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Every Picture Tells a Story

Lady Lisa. I saw her and had to photograph her so I got up my nerve and went and asked to take her photo. She was delighted, and talked to me for a long time about how she used to be a model. I showed her the picture and she really liked it !

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Zbigniew Mroczek 3 months ago

great work! excellent!

Sandy Powers :) I'm so happy you like my Lady Lisa's face :) Thank you!

Elzbieta Derlaga 3 months ago

perfect !

mohsen etemadifar 5 months ago

Excellent

dorel f 7 months ago

great work !!

kasra 8 months ago

its a SINGULAR portrait....bravo.....

Evgeni Golovin 9 months ago

where was that pic taken?

Arnaud Montagard 11 months ago

Amazing portrait, love the light!

Jakub Malicki 11 months ago

EXC !!!

Sandy Powers Jakub! You have made my day! I appreciate your browsing through and commenting on my pictures more than I can say. Thank you!!!!!

Yilmaz Bolat 11 months ago

excelent

Sandy Powers Yilmaz, thank you so much :)

Steve Hill 11 months ago

Sand-A-Licious. I met you. I've read your playbook. Only you could have taken that shot.

Sandy Powers Awwwww.... that makes me happy Steve! I sure wish I could be in New York and hang out more often to take pictures :)

takt 1 year ago

perfect!

Sandy Powers Thank you, Takt! It makes me happy that you like my Lady Lisa :)

Sierra Gabrielle 2 years ago

Lady Lisa is a portrait study! superb photo and post processing - love it!!

Lev Tsimring 2 years ago

what a portrait, Sandy! Something similar about her and "my" "afghan girl", but imagine how different were the lives they lived! makes me sad...

pop-aj 2 years ago

stunning

Pierre Pageau 2 years ago

félicitations .

ninamarie8253 2 years ago

WoW! What an Excellent photo!

Sandy Powers Nina, thank you so much :) I'm glad you like her :)

arflou 2 years ago

elle esttellement forte cette photo!! encore bravo
kate

Sandy Powers :) Thank you ! ! !

Hamry Wabula 2 years ago

exellent work...nice potrait

Sandy Powers Hamry, thank you so much for the compliment! :)

rudman 2 years ago

excellent portrait...

Sandy Powers Thank you so much! :)

Fernand Hick 2 years ago

Superb portrait Sandy !

Sandy Powers Fernand, thank you so much! Coming from you, I am VERY much flattered!!!

Colmar Wocke 2 years ago

Sandy,

A Unique and GREAT image!

No more words.

Go well.

Colmar

Sandy Powers I'm so happy you like it, Colmar. From you that really means alot :) Thank you!

Frederik Sommer 2 years ago

It's a very good picture, but the edit isn't good, far to much photoshop sharpening.

Faddoush 2 years ago

Stunning!! I guess Beauty comes in all forms and shapes...in this case in all ages and wrinkles :)

Sandy Powers Thank you, Faddoush! The more I look at her, the more I think she is beautiful in her own way too. My baby granddaughter told me when she first saw the photo "Don't invite her here, and 'can we go lock the door please' " :) But I do think if I could find her again and tell her the attention her photo has gotten since I took it, she would get a real kick out of it :) Thanks again, and have a great day!

Faddoush I really do believe she is beautiful, Must have been one hell of a woman at her prime...but there is much more here, you have also captured her soul, her existence and that's why I think this photo has gotten so much attention.

Dragan M. Babovic 2 years ago

Extra image. Bravo.

Sandy Powers :) THANK YOU!

Slavomir M. 2 years ago

great moment, great post process

Sandy Powers Slavomir, thank you so much! It means alot to me to see someone find and appreciate a photo that has long been off the radar :) THANK YOU!!

Milica Tepavac 3 years ago

This is something i'll remember for a long time!
Breathtaking portrait

Sandy Powers Thank you, Milica. I agree. Her face kind of stays with you doesn't it. I do wish I could find her and tell her how much attention her photo has gotten. I think she would like it :)

latoday 3 years ago

Sandy, this is an outstanding portrait!!!

