Capturing light and souls

April 28, 2007 7:20 PM

The photography of Manuel Libres Librodo. He photographs beautiful women. Children. Monks. Blind old ladies. Light. Souls. But mostly, beautiful women.
posted by andihazelwood (19 comments total)

Excellent stuff! He certainly has an eye for the ladies, but I'd say he has a fine eye, period.
posted by rob511 at 7:39 PM on April 28, 2007

Wow, very nice!
posted by VirtualWolf at 7:41 PM on April 28, 2007

this one is pretty cute
posted by delmoi at 7:51 PM on April 28, 2007

Th set of photos taken of the woman in the last link are, well, beautiful.

If by "beautiful" you mean "photoshopped to hell and back"
posted by delmoi at 7:57 PM on April 28, 2007

He is as much as master of the art of Photoshop as the art of Photography (as evidenced by these photos of the same woman). His photos of Rosalinda, I think, best showcase both arts - never have wrinkles and a handicap been more stunning.
posted by andihazelwood at 7:58 PM on April 28, 2007

The last link looks a little too airbrushed for my taste.
The first "beautiful women" link quite literally made my jaw drop. The rest of the photos are just as great. Awesome find.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 8:38 PM on April 28, 2007

Adorable little girl
posted by Foci for Analysis at 8:38 PM on April 28, 2007

I agree that the ladies do look slightly airbrushed but I guarantee they still look bangin hot in real life.
posted by BrnP84 at 8:44 PM on April 28, 2007

Those photos of Rosalinda remind me of this guy's style.

Here's a personal favorite of mine.

How do they both get that distinct "look" in their photos? It's gorgeous.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 8:49 PM on April 28, 2007

So many excellent photos, but this one really knocks me out.
posted by deCadmus at 11:46 PM on April 28, 2007

Manny has been a popular contributor/competitor on DPChallenge for a while. His profile can be seen here.
posted by seriocomic at 12:06 AM on April 29, 2007

Call me shallow, but I would marry this woman, no questions asked. I would learn a second language. I'd probably even end up converting my religion if I had to.
posted by Parannoyed at 2:48 AM on April 29, 2007

I love these, thanks.
posted by teleskiving at 3:21 AM on April 29, 2007

Beautiful people photos....some of the best I've ever seen.
posted by rmmcclay at 6:01 AM on April 29, 2007

Yeah.... not so keen on photoshopping out the texture of the hot chicks' skin.

Not too much of a difference for me between this and the pretty, shiny pictures I see in a glossy mag. Lacking the soul, heavy on the cheese factor.

(and before you link me to one of his children gazing soulfully into the camera, I'm gonna have to say that does not constitute soul. Nosiree.)
posted by TheGoldenOne at 6:41 AM on April 29, 2007

I was expecting souls. :(
posted by thirteenkiller at 7:40 AM on April 29, 2007

Lacking the soul, heavy on the cheese factor.

Really? I'm somewhat meh about the rest of it, but Rosalinda is pretty striking.
posted by juv3nal at 1:15 PM on April 29, 2007

andihazelwood: thanks for those comparative links. IMHO there is photoshopping and there is outright fabrication. Changing someone's eye color is outright fabrication.
posted by spock at 7:48 AM on April 30, 2007

I have never seen someone who can look so incredibly different than this woman: Kharu. She should be a supermodel - she can look like anything! The photographer calls her a chameleon. (Same woman Parannoyed wants to marry).
posted by spock at 7:53 AM on April 30, 2007