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    She says she's ugly......

    ....but she's 94 years old and drives (like a maniac) to the supermarket once a week to do her grocery shopping. Remember the song "Little old lady from Pasadena"?
    Could have been written about her! She's my neighbour and close friend.

    I cropped this out of a candid shot during a family dinner.
    C&C for improvement more than welcome.
    Portrait and B&W are not really in my comfort zone, but I'm trying to learn.

    She says she's ugly......

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    Re: She says she's ugly......

    Very nice.

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    Re: She says she's ugly......

    Kris...you really need to get that gorgeous lady to pose for you. Those aren't wrinkles on her face, they're battle scars and lines of wisdom and, they need to be preserved.

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    Re: She says she's ugly......

    As we grow older (which beats the heck out of the alternative) we tend not to like seeing images of ourselves. For some reason. looking in the mirror is not a traumatic as being captured in an image.

    I'm 72 and would need another 22-years to catch up with this lady. I hope that I am as "ugly" then. Actually, I hope that I am around then! And still driving! Wow!

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    Re: She says she's ugly......

    Chauncy,
    She doesn't mind candid shots, but doesn't want to pose.
    And I'm not really equipped for portrait photography. No studio lights or anything, just a Speedlight. I never had the inclination to do professional photography.
    But when I saw this snapshot on my monitor, I just realized that with cropping and B/W it could make a great photo.
    I'm planning to print it for her. Just need to find the right frame to do her justice.

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    Re: She says she's ugly......

    Ya don't need fancy lighting stuff...park her butt beside a window and shoot away...https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...ortraits&sm=12
    I'm 72 and would need another 22-years to catch up with this lady.
    We gotta change the name of this place...maybe The Old Person's Center.

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    We gotta change the name of this place...maybe The Old Person's Center.
    Second that --- I'll be 72 on my next Birthday.

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    Re: She says she's ugly......

    Quote Originally Posted by chauncey View Post
    Ya don't need fancy lighting stuff...park her butt beside a window and shoot away...https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...ortraits&sm=12
    Thanks for the link - quite a few tutorials there.

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