I just love it! :)

Sandy Powers That makes me feel very proud from someone with your artistic genius!

Pedro GoniO 3 years ago

Absolutely divine, great photo!

Sandy Powers Pedro, thank you so much. I continue to be so amazed at how my happenstance "friend" has affected people. I would so love to find her again and tell her. She would enjoy the attention so much :) Thank you for the compliment and favorite!

Bodnar 3 years ago

brilliant!

Sandy Powers Coming from someone with a portfolio like yours, I am very proud to receive that compliment! Thank you!

jimmy hoffman 3 years ago

Excellent!

Sandy Powers :) Thank you!

Phyllis Clarke 3 years ago

This is an unusual shot for this time in America when so many want to be like plastic. So I already like this woman without knowing her..and I have to tell you I am so happy to see someone photographed with her face as it exists..this photo is a national treasure. :) I am going to make it a favorite! :) Bravo for you. Phyllis

Sandy Powers Phyllis, you are a woman after my own heart! Thank you!

moses stell 3 years ago

what a great portrait....!

Sandy Powers THANK YOU ! ! !

yuan 3 years ago

nice approach :) good portrait.. salam senyum -u1-

Sandy Powers Thank you!

Ruhrpottlady 3 years ago

I´m impressed..!*!

Sandy Powers THANK YOU !

Fabio Giannelli 3 years ago

My God, this is outstanding!!

toothpilot 3 years ago

Love the character shot.
Lovely lady.

Earl A. Jones 3 years ago

Hi Sandy, I thought I commented on this image awhile back. It's fantastic! Great capture and processing! Well done! -Earl

mpeters 3 years ago

Wow Sandy!--looks great in large!

Steve Hill 3 years ago

Hey Sandy!

I just signed up and managed to get a few published. Love the work here.

Cheers

AshleyS92 3 years ago

This photo is gorgeous. I'm proud that something like this came from my city.

De Sousa 3 years ago

Why wasn't me shooting this image? Should be in every book about contemporary photography.

Farrell Kramer 3 years ago

Wow. This is remarkable!

Cupcake 3 years ago

Good work!

Helle 3 years ago

Holy smoke - it's great

Octavian 3 years ago

The awesome work

JC 4 years ago

sooo much character! fantastic she let you shoot her. very brave for asking!
amazing!

Sandy Powers JC, THANK YOU! I'm really honored that you like it! :)

Kirk Smith 4 years ago

wow i see this photo all over the internet. I wish i could find people like this to photograph. Kinda dull here in delaware tho

Sandy Powers Kirk, I am so flattered you your comment because you DO find interesting people like this to photograph. Your OnExposure photos of such interesting people wow'd me right away. Thank you! Coming from you, that means alot!

I am curious tho about your saying you've seen this photo all over the internet because I've only posted it here and on my other photography site, dpChallenge. Yikes. You think others have "stolen" it ???? I sure hope not :(

Bob Patefield 4 years ago

Loved it on DPC. Love it even more here. Helps so see larger images.
Top shot, almost worth the passive fumes for.

Sandy Powers THANK YOU, Bob! That means alot to me!

Jacqueline 4 years ago

this is one of my favorite portraits ever.

Sandy Powers Jacqueline, thank you so much! What a compliment. I'll be basking in well-being the rest of the day! And I needed it today :) Thank you!!

Manuel Garcia Quintana 4 years ago

Un retrato con verdadera fuerza.

Sandy Powers Gracias :) (I think :)

Leif Westling 4 years ago

Really great portrait!

Sandy Powers Thank you so much, Leif.

Sandy Powers Leif, thank you so much for your compliment on my photo!!

Patrick Desmet 4 years ago

Very strong photos on your portfolie Sandy bravo !!!

greetz PAt

Sandy Powers THANK YOU, Pat!! You made my day with your compliment :)

Gabriel 4 years ago

really nice portrait!

Sandy Powers Gabriel, THANK YOU! You are such a gifted portrait photographer, so your compliment on my portrait means alot!

Pancracio Santos 4 years ago

Genial. Me encanta este retrato.

Sandy Powers Gracias!!!!

