Who Makes a Good Model?

I Heart Carlos, originally uploaded by Stephanie Richer.

I have been throwing up a lot of photos onto this blog, but that has been because this weekend I have been doing a lot of shooting.

It occurred to me today that certain people I know are very photogenic. I don't mean to say that every picture of them looks like a shot from Vogue, but that their faces are very expressive and it is hard NOT to take what I consider to be a good picture of them. They have the type of faces that can show a large range of emotions and their eyes speak. These are people whose faces are animated, regardless of the emotion.

This is a shot of my paralegal, Linda, who loves Carlos Santana. She is photogenic - I have to get a shot of her when she wears what I call her "Joe Torre" face when things are not going well on a case,as it is pure doom and gloom.

I think my son is very photogenic. My friend - who is also my priest - is another person who is photogenic. We were discussing this topic at lunch today and I think another part of it is when you have a face where there is good contrast. He is light-skinned with dark hair and heavier eyebrows, which means lowered he can look quite serious, but when they're raised they accentuate his face, especially whne he is making a "goofy" face.

I have to go in early tomorrow to grab a file before heading to court. Linda is going to find this picture - I call it, "I Heart Carlos" - sitting on her desk when she comes in. Do you think she'll like it?