“It’s impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren’t feeling twinkly yourself”
My Mum always talks about how people’s eyes, and faces even, twinkle when they’re genuinely happy and smiling.
When Nerys was about 10 days old my family came to Swansea to meet her, and my Mum and I both swear that Nerys gave her a smile at one point. Now, I know you’ll be thinking that it was most likely just gas, but see, she twinkled when she did it.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at her Mamie and smiled. So we’re still claiming it as her first, proper smile!
And my Mum also tells me that she knew that my relationship with my husband was the real deal when she came for a visit and met him for the first time, when we’d been together for a few months. She says that, again, I just twinkled when he was around. You can see this ina photo of me from my sister’s wedding, where I’m looking straight at the camera that he’s holding. I’m definitely twinkly in that photo!
That’s what I love to capture when I photograph other people. Those genuine expressions that come from feeling genuine emotions at the time of the photo being taken. Those are the photos that we look back on so fondly, when we can see how we felt at that time, and have those feelings come rushing back along with the memories of that time.
This is a great quote, so true. Thanks for sharing #candidcuddles
Popping over from #candidcuddles =) Oh so true. Your livelihood lives in your eyes. I went through a sad time several years ago. A mentor told me she knew when I came out of it because my eyes told her.
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Aww!! This is a lovely post and too true, people do twinkle when they are genuinely happy. I love that photo of you at your sister’s wedding too. Thank you for making me smile today xx
I for one can’t fake twinkly eyes – you can read my feelings all over my face. I think your baby smiled at your mom! Ah, you look very twinkly in that photo. Love the quote hun! Thanks so much for sharing with #candidcuddles x