52Frames Portrait Photo Trending

I belong to the 52Frames photo challenge. Every week we need to submit an image that corresponds to the specific subject matter. This week was “portrait” - preferably of a stranger. So I created a composite of my husband looking both forward and to the side superimposed on the only photo we have of his father - someone I never met and is technically a stranger. Although I have never been and probably never will be in the top three out of 2500 to 3000 in mages submitted every week, there are trending photos that switch out throughout the week on the website. Since someone told me about the trending photos I have been checking the website at least daily to see if my photo trends. Since I was told about it my photos have been trending every week since. I’m not sure how the photos are selected but it is such a treat to see that they do. And this week in particular because the image of the father and son at the same ripe old age optical illusion means something special. And the comments written about it are very heartwarming. It has brought back a lot of memories for my husband. I am sorry that I never had a chance to meet him, but I do feel like I know him. At least we have one photo of him. And it was a passport picture. Thanks for trending my photo 52Frames - regardless of the criteria! 

52Frames Portrait of a Stranger Weekly Photo Challenge

The subject this week for the 52Frames photo challenge was “portrait -of a stranger” - except this time the stranger part was optional for those folks who get very anxious talking to strangers. I did make a feeble attempt to meet a stranger, but wasn’t in the mood because it’s been much too hot! And I wanted to try a technique that I learned from a fellow framer so this would be a great opportunity. I took a front and side image of my husband and spliced them together. It created an interesting optical illusion. But there was something missing. Then I remembered that we had one photo of my husband’s father. So I took a photo of it and tried to create an image blending the front, side and whole. It was interesting to see the father and son shown at about the same age - usually you see father and son at a young age. This portrait captured the father and son at an old age. When I showed it to my husband he was taken aback - because he wasn’t expecting it. So I knew I did a good job. I never met my husband’s father because he lived on the other side of the world and passed away before we had a chance to visit the family. So technically he is a stranger. I really enjoyed working on this project. After all, a single photograph is rarely enough for me. I like to create another level and appreciate all of the new techniques I’ve learned since becoming a member of the weekly challenge almost four years ago. I’ll be interested to see the comments this week!