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.
I am posting for the Photo Rehab. The Photo Rehab is a community to share photos, learn from each other and connect. Want to know more about it?
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
Project Easier
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 
Another strong face, Lucile 🙂 Many thanks for the share. Hope you had a wonderful holiday.
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Hi dearest Jo! I’m back and had a wonderful time with family. Now trying to catch up with all posts and comments. Huge backlog!
Hope all is well with you.
Hugs.
Lucile
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Take your time and keep the holiday mood going, Lucile! I know how hard it is when you get back 🙂
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I’m taking my time and coming back slowly. Thanks for your care!
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Lucile, I love the images of all the people. Many stories there. ❤
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I know you are able to see many stories on people’s faces. It takes empathy to do that. ❤
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Yes, I agree. I love how you see it and can photograph it. It is a true gift. ❤
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❤️
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What an amazing photo. The woman strikes a very interesting figure, so enticing!
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I am so happy you liked this portrait, Mara! Thank you so much.
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The pleasure is mine.
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Oh, I like her! She looks so staunch, but I imagine her just breaking into laughter over a conversation with a good friend. Lovely portraits, these are, Lucile.
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Thank you Lois! Much appreciated.
Everyone, including me, guessed something more negative, but you might have made the right guess!
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Another interesting, thought-provoking portrait! I like her pose…Is she soaking up the sun or meditating, perhaps? And her hand on her chest…is she in pain or is she at peace, feeling her breath in and out ?
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Thank you Lia. The options are either feeling sick (it was a boat trip), or being upset. When I look at her face she seemed very uptight. But who knows what happened?
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Oh yes it could be a combination of sea sickness and being upset:( Hope it was a nice boat ride for you though!
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Great shot! She looks determined and perhaps slightly annoyed – she is waiting for someone who is late?!!
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Thanks dear! She was on a boat trip, so my guess was that she got mad at someone and left the group she was with. I kind of observed her for a long time. She eventually joined them again.
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She gave in at the end. I love to people watch.
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Lovely shot, Lucile. I think that this lady looks as though she is quite uptight.
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Thank you so much! Oh yes, she was definitely uptight. No doubts.
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You captured it so well!
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Another excellent portrait (as always!), with this one I like the detailing of the glasses and her left arm drawn across her body…
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Thank you very much, Andy. She looked uptight and thoughtful and that are ingredients that can help making good portraits.
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Agreed, and well captured!
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Thank you. By the way, have you seen that our theme for the Cover Makeover challenge this week was a suggestion from Desley based on a book you like? Invention of Solitude…
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ah great now this one I will try to take part in!!
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Don’t feel like you have to. You already provided us with the inspiration!!
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I’ve been so busy lately I’ve not been as attentive as I would like to be to the work of others…
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Neither have I. I totally understand you. I took vacations with my family and that included 10 of us, so there was no time for blogging. I scheduled posts and Desley took care of the challenge. Not guilty.
So relax! You live in our hearts and are a good friend. That’s what matters.
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thank you, that means a great deal to me…
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🙂
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Another good shot. She looks like she’s got indigestion, or some sort of pain. Or maybe she’s seen something that upsets her… there are so many ways to interpret an image.
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Indeed, it can be anything, and she only knows what’s going on in her mind.
I noticed that she was alone for a long time in that place on the boat, but she was with a group of people.
Perhaps she was upset or as you said, had an upset stomach.
Thanks for commenting.
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Love this, a lot!
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Thank you so much Anna.
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