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Challenge: Portrait III (Standard Editing)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Lens: Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
Location: home
Date: Jul 13, 2025
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jul 13, 2025

 Kathleen needed photos for her up and coming book which some will consider controversial. She gave me a couple of pages to read and it was gut wrenching. Based on a true story. When we first met she sat down in the dining room and we talked about the book, her life and the person who the book was about. I could have talked to her all day. After an hour of chatting I picked up my camera and started shooting.

She had her glasses off for most of the shoot, but I wanted to take some photos of her reading her manuscript, I thought she looked more professional with them on. This photo was taken in our patio area. Thought it was nicer than the indoor images I took, really not a fan of indoor photography.

When the challenge finished I showed my client and she was so delighted with the comments. Below is one of the things that she mentioned.

“This whole exercise has given me so much more confidence. Thank you so much”.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 19
Avg (all users): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.7500
Avg (non-participants): 7.1579
Views since voting: 190
Views during voting: 72
Votes: 31
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 07/21/2025 08:51:05 AM
Really nice portrait, Congratulations. This is well caught.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2025 06:05:20 AM
Outstanding Anita. I’m sure she loves it. The lighting is perfect. You will have to tell us the name of the book when it is published.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2025 12:56:23 AM
Congratulations. Beautiful portrait that radiates warmth. The background is perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2025 12:46:59 AM
Congrats on the red! A well-deserved placement here.
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 07/21/2025 12:15:49 AM
btw .. can you let me know when her book comes out .. I'm a big of a fan of controversial .. especially if it challenges the narrative ..!!.. :)

Message edited by author 2025-07-21 00:17:02.
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 07/21/2025 12:12:53 AM
when I saw this during voting i immediately thought of you ..
it's such an outstanding portrait and that background is stunning ..

thanks for the backstory ..
I love reading them as they let me step into the world of the photographer .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/20/2025 11:49:38 PM
All about the light, behind and within.

eta: that was a 9 not a 0.

Message edited by author 2025-07-21 00:32:39.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2025 10:48:21 PM
So much to love here. 9
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 07/15/2025 10:29:18 PM
Not voting yet. But wanted to say this one exhibits a level of skill with posed portraiture that I truly admire. It takes both a cooperative subject and a gifted photographer for a moment like this to work this beautifully--to be obviously "composed" yet still register as authentic to the personality of the subject. It definitely has that "book jacket" or "speaking engagement" byline feel to it, and I imagine the subject would feel very flattered by it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2025 10:06:33 PM
very nicely done.
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 07/14/2025 02:21:38 PM
Really lovely. Tells her story.
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 07/14/2025 12:20:55 PM
My pick for yellow in this challenge.
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