MarieM 4 years ago

what a photogenic lady. How beautiful is her expression and face.
you have a gem with this photo. Very best compliments.

Sandy Powers Marie! Thank you so much. I agree about how photogenic she is. I wish I could find her again and tell her how successful the photo she let me take of her has been :) I'm honored that you like it!

Santtu Särkäs 4 years ago

This one surely does tell a story. Pure life!

Sandy Powers Santtu, thank you so much! I'm glad you noticed this one and liked it :)

Marac Andrev Kolodzinski 4 years ago

How Utterly Splendid.

Sandy Powers :) ! Thanks, MAK!

Klaus Nilsen Skrudland 4 years ago

She´s a beauty. Very well captured, that cigarette ofcourse adds interest and characterto her. My experience is that if one sees a photogenic person and dares to ask, it´s almost always worth it, just like this one. The photo looks a bit oversharpened to me, but nevertheless, it´s beautiful. Good work!

Sandy Powers THANK YOU!

kcranmer 4 years ago

Yay Sandy...congrats on getting screener's choice, wooohooo!!!

Sandy Powers :)

Emily Bem 4 years ago

I knew this would show up here ;)
Sandy, I have missed your posts! Submit something for us soon!

:)

Sandy Powers Emily! Thank you. .. more than you can know! I've been working on. . . ummmmm. . . .thickening up my skin a bit lately :) I think I'm ready to try again :) THANK YOU!

Emily Bem LOL! I get it, Sandy.

:)

Sheila 4 years ago

you are an awesome photographer! i love how all the details are depicted and just stand out in this photo...especially in her wrinkles!

Sandy Powers Sheila! Your compliment totally made my day! THANK YOU! I love her wrinkles too :)

Michael Jakesz 4 years ago

Great shot, you can basically see how many stories this woman has witnessed.

Sandy Powers Thank you, Michael! I so want to go find her again and tell her of the success of her photo :) She would get such a kick out of it. Angela Bacon-Kidwell came to San Antonio not too long ago and told me that she actually saw her -- in about the same place as I took this photo, so maybe I can go find her again too and share her popularity with her :) Thank you for the compliment :)

Angelo Lucardi 4 years ago

Fantastic portrait...very good

Sandy Powers Thank you Angelo! I'm so glad you like it :)

Nicole Goggins 4 years ago

fantastic portrait! love the pp work - so much detail!

Sandy Powers Thank you so much, Nicole! I really appreciate your compliment!

monikaMM 4 years ago

amazing photo!!! so strong so real... love the postprocessing!!!
regards Monika

Sandy Powers Thank you so much, Monika! That really means alot to me!

Laurence Garçon 4 years ago

Sorry, I'm gonna repeat what has been writen yet... This, for me also, one of the most interesting portrait I've ever seen. I wish I could listen to her story of life... You took a part of it, so incredibly...

Sandy Powers I am so appreciative of your compliment. It means more to me than you could know!

Lars Raun 4 years ago

This is among the most interesting portraits I've ever seen. Such a great photo wow, such a character.. My girlfriend just walk past the screen and she was stunned by this photo too ;-)

Sandy Powers Thank you Lars! She is pretty amazing, isn't she :) As soon as I saw her, my camera went up and I KNEW there was a photographic gold mine there :) I'm glad you like it.

S J Carter 4 years ago

What a character... I can "feel" her presence. You really nailed this one.

Matti Sedholm 4 years ago

I've been thinking for a while now what to say about this photograph. I know I love it. there's no doubt about that. Like your title says, "Every Picture Tells a Story", this one really does. Funny thing is, I imagined her an old actor/model before I even read your accompanying text. There was a certain quality about her. And that storytelling is what gets my attention when wiewing photography.
All the more important to me; the photographer needs to be present in the photograph. That presence is very evident in this portrait. I can experience the person photographed as well as the photographer capturing the image. Everything in this existence is subjective in one way or an other,
Very powerful and at the same time subtle, this photograph. Fantastic!

