Scared Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Picture taken at the tribal weekly market (Haat) of Mardum not far from Jagdalpur in the south of Chhattisgarh. The girl in the picture looked scared I don¡t know if it was because the picture of for another reason. Have in my gallery here in TE another picture of this girl with a different expression.

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gstek (0) 2008-03-22 14:13

Hi Jorge,
I think you were enough close to the girl, so we can see her expression and details of her cloth; that's something I like at a portrait photo. But I guess you didn't communicate (enough?) with the girl while you were photographying her. I suggest you to take your time, to communicate with your object (even if you don't know his/her language), to try to understand who he/she is and after those steps, to take your photo. I have a feeling that you were in a hurry at this time because you did'nt enough control the frame; I would see entirely the cloth's curl on the head and more space under her chin (spaces on the head and under the chin are disproportionned). However I like the vivid colours and I think you gave a successfull depth of area to accentuate your object.
Regards.
Sinem

Vagabond (5797) 2008-03-22 15:47