Poupoupidou !, a photo from Orissa, East

Photographer's Note

Women ( but not only women!) from any country or continent, from any race, religion or social background, from any time in the History... have always been more or less coquettish.

You can be at the end of the world in a remote tribe, far from the fashion of the catwalks, but still, style, jewels, colors... and even, body painting, mean something.

A young woman at Kotpad market.

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CLODO (24726) 2011-12-09 11:09

Mes derniers smileys du jour (ou de la nuit) pour toi, Marine, avant de filer au club photo!

Elle a su se faire belle, mais se cache quand même un peu, timide devant ton objectif. Ce que je retiens le plus: ses yeux riants animés par les taches blanches, la fleur odorante (je ne sais pas son nom) savamment posée sur son chignon, ses bijoux (pas une indienne sans bijou) et ses vêtements colorés qui sont en harmonie avec le fond flouté.
Sa barette dans les cheveux: bof!

Bon, c'est l'heure, je te quitte. A bientôt sur ce site!
Bises
CLODO

tusharkmandal (3117) 2011-12-09 20:29

Hi Marine,

Here you go. The direct eye contact and that veiled smile. Those tatoos on her arm and the bangles are very good.

In some of your posts I have read you have mentioned about the 18-50 lens you have. But you have not mentioned that even at 50mm it can remain at 2.8. :) The perfect bokeh it can have and the colors it can retain is really fabulous. I remember we had decided and almost vowed to take portraits only after conversation with our models. I know every time its not possible but the profound sense of pleasure it gives make the travel worth more than the photography itself. Thats why I was also stubborn enough to go manual with my 50 mm. On our next trip we will plan something similar. No long lens and no photos without a personal touch of conversation. :)

Love your portraits. They are full of life.

Hugs
Tushar

jjcordier (62280) 2011-12-09 22:21

Marine
Ah, la femme éternelle qui joue les timides cachée en partie derrière son foulard mais dont le regard séducteur vient affoler les hommes , qui fait tout pour être regardée mais s'offusque d'un regard mâle trop appuyé.....elle a tout compris celle là et tu en as réalisé un bien joli portrait.
Amicalement
JJ

patdeph (35738) 2011-12-10 1:31

bonjour Marine
j'ai enfin une connection internet et je vais pouvoir revenir régulièrement.J'aime beaucoup l'expression intimidée de la femme et la façon dont elle se cache derrière son vêtement.Les couleurs la lumière et le bokeh sont magnifiques.Tu sembles déçue du peu de critiques reçues,pourtant la photo est parfaite,peut-être est-ce uniquement parceque la femme ne leur semble pas assez jolie,va savoir!
Bises
Pascale

scalerman (26884) 2011-12-13 16:15

Marine: I didn't know you had been to Orissa - it was a favorite destination for me, along with Gujarat - because it's relatively unknown and unvisited. Where else did you go? Do you remember this lady's tribal affiliation? It's a very beautiful shot - with an obvious demure smile... c

sayeed_rahman (5985) 2011-12-18 0:17

oh that you again all over, cathcing them off guard, candid is always better, i would love to see candid portrait like these from now on, in your next tours..tusar was mentioning allahabad 2013..is that happening ?

sayeed