{"id":47193,"date":"2017-04-16T00:14:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=47193"},"modified":"2017-04-16T00:20:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T07:20:39","slug":"why-i-like-these-street-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/16\/why-i-like-these-street-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Like These Street Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are some street portraits I like, and I will explain why<\/em> I like them:<\/p>\n

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Downtown LA: Maria Madriles<\/h2>\n

A photo I made in Downtown LA — saw this lady in the streets, gave her a smile, and asked if I could make her portrait:<\/p>\n

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Details I like, which show her life story. Her bus card (‘TAP’) and the photo of her as a younger woman:<\/p>\n

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She is a Christian– see her Cross necklace, and I think the church she attends is 703 S Broadway in Downtown LA:<\/p>\n

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I also think her detail of her orange flower in her hair shows her spunkiness, her zest for life, and her positive attitude.<\/p>\n

It also helps that she has a lovely smile:<\/p>\n

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A mini-collage\/diptych of my favorite details of our friend Maria Madriles.<\/p>\n

The great thing about a street portrait: you look at your subject, or look at a photo of a stranger– you wonder, “What is their life story?” You can make up a little story for them — which opens your mind to imagination, and wonder:<\/p>\n

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Purple Elevator Lady<\/h2>\n