"There are no stupid jobs ..." Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Il n'y a pas de sot métier,
Il n'y a que des sottes gens".

(A French proverb, meaning : "there are no stupid jobs ; there are (only some) stupid people (around)..."

This was taken during the school holidays, this young lad was working for pocket money as so many other school and college students in Turkey, in this case I guess you have understood where it is : in a public toilet at a minibus station. A friend of his had come to visit.
[Price is less expensive than in most such places, generally it is 0,500 YTL or 50 kurus (about 0,25 euros) - here it should have been written 35 and not 350].

Not a great photo but a frienly glance I think... The pink-violet colours of the ceramics, together with the neon-light in the tiny room made the whole picture incredibly kitch, I had to desaturate a lot and also to lighten considerably the faces of the boys, hence the noise which I tried a bit to attenuate with blur (no noise reduction).

serp2000, isabela_sor, ALIRIZA, adelune, patshoo, papagolf21, jonathan_hart, ChrisJ, trekks has marked this note useful

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aadilj (17950) 2008-09-05 5:50

This oen simply superb and so well conceptualised. I love the hues and those expressions. Great job indeed Cath

serp2000 (9833) 2008-09-05 5:56

Hi,Catherine,
At first sight it seems to me like a black&white photo in the window... Good work! Nice pink-violet colours and good sharpness!
Have a nice weekend!
Serghei

Polonaise (5638) 2008-09-05 6:09

Smart photo... Smart note...Smart PP... Smart photographer...

With the weekend' smile on my ugly face...george

isabela_sor (42757) 2008-09-05 6:09 [Comment]

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ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-09-05 6:26

Hi Catherine,
A beautiful double portrait, frame in frame. I like their diferent expressions. Well done my dear friend...
Have a nice weekend...
Ali Rıza

Jeppo (12258) 2008-09-05 6:47

ciao Catherine,

I just quote Jasmis's critique. this picture is human and real. they look spontaneous..it is a good portrait thanks to the natural framing.
moreover...when you are student...there's no stupid job...everything's good to get some money and be somehow indipendent from parents!

ciao
Silvio

adelune (2) 2008-09-05 6:52 [Comment]

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Paolo (40763) 2008-09-05 8:21

Excellent portraits and note Catherine, as everytime a something more than a normal picture.
thanks, ciao

MarcT (21105) 2008-09-05 9:18

Salut Cath,
Très beau cadrage avec superbe petit sourire complice et excellent traitement.
C'est joyeux et excellent pour le moral.
Bizzz
Marc

patshoo (944) 2008-09-05 11:48

Interesting capture,Love your capture the moment of action on his face and suitable composition in small frame made more attractive to this scene,Good work,TFS.

tehanu_f (6874) 2008-09-05 13:40

I love it! I love the natural frame, the writing above the boys, their mischievous smiles, the plastic change box....I have a similar shot with a little boy, but this one is much better.

ninaL (19646) 2008-09-06 0:53

Bonjour, Catherine.
Une photo très étonnante.
Les visages et les sourires composées à l'intérieur de la fenêtre sont magnifique.
Le cadre naturel est extraordinaire.
J'adore.
Amitiés, Grazyna.

papagolf21 (57015) 2008-09-06 1:32

Bonjour, chère Catherine,
Félicitations pour cette photo très originale, l'oeil s'y perd, s'égare, cherche et comprend !
La qualité est au rendez-vous.
Très bien réalisé.
Amitiés.
Philippe

bantonbuju (48856) 2008-09-06 2:04

beautiful...
this is the real photographer's work - wherever you are - look for the beauty of the place or the moment...
and you are awfully skilled in what you do, cath!
bw, j.

jonathan_hart (22739) 2008-09-06 4:49

un double portrait original, super bien saisi, avec un contact excellent, et j'aime également bien le traitement de l'image
amicalement
jo

axiotea (16359) 2008-09-06 5:54

salut Cath
Au premier abord, j'ai crû que c'était une affiche! un joli double portrait qui surgit de la petite fenêtre, où les jeunes semblent prendre plaisir à être photographié...peut être que j'aurais coupé un peu du haut, mais ce n'est qu'une suggestion ;)
Amitiés
Marilyn

delkoo (35024) 2008-09-06 7:31

bonjour catherine
ici, le cadre dans le cadre fonctionne bien et entoure parfaitement les deux visages juveniles qui se pretent bien au jeu.

didier

jasmis (51313) 2008-09-06 7:52

Smart note... But the photo is really extraordinary due to double portrait in natural frame.

Regards my dear friend.

kensimage (8543) 2008-09-06 23:08

A great double portrait, Cath, especially that innocent yet mischievous face on the right! Nice job dealing with the noise in postprocessing. (I think I might have just made the whole thing black and white, but it's a minor thing for this image.) It's almost as if they knew you were going to put them on TE! Regards, Ken.

ChrisJ (70521) 2008-09-07 0:24

Salut Catherine

A superb b&w image, (or desaturated image leaving just a faint, red, plastic tray), with good shadow detail & superb sharpness & framing. A nice dual portrait, also. Merci, et bon weekend!

faubry (32511) 2008-09-07 1:09

elle est vraiment top cette photo Cath, une complicité entre toi et le jeune de droite; j aime beaucoup ton cadrage serre;
je suis a la maison maintenant
bises
francine

trekks (14336) 2008-09-08 0:42

hi Cath

I can say this kind of travel photo is the best thing happening to you, it not only shows what you see but brings back to your TE gallery to share with us how funny little ways of life has gone through your eyes.

A simple opening hole, 2 heads popping out, add a fine touch of smile. Why? It is most appealing because it causes a smile on my face when I view this.

Throw in a great note, as you always never fail. And I call that one of your best TE post on daily life/humoruos category.

tfs, bill