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Anastasia II
© Andre du Plessis
A BIG thank you to everyone that assisted me in the Critique section with this picture of Stacey.
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Roland Cuypers 6 months ago
This portrait is even as Anastasia III an excellent portrait is B&W
I like this kind of light, ambient light, I mean as well
Also her eyes looking in to the lens is superb...the right moment....
Andre, really this high class...congrats
cristina venedict 7 months ago
wonderful
Nicolas Houillon 7 months ago
Nice picture...
Ramón Espelt 8 months ago
A picture full of personality. I love it!
Monica 8 months ago
Excellent!
yves aubriot 9 months ago
Incredible : I just fill like a guilty child...
yves aubriot  Huum, sorry : "I just feel..."
Mandy Schoch 9 months ago
Andre, she is fantastic! And an absolute natural in front of the camera. I know you hear it all the time, from me as well, but you have such a wonderful way of extracting the essence out of everyone you shoot... especially the kids. They must love doing this with you. I'm so bummed I was traveling and missed this one in Critique, but thrilled to see it all worked out the way it should have. A huge fave for me :)
Francis Marquez 9 months ago
Tremendous and congrats this month!!!
SureshMenon 9 months ago
Wonderful!
Kim Ayres 9 months ago
Another great shot, Andre! What an expression :)
Artur Stefanowski 9 months ago
amazing portrait ... !
Andre du Plessis  Thanks Artur
+++ !!
Andre du Plessis  Thank you:)
tchebytchev 9 months ago
simply wow..!
Andre du Plessis  Thanks:)
Christoph Hessel 9 months ago
I am so glad to see it published Andre! Great editing and framing that way. Congrats!
Andre du Plessis  As someone who assisted me in Critique - a big thanks to you, Regards!
Helle Lorenzen 9 months ago
Great expression in a beautiful tone.....;-)
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Helle
Noelle Clearwater 9 months ago
Fabulous work Andre! I would love to rename this photo "Be Nobody's Darling". Such a wonderful expressive and decidedly untrusting expression she has as you take her picture. Good for her! She will go far in life, not putting up with much.
Here is the Alice Walker poem from which that phrase comes. Great capture Andre! Truly one of the best.

http://theangelswearfins.blogspot.com/2011/08/postcards-from-paradise-girl-power.html

Andre du Plessis  Delightful poem that was Noelle. Thank you for posting that link, and the same for your favourable comment. Lots of regards, Andre
Bernard Frey 9 months ago
Well done....again
Andre du Plessis  Thanks Bernard
Monique 9 months ago
i didn't see the previous one..but this one...Andre...a real marvel for me .
great expression on her face.
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Monique!
Jovelino 9 months ago
wow!, i find it looks better than previous version, with much more impact
Andre du Plessis  ....... and I just about forgot to thank you for the assistance in Critique
Andre du Plessis  Good to hear that. I agree, and as I wrote down below somewhere, I think that this has gained in strength and presence.
Very nice portrait, Andre
Andre du Plessis  Many thanks!
Andre99 9 months ago
Great ! +++
Andre du Plessis  Thank you!
Hari Sulistiawan 9 months ago
strong :)
Andre du Plessis  Thanks!
Arfah Aksa 9 months ago
good work..
Andre du Plessis  Thank you
Fadi Tarawneh 9 months ago
such character!!
Andre du Plessis  Thanks Fadi
Stephen Edds 9 months ago
A masterpiece !!! In my opinion your greatest shot Andre. Sorry about not coming to the RA ! I think Janet would love this too :)
Andre du Plessis  Hi Stephen. Glad that you like this portrait, and about that missed visit to the RA - no probs. My best wishes to you, Andre
Charlie Packard 9 months ago
A very powerful portrait...I shall now read about its development in Critique with much interest, so thanks for mentioning that.
Andre du Plessis  Hi Charlie. Thanks for commenting, and regards.
nebula 9 months ago
Amazing portrait.
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Nebula
Anne Worner 9 months ago
Another of your excellent portraits - your ability to engage the viewer is enviable.

I hope this lady will have a promising future - to look at her, you see a great strength of character and self worth.

I very recently read an article in National Geographic about the illegal weddings of young girls in India. One photo, of a young girl named Sunil showed this same kind of stance and gaze - she defied her parents; they relented and she will now be receiving an education rather than being married at a ridiculously young age.

A powerful portrait Andre.
Andre du Plessis  Luckily arranged weddings is not part of the local culture in Sub-Saharan Africa (to my knowledge) I shall keep tabs on this girl to see how her schooling etc is going, and will go. I usually try to maintain some form of contact with the families that I visit. Many thanks for your comment Anne.
Jean-Louis Boyer 9 months ago
Amazing and beautiful portrait
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Jean-Louis
David Caballero 9 months ago
Very powerful and defiant gaze, fantastic portrait, Andre
Andre du Plessis  Many thanks David. I think that your description 'defiant' is spot-on for her gaze. Regards.
Corrado Chiozzi 9 months ago
Extraordinary image, I love the expression of the guy and, above all, your work in BW.
Really congrats !!
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Corrado!
Ben Goossens 9 months ago
The expression comes out much better with the crop IMO...even the first version wasn't already very good.
A good example that critique section make sense.

