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Tuesday
Apr132010

Genuineness

Genuineness (noun): the act of being true, unaffected, open, honest, forthright

One of the best ways to find real genuineness (yes, it's a real word!) is to go on vacation.  When you have the ability to escape your day-to-day life and get away from it all, genuineness will most definitely occur.  I just got back from a week-long, spring break vacation with 4 other families.  This is one of the best times that I love to photograph my friends and loved ones. Every single smile I capture is authentic and real.  No one is worried about their hair and make-up being just right and even those men who usually look so uncomfortable in photographs will pose willingly for me.  I don't worry about getting that 'great shot' or about composing the photo 'just right'.  Instead, I just take pictures for the sheer pleasure of taking pictures. 

When all was said and done, I came home with over 400 photos.  As I went through them all, one thing was evident: genuineness.  It was in the smiles, the expressions and in the laughter that I heard all week long.  I couldn't not share with everyone so I made a slideshow for them, letting them see the genuineness of it all, too.  As I state in my slideshow, whether or not it is clear to us, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. The evidence is plain to see.

How about you? Do you have a photo from something or somewhere or someone that shows true genuineness? Please share.  We'd love to see them.

 

 

Comment24 Comments |
DateTuesday, April 13, 2010 | AuthorChris Sneddon | in , , , ,

Reader Comments (24)

What lovely photos, and so true that true feelings seem so much more apparent on vacation. sigh....

This one of my daughter with my sister on a recent trip shows the joy they have in each other, even though they only see each other a couple of times a year...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7687752@N03/4486157838/in/set-72157623637141311/
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered Commentermosey along
Even politicians can be genuine:)

http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2010/04/politics-is-local/
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterPuna
i know just what you mean. and this makes for the best people pictures.

the carefree days of vacation and the sea air at sunset made for some of my favorite photos of some of my favorite people.
http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2010/03/florida-9-people-1-and-your-tips-and.html
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered Commentergeorgia
Spending time with children seems to me the most genuine time of all. They see you truly for who you are, and show you themselves also...

http://bostongirlontheverge.blogspot.com/2010/04/genuiness.html
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBostongaljm
This is Murphy. He genuinely wanted one of the treats in my pocket.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31403417@N00/4468017003/
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKizz
Those are wonderful, genuine smiles!

For me, genuine is when I get a chance to return to the mountains of my youth... Florida is way too flat:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmomsaysok/3207448703/
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTara R.
my life seems to move so fast now, I feel like the most genuine captures...are the blurry ones.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12418609@N00/4478293997/
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBlessedMess
St. Patty's Day party...genuine laugh...purely wonderful genuine person (my friend, Kerry - wouldn't you want her as a kindergarten teacher?!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/4452972174/
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKathleen
It's a really lousy photo - completely out of focus, but I love it. It's my son and his girlfriend and I love the expression on their faces, their joy at being together.

http://dailyvignette.com/2010/04/02/oh-happy-day/
April 13, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterToni | Daily Vignette
My son just learned to walk! Two days after he figured it out, I took him to a big field and let him toddle around. The determination and pride on his face was completely genuine. He crawled, stumbled, and walked circles around me, then fell on top of me with his smile full of joy. It's one of those days when I'm so very glad I had my camera and can someday show my little guy what he was like the sunny spring he learned to move upright.

http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2010/04/walkin-in-sunshine.htm
April 14, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterValerie
SORRY...the URL on my post above is missing the "l" at the end. Here's the correct and functional link:

http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2010/04/walkin-in-sunshine.html

My son just learned to walk! Two days after he figured it out, I took him to a big field and let him toddle around. The determination and pride on his face was completely genuine. He crawled, stumbled, and walked circles around me, then fell on top of me with his smile full of joy. It's one of those days when I'm so very glad I had my camera and can someday show my little guy what he was like the sunny spring he learned to move upright.

http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2010/04/walkin-in-sunshine.html
April 14, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterValerie
If I might say so, I would say this picture of myself, taken by my husband:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliealvarez/4521136172/
April 15, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJulie Alvarez
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