100 Strangers : Round 5 : No. 456 : Jessica by phil_howcroft

100 Strangers : Round 5 : No. 456 : Jessica

I went on a photowalk into Nottingham this afternoon with my little whippet Elsie. It was our first photowalk of the year.

The cold weather is still hanging around, so we both wore “big coats”.

We wandered around my usual routes but the city centre was unusually quiet. I thought I was going to return “strangerless” but as we walked down Clumber Street, Jessica spotted Elsie and made a connection with her. I introduced Elsie and as we chatted I asked her if she would be part of my strangers project.

Jessica was front of house to a Mobile phone repair shop. Jessica told me the shop has been open for about 3 months and buts / sells and repairs phones and other tech items.

Jessica asked me where I was from, noting my northern accent. I told her I’d lived in Nottingham for over 40 years.

Jessica is “Nottingham born and bred” (her words) from Clifton.

When I asked Jessica for a photo somebody from the shop also joined her for a photo, Daniel.

I asked if Daniel was one of her co workers and Jessica told me he was one of the shops most loyal customers.

I asked Jessica if she would stand against the door frame, so my composition would be "a frame within a frame"

After the shoot we exchanged socials and I thanked Jessica for the shoot
Fab portrait, love the soft tones here and the yellow framing.
January 13th, 2025  
@nannasgotitgoingon thanks Elisa , a frame within a frame composition
January 13th, 2025  
Great portrait as usual
January 13th, 2025  
@phil_howcroft Oh yes of course 😀
January 13th, 2025  
January 13th, 2025  
What a lovely young woman! Her teeth are perfect!
January 13th, 2025  
Lovely smile, great framing and great combination of colours. Perfect!
January 13th, 2025  
@marlboromaam Mags , Jessica did say her teeth looked lovely and white when I showed her the photos on my camera
January 13th, 2025  
@zilli awww thanks Zilli that is so kind of you to say
January 13th, 2025  
Wonderful composition and the door color complement Jessica's outfit. Excellent portrait.
January 14th, 2025  
A great composition ! smiling for the camera !! but the smile has not reached her eyes ! ( - personal feeling - sorry for being critical ! )
January 14th, 2025  
@beryl beryl I had a photo where the smile is gentle and I think that worked better but Jessica said she liked her teeth on this shot , so I went with this
January 14th, 2025  
@phil_howcroft - we all have personal choices - thanks for accepting my honesty !
January 14th, 2025  
Nice framing & smile.
January 14th, 2025  
So nicely composed! The frame within a frame works really well.
January 14th, 2025  
Beautiful Naturally
January 14th, 2025  
Wonderful portrait. Love the framing and yellow/blue combo.
January 14th, 2025  
Nice one!
January 14th, 2025  
Great framing & such a pretty girl. Another fabulous stranger shot.
January 14th, 2025  
Fabulous portrait, she's gorgeous
January 14th, 2025  
This is a lovely portrait
January 14th, 2025  
What a great shot of this lovely stranger.
January 14th, 2025  
That is a lovely shot. Yellow and blue go so well together too.
January 14th, 2025  
Jessica is a very lovely person , she resembles a relative of Christine. You took an adorable portrait of her. Well done to Elsie for attracting her to you. Fav.
January 14th, 2025  
Clever Elsie for spotting this gorgeous girl.

It’s so lovely to see and read the warmth, kindness of your strangers.
They probably I’m sure feel the same way about you too.

I nice exchange of chit chat and a fabulous photo…
January 14th, 2025  
A lovely natural shot
January 14th, 2025  
@beverley365 thanks Beverley , Elsie is always a bit of an ice breaker for strangers . Thank you for your comment

@casablanca I never thought of the colour combo' Casa' , but you are right :) 💙💛📷

@jamibann thanks Issi , it turned out OK , I used my old Sony camera on this shot too 📷 !

@carole_sandford thanks Carole , I did take care with the composition / framing 😀
January 14th, 2025  
@busylady thanks Judith . Jessica likes the photos
January 14th, 2025  
Nice colours and framing
January 15th, 2025  
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