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My get-pushed partner, Vita, has challenged me to take a portrait of a complete stranger. Well, this isn't a portrait but I did have fun walking around Waitrose looking for an interesting face. I apologise but I've become rather sneaky and really enjoy taking candid photos. This woman has such an interesting face.
Have added a b&w version - think it's better.
http://365project.org/jocasta/and-another-one/2014-01-16

[Jocasta]

@vitaw still looking for someone to take a portrait .

[Sean O'Neill]

Brilliant, your subject looks a million miles away lost in her thoughts. Love the Man Ray style framing too. This is a fav, but it would be a bigger fav in B+W :-)

[Paul Wright]

Love it!! Is this your local Waitrose? And what is a Hipstamatic when it's at home?

[Keith Porteous]

Great shot! I struggle asking friends and family to sit, never mind a stranger. Is this a British thing?

[Jocasta]

@seanoneill You're right - just going to try it ….

[Jocasta]

@salemslot Hipstamatic is an iPhone app - my favourite photo app for iPhone. http://hipstamatic.com/classic/
Yes, my local Waitrose. Only been open a couple of years.

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

Nice! I think that I prefer the B&W version too.

[John L]

Good bit of storytelling again

[Penny Price]

Cool shot, like the use of the counter/bench. Great leading lines.

Did you ask her if you could take her photo or were you doing your earphones trick?

[Jocasta]

@pennyp headphones trick… but I didn't have any headphones with me so I just looked busy checking emails.

[Penny Price]

@jocasta Brill, it worked well. I think if you'd have asked her she would have had a completely different expression on her face making a very different picture.

[Jan Penny]

I love the composition - to me it seems to highlight her being alone. Great shot.

[Call me Joe]

i l♥ve this great sh♥t:)

[Paula W]

She does look quite lonely but somehow I think she knew exactly what you were up to!

[Jocasta]

@paulaw I agree, she does look lonely in this photo - but she wasn't lonely. She was there with her husband and they were having a coffee together.

[Jennifer]

Great capture, and I love the frame.

[Lisa Pouncy]

Coo you're brave xx

[Abhijit]

awesome response to the challenge. i might need to join back. its great for inspiration

[Jo]

Well done, good candid, I like them both but I think I prefer the B&W.

[Rachel]

great candid, love her expression, looks like she needs to sit down after the bill at waitrose :-)

[Yvonne]

Excellent job. I think she looks like she knows what you're doing.