Mother

This was the ONLY time mother asked me to take her photo. Nikki had just done her hair, she'd had her manicure & pedicure.
I'm not a people picture taker, so I was delighted with the way this turned out.
My Photoshop skills were tested to their absolute limit when I changed the background.
Today she would be 94 years old...
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[Margaret Snell]

Great Portrait, a nice way to remember her birthday

[JoeV]

Nicely done, I've been wanting to do the same for my mom.

[FBailey]

You already know I think this is lovely. x

[Jesika]

@oldjosh @joev @fbailey Thank you all. Mum, not easy to please, was actually happy with this photo which won first prize in the local village fair photo competition
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[Debbie]

You have done a beautiful job. Your mum should be really happy with this.

[Jesika]

@deborah63 Thank you, she was.
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[Jane Pittenger]

What a stunning portrait and a great memory creator

[Jesika]

@jgpittenger Thanks, Jane
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[Julienne Jones]

What a lovely character portrait. You must be so pleased with it.

[Jesika]

@julienne1 I don't do people photography very often and this is by far my best. Mother actually liked it! that says it all.
Many thanks
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[Granagringa]

this is a lovely portrait...I was scanning through the portrait tag looking for images of senior adults for a shoot I am doing tomorrow...this is really one I can learn from...glad it came out so well for you!

[Jesika]

@granagringa What a truly wonderful comment, thank you very much. Mother asked for the portrait - a first! I did my best and she liked it, I'm really happy it may help you in your project. Good luck
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[Margo Sayer]

What a precious shot...her eyes are smiling too. A touching portrait beautifully executed.

[Jesika]

@s4sayer Thank you, Margo. We were not to know at this time that Mother would leave us a very few months later. Her portrait watches over us now.
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