people Jessie at the Park

We all have them.

Beautiful portrait with excellent lighting and catchlight in the eyes. Well done, Regards

Lovely, Doug!

Much appreciated, Anthony and Joe.

Doug,

Your People folder (and Places for that matter) keep growing with more and more wonderful pictures. A joy to see, as always, thank you for sharing them!

Best, Nick

the second i saw her I knew it was yours.

In my stupid opinion portraits are supposed to be about the subject not the photographer. A portrait is a statement, "this is who I am". Your photos do this. Most photos here are about whatever the photograher can think up to be "original" like stand on your head or something. The only original thing needed in a portrait is the person.... as in the above.

Meir, with the changes brought about by the ability to manipulate images digitally, photography has to a great degree become graphic design. Thus the emphasis is on the creativity of the designer. Also, I think the media has contributed. Imaginary worlds are created in tv shows and movies, as well as in advertising. We no longer want to see the world as it is or people as they are.

Even without manipulation (maybe rare) many if not most of the portraits and nudes on this site are stupid.

Thank you Nick. I'm always honored that you take a look at my stuff.