(See, I thought for a long time, and still blabbered in the end. Unavoidable)

Sandy Powers Matti, THANK YOU! I just spent time in your beautiful portfolio. A compliment from someone with such amazing story-telling photography as you means aLOT! I'm humbled!

Marcello Della Corte 4 years ago

Sandy, your image is so much more than just another beautiful portrait.
It makes me feel the strength of her will, the intensity of her personality, the complexity of her inner self, the nobleness of her attitude and so much more! It must have been a great encounter!

Sandy Powers Marcello! What an encouraging awesome compliment. . .and from someone with such beautiful work! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! Yes, the encounter touched me in a way I will never forget. I loved it that she had not a trace of self-consciousness about her wrinkles and leathery skin. There was a sparkle in her eyes, a playfulness about life. In some ways, I would like to be her! :) Thank you again!

Robin Roels 4 years ago

Sandy, that is one amazing shot!You couldn't have done it any better. Love the look in her eyes
regards
robin

Sandy Powers Robin, thank you! I just browsed thru your wonderful portfolio. You are so talented, and I feel quite flattered by your compliment!

Robin Roels I was dropping by to look at the portrait again. Just saying a quick hello to the image :-) Yep, it stays amazing, this catch
ciao Sandy
robin

Sandy Powers Robin! Thank you! Your compliment and appreciation of my photo -- especially twice :) means more to me than you could know! I am blown away by the success of this photo. I just want to go find Lisa again and tell her. She would be so proud. I think she hangs out in the same place alot, I may just go do that :) Anyway, THANK YOU!!! For coming back and writing again!

kyla 4 years ago

this is just wicked...and a good reminder to use sunscreen!

Sandy Powers :) AGREED! I doubt if the smoking helped much either, huh?

David Collins 4 years ago

This is such an incredible photo Sandy. I have enjoyed many of your photos from the past, but this has to be one of your best people shots ever.

Sandy Powers :) What a compliment! THANKS!

Kellie 4 years ago

I think I remember this from DPC...love seeing it here!

Sandy Powers Thank you Kellie! Yes, Ursula told me about this amazing, if not totally intimidating site, so I've been seeing if some of my favorites could make it in, and am going to do my best to grow and learn from the phenomenal group of artists here! YOU included!!! Your photos bring tears to my eyes!

Kellie Wow Sandy...I am completely honoured with your words...I am on the path of growing myself...and know I can learn a lot from you, your portraiture blows me away...good luck to you, and I know I'll see many of your images here!

Sandy Powers Ohhhh. . .THANK YOU! ((( hug ))) I needed that!

Anne Lene Baanrud 4 years ago

Lovely portrait!
All the best Anne Lene

Sandy Powers Anne, you are THE BEST !!!!!!

Anne L. Galante, MD 4 years ago

the best! One of my favs of your work and still has so much OOMPH when seen.
IMO, you captured an incredible essence here

Sandy Powers Anni!! It's so nice to see you here :) THANK YOU! And thank you for the compliment. You're the best!

Stefan Petersén 4 years ago

Holy SMOKE!

I don't find words to feedback this one, I just sit here & stare at one of the finest piece of art on earth.

You made it man!

Sandy Powers Stefan! Thank you :) That makes me smile. You can't imagine when I passed her as I was walking downtown, my heart skipped a beat because I wanted THIS photo so badly :) She was such a aport :) Thanks again!

Willy Marthinussen 4 years ago

love it!!great shot..
--willy--

Sandy Powers Willy, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Claudio Solera 4 years ago

Incredible portrait! Regards.

Sandy Powers Claudio! Thank you so much!

Valeria M. Bazzan 4 years ago

Loved it from the first sight. I don't really know if every picture is telling a story, but his one certainly is. Great portrait

Sandy Powers Thank you so much, Valeria!!! I agree. ..there is aLOT of story in all those wrinkles isn't there :)

Ralf Stelander 4 years ago

Very classy portrait Sandy, instant fav! I bet she could still go on working as a model today! =)

Sandy Powers :) I bet if she saw the response to her portrait, she'd be doing black and white head shots in a minute, huh?

THANK YOU!

