Bourgeois: Proud and Unhappy Photo

Photographer’s Note

Taken in Salzburg...
Just two people from the same family...

Size: cropped
Color: converted
Grains: added
Her gaze: original

Note: photo taken inside a fancy photo store, where families dress like early 20th century bourgeois. See the WS for original version, and also to see outside the store.

Note 2: photo taking was strictly forbidden, i had lots of problems to hide my 400D.

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bostankorkulugu (34024) 2007-11-15 15:29

looks for jerzy?...
grains for george?...
they both work well with this one cuco mou...
timeless... and good...

hugs

krkt

kız fazla giyinik, ben olsam çekmezdim... sen de boşuna fazla puan bekleme...

medio (466) 2007-11-15 15:31

Hola Deniz,
Que foto mas original es muy buena!!! me encanta la composición y ese toque de antiguedad.... parece de mi abuelo!!!!
saludos José

ribeiroantonio (21983) 2007-11-15 15:51

Great, the early 20th century atmosphere on a 21st century photo. The idea is superb and the final result magnificent. Well done.
Antonio

Polonaise (5638) 2007-11-15 18:18

Few lines of explanation would be extremely helpful to clarify the weird situation...

Who are those people...?
Why the crop is so tight (to hide something ?)
Enigma for me..
Is this your photo...???
You know, brother
The way you've presented that photo - we can suspect anything...!!!

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There was already a precedent on TE...

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Additional text after seeing both WSs.

Yahoo !!!!
Then...Why NOT the whole thing ?
Why not to crop nicely from that wide stage ?
The other bourgeois' dame...! (:-))))
Whatta face !!!

You know, Deniz... I'm really looking forward to that special next post of yours...
The whole studio scene ...!

With heart fully warmed up

g.

prezntime (3945) 2007-11-15 20:11

Awe...you let him do it. I mean, you had to go and post the workshop. Never post the reality. Myth is much better than reality...make 'em think, you know, use the mind to devise your own world through visual stimulation. George is always poking around, finding the secrects, noticing the 18th century garb in a digital photograph...all that noseyness...no need for it.
Stick with your plan, good grains...nice slightly sepia tones...candid moment.
I recently poured through a book ith prints made in a style called Fresson printing (er, I think that's the name). Anyhow, it was slightly low contrast, but really grainy and intriquing...There is nice contrast here but it reminds me of that ancient printing process.
Regards,
Chris.

AyseGurel (536) 2007-11-15 22:39

merhabalar;
kibirli ve mutsuz olan daha çok adammış gibi geldi..güzel bayan ise daha çok sizi fark etmiş gibi duruyor hatta biraz heyecanlanmış sanki:)
zamana yolculuk ama sanki daha ilgi çekici bir not ile pekiştirilebilir miydi diye düşünülmüyor değil..
elinize sağlık
ayse

bantonbuju (48796) 2007-11-15 22:55

delicious...
our fellow gerge always tries to "squeez an orange to the maximum" but i think that this image is a good start for a photo essey introducing us to the world long gone but the world which we do love and admire...
sweet, oldskul image...
bw, j.

anes_lc (14778) 2007-11-16 0:59

i don´t miss a story behind this shot ..i already create more then one in my mind....is a shot who make me dream :)
i love the effect created ....400or not...looks like a scenary from a old movie
cheers,anes

faubry (32429) 2007-11-16 1:09

wonderful image like polonaise...nice bw, i like noise add. great shot
soon
francine

tehanu_f (6874) 2007-11-16 1:48

Bu tight crop fotografa gelisiguzel, tesadufen cekilmis bir hava verdigi icin benim cok hosuma gitti. Butununde kurgu goruluyor ama bunda siradan, spontane bir sahne var gibi. Grenler konuya cok yakismis, sepyayi fazla comert kullanmaman da dogal bir gorunum vermis fotografa (yani gercekten de eskilikten sararmis gibi duruyor). Kibirli kucukhanimi ve iyi kalpli ama dunyadan habersiz babasini cok sevdim, hemen haklarinda bir hikaye yaziverdim kendimce. O koca makineyi nasil saklayip da caktirmadan fotograf cektin, aferin valla.
Bu guzel paylasim icin gonul dolusu tesekkurler. )))

fsn

barrufeto_77 (25945) 2007-11-16 2:04

Hi Deniz.

The look as if they were my grandparents in their wedding day....excellent.

Rgs, Oscar

Cretense (57090) 2007-11-16 3:40

Hi Deno!

Come on man, fantastic double portrait, very atmospheric, it's not only the costumes, the b&w and the grain, but also the expresions. Excellent tight framing and composition. Congratulations!

Hercules

PS. I don't want to have any relationships with "papparazzi" :_)))

stamatis (2410) 2007-11-16 6:43

hello Deniz

nice black and white photo

with beautifoul details and good contrast

a little bit noisy , i think is better like that because it looks like an old photo

best regards Stamatis

Merline (6578) 2007-11-16 7:17

Hi Deniz, I think the two workshops are worth to be posted too:-)
I thoroughly enjoy this...the grain, the crop, the expressions! Funny and original.
Thanks for taking calculated risks:op.

TFS
Best regards
Michèle

batalay (21223) 2007-11-16 8:11

Merhaba Deniz,

How did you hide your 400D, especially in a photo shop. The woman is look askance at you. Wonderful turn-of-the century image, aged synthetically.

Selam ve saygilar, Deniz.

