Mother and Daughter

Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 2 April 2008 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.

Comments (16)

Rags from Plano, United States

great shot. I really love your work.

2 Apr 2008 12:39am

@Rags: Thank you so much, Kanyi. I'm a big fan of your work as well. :)

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

What a compelling series this is. I’m starting to recognize some of the faces!

2 Apr 2008 3:43am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Such beauty ... a very sweet shot, Melissa. I can hardly wait to see who's next!

2 Apr 2008 4:17am

@Ron: I haven't decided how many more from this series I will upload. Not all of them have turned out as nice as these...Plus I don't want to bore people with my family photos. ;) I've been really surprised by the positive response I've received on these so far. To me, these images are special because they are my family; I didn't expect other people to appreciate them as much as I do.

Suzanne Labbé from Granby, Canada

Superbe.. Décidément, ce patio procure une excellente lumière. J'adore cette série. Bravissimo.

2 Apr 2008 4:36am

@Suzanne Labbé: Thank you so much, Suzanne. I'm so glad you've enjoyed these.

chris chisu from Seattle, United States

you're pretty good with portraits.

2 Apr 2008 6:16am

@chris chisu: Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Your pblog, btw, is absolutely amazing. Brilliant work.

Thanks for the compliment. I'm relatively new to photography, so I appreciate all the support and encouragement. Thank you.

alun lambert from elton, United Kingdom

very nice

2 Apr 2008 7:06am

danthro from Suburbia, United States

wow. this is a really great one. very sweet. great light and processing as usual. is this your sister? in any case, i like how the 'mother' looks sort of better than the 'daughter'--more natural looking here i think.

2 Apr 2008 12:30pm

@danthro: Yes, this is my sister, Monica. I did a few shots of her by herself, so by the time we did these she had loosened up a bit. And what's interesting is that this image was taken before I shot the ones of M. by herself, which probably explains why she didn't look as "natural".

Thank you very much for the compliment. :)

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Beautiful, again. You really have a knack for portraits

2 Apr 2008 2:38pm

@Graham Russon: Thank you very much, Graham. :)

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Another superb one. I am amazed by the way you capture the light!

2 Apr 2008 4:12pm

@standley: Wow, thank you very much, Standley. Very much appreciated. :)

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

great portraits, I love the color tones...

2 Apr 2008 4:21pm

Gary from Cochise County, United States

How lucky your family is to get professional portraits at home. Nice work again.

2 Apr 2008 8:49pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Another absolutely georgous portrait Melissa.

3 Apr 2008 5:59pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

This, as with the others, has a wonderful, comfortable feel to it. That's the advantage to taking portraits of people we know well; they tend to look more like "themselves." I like the composition and crop here, too. I like, for example, how the weighted "center" of the image where daughter and mother meet is just off to the right. Well done.

3 Apr 2008 6:25pm