[Leica] Portraits that I'm proud of

[jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore)]

(Speaking of
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/ptipo/ZJ7X2281.jpg.html>)

2006-12-19-12:53:12 Brian Reid:
> Mine too. That is possibly my favorite of all of the portraits I have ever 
> taken. If not THE favorite, it's right up there. The mom didn't want to 
> buy 
> a print, though. Go figure.

You'd be amazed what long and unbending sticks people get up them,
wanting only the most formal and well-behaved (and thus as thoroughly
stripped of sparkle and energy as possible) of pictures.  I've also seen
a preference for the most hideous of plastered-on fake smiles, over some
more natural facial expression which didn't happen to be a smile.

In your gallery I also like this one:

  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/ptipo/ZJ7X1912c.jpg.html

(a bit of a 'tude, but he's also generously unbending a bit, with a sort
of tolerant look in his eye)

...and this:

  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/ptipo/ZJ7X2371.jpg.html

Just a good energy between them, which you've managed to get own on
film.  Er, bits.

 -Jeff