blissful inspiration
i love portraits. actually, beyond love, i am fascinated by them. i think there is something so magical about truly capturing someone in a photograph. i don’t mean simply snapping a photograph of someone posing with a pretty smile, i mean truly capturing the essence of a human being. part of my obsession with a beautiful portrait is the fact that i have yet to master this type of photography. actually, i have barely touched the surface. it’s on my list.
these portraits stopped me in my tracks and in some cases put a lump in my throat.
~tsillipines
~beckerpecker
~tobin
~onelovephoto
~i. anton
~lou o' bedlam
~lemonsuresh
~amalia chimera
~ggalluppi
~danske
~simply photo
~liekroomijs
~scissorhands
breathtaking, right? if you have a link to a beautiful portrait i would love to see. i hope all of you have a lovely thursday. xo mrs. french
simply stunning. just, wow. mine are not as natural (they were styled for a specific use) but here are mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40827264@N05/sets/72157623295102920/
truly beautiful and breathtaking. love these and they inspire me too. nice finds mrs.french :).
I also have a great appreciation for portraiture. I have some up here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinfoilwings/ and will be adding a bunch of new images to my blog this week
katedaigneault.blogspot.com
comments appreciated!
Aw, thanks for putting my face up there :)
lovely!
I agree – good portraits are the very best. So many mysteries and stories and emotions behind each face. Thanks for sharing these! Here is one of mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23389311@N08/sets/72157623143440935/
those black and whites!!
Truly…..you sure know how to pick ‘em my friend…..that sweet little girl chewing her finger and danske….beautiful.
xo
Melis
T.
Check out this little girl my friend photographed in Tibet.
http://www.sweeteventide.com/2009/12/tibet.html
Jess
I took this photograph of my dad a long time ago, and maybe you would have to know him to feel it, but I think it captures him perfectly:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acourteau/198336208/
Thank you for sharing your favorites!
Great timing on this post. I recently ran across some old photos of myself and posted them on Flickr just a few days ago. They are more than 10 years old and I haven’t seen them in almost that long. I find it interesting in what you see in a portrait after so much time has passed. I look at this and think “what was I thinking, my stare is so intense!” http://www.flickr.com/photos/orngcatstudio/4307392439/in/set-72157623291766702/
My friend took this photo in Sarajevo and i think it is amazing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsexyenough/3162744766/in/set-72157611375289731/
I am always in awe of – and inspired by – my Flickr contacts who have a magic way with portraits (I just kinda bumble along myself, with some luck now and then). The following are just a few of my favourite pictures by people whose streams are full of glorious images!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/di-de/4043093563/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/broadbottom/4295341499/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danahh/4306715575/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24104843@N07/3469167230/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyesawfoto/2355540122/in/set-72157603731771877/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcy/4306063761/
Beyond breathtaking…you did an amazing job puttin these pics together.
Stunning portraits. Each and every one.
Always love studying portraits. One of my favs is from my polaroid days. http://www.flickr.com/photos/xojy/3058290052/in/set-72157622941391060/
Love these, plucked from my flickr faves: Crafty Dogma, e l e c t r o l i t e, balloonframegraham, traskblueribbon, sandersnyc, kelco, joshua black wilkins, BRANDON TAELOR AVIRAM., That was my foot., hkvam, heather, Dana Gonzales
These are great! One of my best friends takes great pictures, including very casual yet intimate portraits. Yes I am biased :)
http://click-shannon.blogspot.com/