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*Children's business?*
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Copyright: Flavia Soares (Flavia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1730 W: 96 N: 1897] (7824)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-15
Categories: Daily Life, Decisive Moment
Camera: Minolta Dimage Z3
Exposure: 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Peru on the Road
Date Submitted: 2006-10-31 20:10
Viewed: 902
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Day 10 - One of the girls in our bus was in a tough negotiation with the little local seller while we waited in front of our bus to leave Chinchero. The little girl caught my attention because of her responsible posture in her business, her colorful local dress and her cute face. Children usually goes with their mothers to work in a lot of undeveloped countries to help them on their little business or just because they do not have anyplace else to let the kids. Sometimes they even work themselves, to bring extra money home. A sad reality unfortunately true for billions of children worldwide. As for our little seller I do not know which was her case or history, she was alone during the time I was photographing her, but I guess her mother had just left for lunch...I have the impression of have seem other woman with her earlier.

I took some pictures of her, but in none she has a vivid nice expression as this one in interaction with her customer. It seems that I was not the only one interested in their negotiation, al the women around seemed to be also looking to them. The negotiation must have went ok, once the tourist bought the pull she had in her hands.

I put a cropped version centered on the girl as a WS and another portrait of her distracted while waiting for more business. Let me know what you think.

I darkened lighted dark areas and darkened a little the bright area, once the girl was in shadow area and the ground was overexposed. I applied a warm filtrer.
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hello flavia,

i just love your photo, the beautiful lady and the cude girl on business. this picture is not all about composition, its about a story you have written, so i guess some parts of it which seems lil'bit exposed doesn't affect much of the meaning of your picture you are presenting.

thanks for the note...

Hello Flavia,
This is a beautiful daily life photo. The little girl and her articles that are for sale look very colourful indeed. It is a shame that children in some parts of the world miss out on a childhood. Lovely thought provoking photo. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers,
Debbie

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  • ceky Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 253 W: 86 N: 350] (2018)
  • [2006-11-01 5:06]

Bonjour Flavia
Un tableau très fidèle d'un point de vente pour touristes au Pérou... avec toujours ces enfants qui essaient de vendre la production familiale...
J'apprécie particulièrement le workshop avec la photo recadrée de la petite fille.
Georges

É realmente uma triste ver crianças trabalhando. Tão jovens e com tanta responsabilidade.
As cores estão ótimas Flavia. Interessante o contraste de culturas visto pelas roupas da moça do seu onibus e da pequena vendedora. Faz lembrar as eras dos descobrimentos dos colonizadores fazendo contato com os nativos.

òtima foto!
Andre

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  • MIG13 Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1854 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-11-01 18:07]

Oi, Flávia! Legal essa composição, em que se percebe a imensa distãncia existente entre o mundo da turista e o que ela está conhecendo. Boa perspectiva e detalhes interessantes. Abraço! Miguel.

Bonjour Flavia,
Sympa, la scène de cette petite femmes d'affaires en pleine négociation avec sa cliente tandis que les adultes gardent un oeil sur la situation, prêtes à intervenir en cas de besoin. Une scène typique de ces pays où effectivement les enfants assument très jeunes le rôle d'adultes pour rapporter de l'argent au foyer. Tu as raison, cette photo et son cadrage large donne un bien meilleure idée de l'ambiance des lieux que les autres images, plus rapprochées et tu as bien fait de poster celle-ci.
Amicalement, Brigitte

Maybe she was just a better salesgirl than her mom, using all that cuteness--Mom may have found it better to just stay out of the way! It's nice how the two women at the table are looking back to keep an eye on the girl. A pleasant scene, Flavia, very nicely caught and composed. Regards, Ken.

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