Gaby

.....short for Gabrielle. This amazing French lady was born in Egypt, worked once for Vidal Sassoon and is now the mother-in-law to my friend. http://365project.org/grammyn/365/2012-03-22 She is wonderfully interesting to listen to and a pleasure to be around.

[Marilyn Wigen]

Fabulous portrait! I love the cropping... Well done! ;)

[Sybil Freeman]

What a wonderful portrait... I love it ....

[katy]

@marilyn Thank you so much. She was an easy subject to capture!

[katy]

@photos222 Thanks so much, Sybil. I m glad you like it!

[Smitha]

What a beautiful portrait.!! Love it.

[katy]

@smithak Thanks, Smitha! She is a remarkable lady!

[Antzapp]

She is indeed a fascinating subject and you captured her beautifully!

[Vee]

Nice portrait! The smile is wonderful. It's natural and happy and I know it's not easy to not easy to capture.

[Deb]

Great job! Love the B&W :)

[bruni]

You meet these amazing looking older women..she has a great smile. I also clicked on the link and was happy to see your "sarcastic" as you called her friend once again.

[Mark Buehl]

A neat portrait. She sounds like a great lady.

[karenann]

LOVE this! Now this is a beautiful b&w. Love that smile ... would love to hear her stories.

[katy]

@antzapp Thank you so much. It was pure pleasure to photograph her and I would like to do it again. She really made it easy!

[katy]

@vskolnik She seemed to not mind being photographed at all! That made it easy to capture for me!

[katy]

@deburahiru Thanks so much ,Deb! Really glad you like it!

[katy]

@bruni Thanks,Bruni! I really appreciate it!

[katy]

@markbuehl Thanks, Mark. She was fascinating and I think she is a really great lady!

[katy]

@karenann Thanks, KarenAnn. You are so kind. I hope to shoot her some more and will get some stories along with it!

[Kimberlee]

beautiful portrait!

[Missrobyn]

I like the reflection in the glasses too. looks nice in B&W

[Darlene]

What a beautiful portrait, Katy. She has a lovely smile that you captured so well. Nicely done in B&W.

[katy]

@kimfaria So nice of you to say,Kim. Thanks!

[katy]

@missrobyn I appreciate it,Robyn. Glad you like it!

[katy]

@darsphotos Thanks,Darlene. Her smile is what I found to be such a wonderful part of the composition!

[Peter de Graaff]

I really like this portrait

[katy]

@peterdegraaff Thanks so much, Peter! I appreciate it!

[santina]

beautiful portrait, nice lady, i like the reflection in his glasses

[katy]

@tobi Thanks, Santina! I appreciate the nice comments!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

What a great capture Katy.......beautiful. You really did a wonderful job here.

[J. Voorberg]

this is a great portrait...B & W works so well for people shots

[katy]

@ruthmouch I take that as high praise from someone who always has terrific portraits! You inspire me ,Ruth!

[katy]

@jayberg Thanks,Jay. I have to agree. It allows us to focus more on the character of the person without the distraction of color.

[jerry plume]

What a great smile! Fantastic capture!

[Debbie Orlando]

Great portrait!

[katy]

@orangecrush Thanks,Jerry. I really appreciate it!

[katy]

@debsphotos I am so glad you like it Debbie! Thanks for the view !

[Debbi M]

What a terrific portrait! This is done beautifully in B&W. Her face looks interesting and you seem to have captured her personality with the shot!

[katy]

@debbim That is such a nice thing to say, Debbi! She really made it easy to get some good shots of her.

[Diane]

Great portrait!

[katy]

@eudora Thanks,She is a great lady too!

[Antzapp]

Morris says "Katie, thank you for the beautiful portrait and nice comments. I think my mom is just as beautiful and charming now at 89 as she was at 40, if not more".

[katy]

@antzapp I would have to agree!