reply. I am still catching up with comments made during my vacations!
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There is so much to write about in her face. We could have writing contests about her! ❤
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What a good idea!
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It would be amazing to see what everyone wrote about. 💗
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That’s a fantastic idea to be taken into account another time.
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What a great face, beautifully captured, as usual x.
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The beauty is theirs and I am just a mere observer, capturing their expressions. Thanks! xx
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So…I’m guessing she’s not Dutch. I think she just missed the 9:05 to Haarlem, and her Haagen Dasz is melting. Or, it’s just a bad hair day.
But what I truly want to know is just what dangles from the chain around her neck!
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I have no idea of her nationality. I was in Porto, Portugal, when I shot this one. She could have been a tourist or a local, even a Dutch lady who missed her train or had a bad hair day! ::-)
I can’t reveal what dangles from her chain though! Only after another vacation time!
Sorry that it took me so long to reply to you, as I’m still catching up with old comments from scheduled posts during my vacations.
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Oh, I hear you on the “catching up with comments during vacation” I think I’ll be doing that for another MONTH!!
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I’ve been late for over a month so you will take 3 months! It’s really hard. When you think you’re going fast, then you look at your notifications arriving and multiplying your work.
Keep cool! I decided to take my time as I am not going to do that day and night!
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I hear you!!!
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🙉🙊🙈🐵
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Wonderful yet again. I love what you are doing here. Great subjects, wonderful expressions
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Apologies for taking a long time to reply to you. I am finally managing to reply to all comments made during my vacations!
Thank you so much for yet again another lovely comment.
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Absolutely no need to apologize Lucile. I know you appreciate my comments 🌞
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Thanks for the support Lisa. Yes I do appreciate and miss reading them. They brighten my day. Thanks.
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Your comments brighten my day too 🌞
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Thanks!!❤️
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Very well captured – ever face is a story and we miss a lot if we forget looking at each other… 🙂
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Thank you for the insightful comment. And sorry for my delayed response. It has taken longer than expected to catch up with all comments after my offline vacations.
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the black and white so perfectly fits for that portrait
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Appreciate your observation and fully agree with it!
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Your portraits are my favorites.
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Oh, you’re adorable. Thank you.
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She has a look of incredulity on her face, like she can’t believe what she sees. An amazing capture, Lucile!
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I think you figured the right expression out. She seemed pretty surprised with whatever was happening around her. Thank you for the lovely comment. And sorry for such a delayed reply.
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Ha! And no worries, my friend, you have a lot of comments to attend to 🙂
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Thanks for the support!! I’m almost done with my huge backlog!
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I like photos, like yours, of real people and their faces show much character to me. I am not doing photography but wanted to drop in to make a comment. 🙂
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Thanks Deborah. Thats what I like to express with my portraits. Real people, real character. Please feel welcome to drop by and comment always! Your opinion is highly appreciated.
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