Brian Z 4 years ago

Agree about the yes but a fantastic portrait :)

Sandy Powers Thanks, Brian. . .I wish I could post the original to add further amazement at how little sharpening I had to do to Lisa :)

Brian Z hey, I wasnt agreeing with the sharpening point but the eyes themselves, is it smoke that is in front of th right eye? lisa's left eye ?

Sandy Powers Yes, just a little wisp of it trickling up all around her face. When I asked her to pose, she said, "Suuuuuuuuuure" and she started to hide her cigarette. But I told her I thought it added character and interest, so she really hammed it up for me and carefully and slowly blew the smoke out so that it would be as "in your face" as she could get it :)

Øyvind Aak 4 years ago

hmm, have you used a bit too much radius on the sharpening here? Her eyes look very weird. Like their drawn on afterwords.
Except that it is excellent.

Sandy Powers Actually. . .you would be AMAZED at how LITTLE sharpening and contrast I had to use. I did use some overall sharpening at the end, after I had re-sized for web. . . but believe it or not. . .that is the look of Lady Lisa.

Thank you :)

Juha Saransalmi 4 years ago

Bravo, Sandy!

Sandy Powers Thank your so much! Juha!

Monique Leone 4 years ago

Fantastic in each of its details
Great communicative and charm
monique

Sandy Powers :) Monique! Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it so much.

Carla Rho 4 years ago

I would say... every wrinkle here could tell its own story...:-)

Sandy Powers I agree. Maybe to stay out of the sun an not smoke, but I enjoyed visiting with her so much. She really was a delightful, and quite self confident woman :)

fulvio pellegrini 4 years ago

only a word...a masterpiece
Regards
F.

Sandy Powers Wow! I am certainly honored by your compliment! Thank you!

Philippe Gillotte 4 years ago

Très impressionnant ! comme dans un rêve..

Sandy Powers Ummmm. . .thank you I think :)

Pascal Bénard 4 years ago

WOW ! What a woman ! ;) Maybe too much sharpness above the hand and around the mouth but the expression is perfect !

Sandy Powers Thank you, Pascal. I'm telling everyone who comments on the sharpness of the wrinkles, that I seriously didn't have to use much at all. Lisa's lines and character were every bit that deep and pronounced. I sharpened it at the end after re-sizing it. . . .but she pretty much held her own in the stand-out wrinkle department :)

Thomas 4 years ago

Very powerful and stunning portrait !
I really love it, congratulations :)

Sandy Powers Thank you SO MUCH, Thomas! This was my 2nd submission, and I am so honored that photographers like you like it :)

lucian olteanu 4 years ago

incredible!!!!!!!!!!!

Sandy Powers :) THANK YOU! I agree. .. she was fascinating and I couldn't believe she was real.

raphael guarino 4 years ago

wow wow wow !incredibile !

Sandy Powers THANK YOU!!! Coming from you. . .that means alot!

bojan djokic 4 years ago

WOW!! Love this one! She is so amazing!

Sandy Powers Oh how I wish I had gotten her addresss. We talked for quite a while, but I think she would get such a kick out of the response to this photo of her. she would really like it :)

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carola Lundmark 4 years ago

Very good portrait! Not something to use for the cigarette industri for comercial use thou.
Best regards ~*Carol*~

Sandy Powers :) No,Phillip Morris hasn't contacted me yet to use this in their public relations campaign.

Thank you Carola!!!!!!

Emily Bem 4 years ago

Oh, I love this! I voted for it in screening.....EXCELLENT portraiture!

Sandy Powers Emily! Thank you for your vote! Being only my 2nd submission, I need all the encouragement I can get.

Ursula I Abresch 4 years ago

Another beautiful portrait, Sandy! I've liked this one for a while, I'm glad it's here.

Sandy Powers Ursula! THANK YOU! Both for your encouragement, and for showing me this site!

Mal Smart 4 years ago

very cool shot! not sure about the top left bit though! mal

Sandy Powers THANKS! I know. I passed her on a busy plaza in our downtown area. She had such a fascinating face, but unfortunately, since it was "on the street" there was alot about the scene I couldn't control. I'm glad you like it :)