Best, Ben

Andre du Plessis  That is true Ben. I share your view on this. Thanks, Andre
gerard sexton 9 months ago
...and how it evolved is really testament to the critique section here & your openness to critique. Whichever the result it had enough as an original shot to withstand the changes that have been made though I will not say this is my favourite cut as I think the original was fine as it was but it nonetheless as a crop or as a full frame image remains a strong photo & a wonderful addition to your growing body of work from this part of the world. You are one of this sites most accomplished practitioners Andre I cannot wait for more!
Andre du Plessis  Hi there Gerry. Yes, the support and advice that I received in Critique once again made me realise how valuable that section of 1x can be. For me this more closely cropped version holds as much appeal as the more wider original. It is now diffent, but maybe has gained in this journey. Thanks for the thoughtful comment!
Dahlia Alhussieny 9 months ago
good one
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Dahlia
Rolando (olly) 9 months ago
Super portrait!!
Anastasia is very photogenic. Super work Andre.
Andre du Plessis  Hi there Olly ... thanks, yes, she is a natural.
Rafael Scheidle 9 months ago
Great..!!!!!!
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Rafael!
Nicolas Marino 9 months ago
hurrrraaa for Anastasia! :)
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Nicolas ... yes I was keeping fingers crossed for this one:)
Vladimir Frolikoff 9 months ago
Distinctive characteristic portrait!
Andre du Plessis  Thanks for your comment Vladimir. Glad to read this.
Allan Wallberg 9 months ago
Lovely image, well captured looking in her eyes.
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Allan
Robert 9 months ago
Good portrait work Andre and congrats!
Andre du Plessis  ..... and thanks you for the Critique assistance!
Andre du Plessis  Appreciated Robert, and glad to read that you like this.
Anna Golitsyna 9 months ago
Nice to see it here, Andre, and it's a great one :-)))
Andre du Plessis  Many thanks Anna!
johnpainter 9 months ago
Great to see this here! Congratulations...
Andre du Plessis  Thank you John, and also for your help in Critique.
Alexander Gubin 9 months ago
Andre, PP is gorgeus! She is look cool! Like it!
Andre du Plessis  Happy to hear that Alexander - thanks:)
willem 9 months ago
Another strong image, wonderful work Andre...
Andre du Plessis  Thanks you Willem!
Guido Brandt 9 months ago
Good to see her strong character and pose published - most impressive. Go Stacey and Andre!
Andre du Plessis  Your wish was granted:)
Centered crop, as you suggested. Thanks Guido!
Phyllis Clarke 9 months ago
Andre....yes..yes..she looks wonderful..I like the b/w very much and the traditional Andre speciality processing. I especially love her hair with all the details. You have done a great job really on this second version...:)))) Phyllis
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Phyllis, but a bigger thank you for the help in critique. I was so content with the initial wider frame, but I have to admit - this more cropped version of Stacey seems more impressive for me, and I honestly feel that it is an improvement of the initial image that was not selected. The feedback from members in critique was so great, and wonderful to receive. That lower border, well I decided to straighten it out, crop a bit, and simply dodge the darker areas. I tried that adjustment that you suggested, but failed to get it working:). Regards, Andre
Chris Dixon 9 months ago
Another great image full of character, emotion, story, etc.

Oh and great B&W skills
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Chris:)
Meike Hofstetter 9 months ago
Wonderful image and what a look she gave you!
Congratulations!
Andre du Plessis  Yes, lesser men will probably put their tails between their legs and crawl away:) Thanks Meike, and regards!
Ricky Siegers 9 months ago
Fantastique ! what an outstanding portrait Andre !
Andre du Plessis  Thanks Ricky. Personally I enjoy this so much, and happy to have it up here and part of my PF. She had some blotchy marks on her face, so I struggled somewhat to get that sorted. In B&W those blemished made life hell.
Codrin Lupei 9 months ago
A real pleasure to see another magical 'du Plessis' portrait published, love it Andre! Have a great Sunday!
Andre du Plessis  Thanks Codrin. This was quite unexpected. I asked this family for permission to park my car outside their house, and then I saw this girl with the hair in the garden. So this house turned out to be my 1st visit. Realising that she had to be model she subsequently tied her hair neatly back, and it took a bit of persuasion from me to get this restored to the original look:)
limawhisky  your personality was the great success to talk to this girl and both of you made it! beautiful portrait Doc..
Vincent chung 9 months ago
You made it....congrats!
Andre du Plessis  Yes ... she did! I was so damn motivated to get this up here, thus decided to visit Critique with this after the initial rejection, and I have to say - seeing this through the eyes of others certainly helped me to realise where the business end of this image lies, and that is in her, and not so much the BG. Thanks Vincent
Martin Gremm 9 months ago
I hardly ever vote on pictures, but I did vote for this one. It was the best shot I saw on 1x that day.
Andre du Plessis  Thank you Martin. Your comment is really appreciated.
very excellent portrait ,and she was a great model,her expression have served the composition,her gaze made the composition,with very fine tones,just love it.
Andre du Plessis  Thanks you, and I share your sentiments about the potential of this little girl.
sarah navabi 9 months ago
so like
Andre du Plessis  Thank you sarah:)
Colmar Wocke 9 months ago
Great portrait, with a touch of "softness", which I think suits it wholeheartedly.
Andre du Plessis  I am glad that you mention that. She is young, and this 'knowing' look made me think of so many different titles, eventually settling on her name. There is a sense of provocation here that is out of keeping with her age. As far as a potential photographic model, I think that she will blow the opposition away.
Jacob Tuinenga 9 months ago
Wonderful portrait with a great facial expression.
Andre du Plessis  Thanks Jacob. Yes, she is an undiscovered gem, living in a small village called Coldstream in the forest of Tsitsikamma. Here I photographed her outside their house in a shady part. I have some other poses of her, but I felt that this one was more special.
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