Bülent

horatiuTT (4566) 2007-11-16 8:23

Hello Deniz,
Tremendous portrait with a very original composition
This photo fits with the beautiful city Salzburg.
You proposed this classic scene that makes an 19th century typical atmosphere.Well done!
Horatiu

pboehringer (770) 2007-11-16 13:29

Deniz,
when did you go to Salzburg? Last century? And what camera did you use? I don't believe you that it was a digital one. It look more like the old boxes on a huge wooden tripod. The image and the grainy qualituy really provides that feeling of old austrian monarchy nostalgia. It even seems that you got S. Freud personally to pose for you ;-)
The additional shots as WS gives an excellent complement to have the full experience that you went through. What a pity that it was strictly forbidden to get pictures, otherwise the post with the modern equipment and the people in the old dresses could have been elaborated a little more in the composition and made easily an outstanding main post.
Regards, Peter

isabela_sor (42517) 2007-11-17 4:23

2007?I thought 1907 :)Nice to see the WS too,only now I believe :)Her look was only for you:)or for George too
Nice PP work!
Have a nice weekend,dear Deniz

jrj (34779) 2007-11-17 9:29

Creative idea Deniz resulting in a most fun and interesting photo with the proper pp done here. Still I also like the colour version in the ws adding more of the environmental details. Interesting work

syd1946 (17965) 2007-11-17 10:03

Hi Deniz,
If you said that you find the photo,hidden in your grandfather's drawer I would believe you!With a lot...of old feeling,a wonderful image.Even the tones of the sepia brings the sepia to the past!

wishes for the weekend file mou,
Thomas

papagolf21 (56811) 2007-11-18 0:39

Bonjour, cher Deniz,
Voilà une photo (ou plusieurs photographies) qui sort de l'ordinaire ! Je trouve l'idée excellente, après tout, pourquoi pas recréer l'ambiance de nos aïeux.
Photo volée avec beaucoup de talent !
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

bwiti (402) 2007-11-18 1:25

It is funny because I have the same photo excepted that I'm the models... I had liked the quality of their production and it had exactly been made for this place... If I remember well at the beginning of the road leading to the castel...
I like here your treatment which gives to this composition a timeless touch... I also like the face of the young lady...

mesutilgim (37342) 2007-11-18 5:45

Selam Deniz kardeşim,
Bu da befis bir kare. Paris'i fotğraflıyan Eugene Atget'in işlerini anımsattı bana.
Anlatımı ve tekniği müthiş bir siyah beyaz iş.
Tebrşkler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

salvator (18943) 2007-11-18 7:28

Selam Jamesyy,
Nefis yaw. Eski zamanlardan kalma bir fotograf gibi. Detaylar harika. Siyah beyaz secimi de cok yerinde olmus.
Bence sen isi gucu birak dugun fotografciligina basla. Sana is de bulurum, soz.
Eline saglik. Selamlar. Salvator.

alibasarir (14497) 2007-11-18 8:21

merhaba deniz bey
mükemmel bir kompozizyon.siyah beyaz tercihi eskiye götürüyor insanı.modellerin duruş ve ifadeleri anlamlı bir görüntü oluşturmuş elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

delkoo (34866) 2007-11-18 8:24

hi deniz
amazing and funny old touch, this really looks like old photo, what i like the most is, the way that you did it.

best regards
didier

veyselk (3831) 2007-11-18 9:46

merhaba deniz abi

1800'lerden çıkmış gibiler. fotoğrafa yaptığın uygulamalar sayesinde fotoğrafta o tarihten kalma gibi duruyor. çok başarılı bir çalışma daha... ellerine sağlık..

veysel

ocskaymarci (2510) 2007-11-18 12:11

Interesting crop from the original, but great compo and contrast! You can be proud of this photo, forbidden photos always have more value!

Gerrit (36325) 2007-11-18 12:21

Hi Deniz,
great observation and good realisation under the circumstances. Fine retro tones and definition.
Groeten Gerrit

PixelTerror (86957) 2007-11-20 6:21

Merhaba Deniz,
You had the right subject to play with aging PP and I like the result very much, even their expressions seem froma long gone era !
Have a nice day JY

doubay (5043) 2007-11-20 7:38

Hi Rigo!
I like the deep going sociocritical analysis of your photo and its title. :-) You pushed the button them just in the right moment. The girl peering from behind his back directly into the eyes of the beholder gives the kick here. The tight crop looks really good, but I like the original photo as well. Great paparazzi work!
Regards
Andreas

keribar (42760) 2007-11-20 21:27

Hello Deniz,
Grain, cropping etc. But there are two main characters here and you have really mastered the cropping. The grain doesn't bother me, because the image has the looks of a picture taken 100 years ago. Perhaps it is the hat also ..The cropping let us see the weird expression of the girl which balances well the guy. I like it and although I don't have the time to write comments these days, I couldn't resist on this one. Now I read that photos were forbidden, so I was right to think about old pictures.
Friendly yours - Izzet

ninaL (19596) 2007-11-23 22:00

Hi, Deniz.
I am really impressed by this one.
Seems to come from a film !!!
Beautiful expressions and the attitudes of these people are full of meaning : they look at different directions...near by their body, far by their emotions...
I like also old aspect of photography.
Beautiful work, indeed, despite of lick of sharperness.

Congratulations. Grazyna.

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-11-24 14:08

Hi Deniz. This has hit the spot for me. I love the grain and slight creamy tones. The pose is superb and it's just a cracking good photo. Well done. Paul

MarcT (21103) 2007-11-30 5:52

Hi Deniz,
This is a very special picture. You managed to create an excellent "old picture" mood.
Well done
Marc

efi (4363) 2008-01-27 12:06

mrhb deniz;
geçen diyordum dünyanın en iyi fotğrafçıları diye lanse edilenler kadar iyilerimiz var diye..duydular mı ne?favorilerim galeride yaşasın.kutlarım..