The French Soap Seller
March 26th, 2006 by Donncha
One of the stalls at the St. Patrick’s Festival Market sold perfumed soaps and other crafts. This French gentleman owned the stall and cheerfully told us that he’d be travelling the country until his stock ran out, at which point he’d return home and have to do household chores for his wife!
I think he enjoyed life on the road.
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March 26th, 2006 at 11:32 am
Nice shot and portrait, really does look as if from another era.
March 26th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
That’s an amazing photo. Brilliant.
March 26th, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Excellent capture. It looks like a very old photo.. maybe it’s his hat? I love it!
March 27th, 2006 at 6:52 am
Wonderful portrait! You have a great eye for people.
March 27th, 2006 at 8:32 am
Thanks guys, he was a nice guy and obviously enjoying himself in Cork. I wish they’d organise markets like this more often as they’re very interesting!
March 27th, 2006 at 11:01 am
Great portrait! He doesn’t look like a soap seller, though. He looks a little rougher than that. You did a wonderful job capturing the man.
March 27th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
Great character study. A real classic portrait look.
March 28th, 2006 at 1:30 pm
Beautiful portrait! Well done !
March 28th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Wow.
March 29th, 2006 at 4:40 pm
Love this, love the weathered look of the seller, you really conveyed the essence of the subject in this shot. Well done
March 30th, 2006 at 9:47 pm
Beautiful charcter study….very good.
Phil
March 26th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Soap, and we’d love to have your photo added to the group.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:40 am
Love the picture. It shows lots of character in his face. I wish mens hats would come back in style, they really add something.