On a very chilly January morning, this lady was ready with a smile, despite working with cold fish and ice all morning at the market. ( Tell me again about how serious and aloof the French are!)
Une photo d'une personne très agréable... Mais je suis certaine que vous étiez si charmante qu'elle n'a pas pu résister à vous offrir son plus beau sourire !...
Je m'absente jusqu'à la mi-septembre pour mes différentes expositions et quelques jours d'oisiveté!... Je reviendrai vous visiter dès mon retour. Je vous fais de gros bisous.
Have to agree with the comments about how you get the best from your subjects, V. They must just relate to your outgoing, friendly nature! And that's the first fishmonger I ever saw with a fluffy pink scarf. :~}
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, part-time painter, lover of all things French ( whose français is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic art museum volunteer, grateful community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". My 2008 trip I looked at Paris with a different eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip. I was thrilled to return to Paris and the French countryside in June and July of 2009, and blogged daily while there. I've returned to the city I love in January and June- 2010 , January 2011 and January 2012! Each time I visit, it feels more and more like home, and I discover new and interesting things with each trip. I cherish the time with my Paris friends as well as the friends that always join me there. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
12 comments:
She is so friendly!!
Most of time, my street photography is more about quick snaps and then run!
She is surely very easy to approach
love the shot
like her smile
nice
This is typically you, you always manage to get people smiling! :-)
She does have a great smile.
This is a great series you are running, Virginia.
What a fine capture of her great smile!
Une photo d'une personne très agréable... Mais je suis certaine que vous étiez si charmante qu'elle n'a pas pu résister à vous offrir son plus beau sourire !...
Je m'absente jusqu'à la mi-septembre pour mes différentes expositions et quelques jours d'oisiveté!... Je reviendrai vous visiter dès mon retour.
Je vous fais de gros bisous.
Love the music you have put on your blog V! It really sets the tone!!
I do think you have a knack of getting the best out of your subjects... plus, she has a pink scarf!
She has such a sweet and kind face and a great smile! :)
One can see by her apron, that she is a 'working' girl.
Have to agree with the comments about how you get the best from your subjects, V. They must just relate to your outgoing, friendly nature! And that's the first fishmonger I ever saw with a fluffy pink scarf. :~}
Love her, love how she is framed in your lovely photo..
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