Sari Salesgirl Photo

Photographer’s Note

Two steps from the South-Gate of the Meenakshi Temple one of the many Sari shops where Sarees and Sari slesgirls glitter in the night by the shops light.

She was shy but charmed when seeing me coming but she knew me already from before, passing here several times. To make her at ease I kept on talking while putting my camera on the counter between all the saris and aimed at her blindly, so here the result while she was listening to me :)).

Behind her the stamp to mark "SOLD" ... on the wrapped salesware of course ...

The Kanchi Silk Sarees are most famous in the South and in Tamil called podavai (sari means in Tamil actually 'yes' or 'ok'). The typical Dravidian style of draping the Sari is the pinkosu, or pleated rosette, at the waist.
She was not dressed in Sari but in a practical long shirt and wide trousers tight at the ankle with a loose scarf, a typical young women style-dressing.

Enjoy

a special for a Coimbatore and Punjab man ... :)).
The Iso's were getting high again here at 19hundred hours night.

lukas, thaprem, arnabchat, papagolf21, carper, jhm, kaud, Floydian, Angelillo, prezntime, Emile, MikiM, ramesh_lalwani, avigur_11, binita, monka has marked this note useful

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lukas (2027) 2006-08-21 3:54

Dag Henk
Mooi stralend kopje, met heel mooie kleurrijke achtergrond. Ik hou niet zoveel van schuine opnames, maar in dit geval kan het best, zeker wanneer ik je verhaal erbij heb.
Leuke foto.
Luc

bantonbuju (48334) 2006-08-21 3:54

hi henk,
smart selection of the image for the "tilt" technique, works here very well, imo;
i think its the verticals of the linen "boxes" that complement this tilt thing (and the other way round);
nice work,
best wishes, j.

Albrecht (10912) 2006-08-21 4:08

Hoi Henk
Hele leuke foto vanuit een origineel POV en prachtig van kleur en sfeer.
grs.Albrecht

lestans (15406) 2006-08-21 4:16

Ciao Henk!!! thank you for this portrait! Sai shops are places that I like so much for all those clors... and you made shine also this lady's eyes.

And you make me remember that I got some dresses made for mne in a Madurai tailor some years ago.

Ciao!!!
Livia

roamermark (1588) 2006-08-21 5:05

From the hip....you must have a pretty silent shutter there Henk, you'd think she'd here you from so close. As it is the result is nice (if a little detached feeling) I think the tilt and the great blocks of colour make it better.
Cheers
Mark

arnabchat (6990) 2006-08-21 5:22

ah! the tilt works. she seems to be selling cloth pieces for the blouse for the sarees. :)
good one.

papagolf21 (55956) 2006-08-21 5:50

Bonjour mon ami Henk,
Photo volée ! mais photo très réussie avec cette symphonie de couleurs.
Apparemment, la discussion devait être intéressante à voir le visage gracieux et les yeux attentifs de cette jeune femme !
Très belle réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

carper (64026) 2006-08-21 6:57

mooie foto wederom Henk,
zeer goed door de knieen gegaan voor dit shot. prachtige kleuren, Uw handelsmerk en een goede details en compositie, prachtig werk.
gr. jaap

jhm (81687) 2006-08-21 7:18

Hoi Henk,

Deze jonge dame poseerd zeer mooi voor uw camera, oef: een ISO van 3200 en waar is de gekende korrel, nergens te vinden, wel top klasse, kleuren belichting en samenstelling is gewoon top, al ben ik misschien niet voor de schuine omstandigheden, het is wel zeer goed gedaan.
Groeten,
John

kaud (1838) 2006-08-21 7:44

Another Henk-y presentation.
Nice colors.
Clear pict.
Suuden attack makes her smile ;)

thaprem (2458) 2006-08-21 9:35

Aha, a 'Hip-shot'!...
I never realised when I looked at this long back...
Very perfect catch & you have read & observed a lot on Saaris!...
May be you bougght one for some one?. :))
As usual, A fantastic light, ofcourse, that is what we expect right?
Thank you,
Prem.

Floydian (30970) 2006-08-21 9:35

Hallo Henk,
Wat een mooie vrouw......phoeeeeeeeeee.
Je standpunt en de opwaartse blik met een scheve compositie werkt perfect hier, ben hier erg van gecharmeerd....schitterend.
Groet, Henk

chanjits (4409) 2006-08-21 9:56

Marvelous portrait with different angle I liked the submissive smile of the girl.

harras2000 (708) 2006-08-21 10:12

Hello Henk!
A nice snapshot of the Saree salesgirl!!! Nice colours and very sharp even at ISO 3200.
The sharpness shows me the limit of my slide film stuff, with ISO 3200 it will be very grainy. :)

Greetings,
Daniel

Angelillo (9065) 2006-08-21 10:33

Hi Henk,

One of the things that more attracted attention of me in India was the care with which the women dress, her elegance and her neatness. This shot is a good sample of it. I like very much the colors, the blue dominance one in the upper and the red one in the down one. You have divided the shot in diagonal, it works very well. A pleasure for the sight. Thank you.

Angel.

erdna (5346) 2006-08-21 11:32

Very nice shot of a very nice and neat woman. The folded and colorful textiles are a fitting background. She is looking straight but your view point is low, is it not?

Andre'

markstaples (15670) 2006-08-21 12:36

The tilt works well here and I like the way the subject is looking beyond the camera. As always, beautiful vibrant colours and excellent quality. Am still intrigued about the ISO sensitivities you use.
Best wishes
Mark

francbois (480) 2006-08-21 14:45

A stolen smile always look so pure, so uninterested... You should have, experimental wise, tried the same picture after telling her you made a photo-reportage on undiscovered beauties of the world for a fashion-magazine...:)First click, and then you show her the camera still aimed at her, and wait for the blush... last click!
A nice report indeed of the expression of self on one's face!:D
But of course the pure eye-to-eye smile remains THE smile...

doctor (37) 2006-08-21 21:33

no saris onyy smiles for sales sari girl
Ravinder

Emile (19789) 2006-08-22 0:46

Another great shot Henk. Nicely captured with good POV. The tilt helps your excellent composition. Good colors and sharpness.
Well done. TFS.

MikiM (1916) 2006-08-22 2:41

HI Henk,
Very nice tilted picture. It gives back from her shy but nice and charm service. ( The quality of the ISO 3200 is amazing!)
Congrats,
Miklós

prezntime (3945) 2006-08-22 6:35

Wow henk.
What a beautiful woman. I think the tilted photo works well here. I like the fact that her eyes are above the camera angle. Also the colors of the photo are quite bright and varied, a certain departure...well done.
Regards,
Chris
:) tomorrow

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2006-08-22 8:04

Hi henk
Lovely diagonal portrait.It reminds me that I also had gone shopping saris in that area.TFS
ramesh

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-08-22 13:09

Une longue critique serait inutile pour une belle compo de ce type, alors je me tairais cette fois ci devant ce travail personnel de choix d'environnement et de mise en scène; Parfait
jean Michel

avigur_11 (21271) 2006-08-22 13:49

A wonderful candid portrait, Henk. She is beautiful, and so is the colorful background of the saris. I like the tilt and the low angle, which are probably a result of candid job, but they make this shot so special. Beautiful.

binita (464) 2006-08-24 4:08

perfect color composition. but she seem like a sari seller, i think she sells blouse pieces. however, nice photo.