Danielle [Stranger# 9/100][Explored 20-Sep-2016]

This picture is #9 in the 100 Strangers Project - Round 2

Meet Danielle.

I met Danielle quite by chance during a lunch break a few weeks back (am quite delayed on my uploads). I had no plans of any pictures as I stepped out to pick sushi but carried my camera more by habit.

But when I saw this young lady finishing up a lunch with another lady for companion (who I presumed was her friend) I couldn't resist. Approaching them and excusing myself for interrupting their lunch I made my request, and the Danielle was quite willing to participate. I just walked around a few steps to find a decent location and was joined by Danielle and her companion Noella - they indicated they were not in any real rush so we had a few minutes to try out stuff. I request Noella to help with the reflector and she was pretty happy to. Danielle's strong features including her beautiful eyes, fabulous curly hair and a very cheerful happy smile were the the reason she grabbed my attention. It was pretty fun to do these pictures with her as she was open to trying few poses with a lot of confidence as well as chat about herself. Danielle is half African (mom is from Central Africa) and half Caucasian. She works at Bed Bath as a receiving assistant. She is also studying Life Sciences at the Montgomery College, and eventually hopes to becomes dietitian. She considered herself pretty boring as far as hobbies are concerned but enjoys animation and video games. One thing she would like to see is more empathy in people - a wonderful sentiment indeed.

Also on a side note turns out Noela who I had assumed to be Danielle's friend was actually her mother - so it was actually pretty cool to have this fun encounter chatting with these two.

 

Usually i would have preferred a straight gaze picture for the project. But am going with this one despite the eyes closed just because it was a spontaneous moment where Danielle just expressed how she felt. This pic in a way makes me smile when I look at it with its happy relaxed vibe.

 

It was wonderful meeting you Danielle and your mom. Hope you like your pictures and if you would like a copy please drop me a note. Wish you all the very best

Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page

For my other pictures on this project: 100 Strangers - Round 2.

For pictures from my prior attempt at 100 Strangers: 100 Strangers - Round 1.

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