The French Soap Seller

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.

Aperture ƒ/5
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/60s

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Comments

13 responses to “The French Soap Seller”

  1. John avatar

    Nice shot and portrait, really does look as if from another era.

  2. Matty avatar

    That’s an amazing photo. Brilliant.

  3. andy avatar

    Excellent capture. It looks like a very old photo.. maybe it’s his hat? I love it!

  4. Paxton Prints avatar

    Wonderful portrait! You have a great eye for people.

  5. Donncha avatar

    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!

  6. Micki avatar

    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.

  7. Thom avatar

    Great character study. A real classic portrait look.

  8. Sidney avatar

    Beautiful portrait! Well done !

  9. DaveP avatar

    Wow.

  10. Suby avatar

    Love this, love the weathered look of the seller, you really conveyed the essence of the subject in this shot. Well done

  11. [t e r r o r k i t t e n] avatar

    Beautiful charcter study….very good.
    Phil

  12. Flickr: dbz885 avatar

    dbz885 has posted a comment:

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Soap, and we’d love to have your photo added to the group.

    The French Soap Seller

  13. Jaki avatar
    Jaki

    Love the picture. It shows lots of character in his face. I wish mens hats would come back in style, they really add something.

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