Young Girl with Holy Book Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here is another portrait taken at the religious summer school. The course was over and all the girls were really very happy to have their pictures taken. I had to be fast, and make no mistake. I used a tripod, and boosted the ISO to 500, because otherwise I believe that they would not be able to stay still in this dark corridor.

cfreire, sebinho342, AnimeshRay, abdulkadir, gneufeld, sabanuluca, photographer123, ugur_yilmaz, PixelTerror, jafadabret, elihesamian, noborders has marked this note useful

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MikiM (1916) 2007-08-29 7:51

HI Izzet,
This is very nice - congrats for your work. Clean, sharp and but I like the most the lighting here - the soft natural light.
I was afraid of the slow speed for the portrait work, but you proved that is works. Thanks for sharing!
Congrats,
Miklós

PS:
I'm happy with this picture because I have the same Nikon gear but I don't have any excuse after now.

cfreire (11614) 2007-08-29 7:51

Hi, Izzet
Great portrait! Your work show us creative, sensibility and art. Keep up the very well done work.
Best regards,
Consuelo

alibasarir (14253) 2007-08-29 7:55

merhaba izzet bey
tek kelime ile mükemmel bir kompozisyon.ön plandaki çocuğun duruşu ve özellikle arka planda yer alan silüet şeklindeki insan görüntüsü çok güzel ve etkili.gerçekten her yönüyle olağanüstü güzellikte bir kare elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

frieda (137) 2007-08-29 8:16

Hallo Izzet,
Een prachtige opname!t.f.s.

Preetie (431) 2007-08-29 8:38

Hi Izzet,
What I love about this shot is the soft lighting and the sense of peace on the girl's face. I would have prefered it without the other girl in the bg she distracts from the beautiful peaceful face
TFS
Preetie

mesutilgim (36180) 2007-08-29 8:43

Hi İzzet,
This one is even better than the first one (my personal opinion) . Very well composed and even with 1/15, good sharpness.
Very nice modell and soft and mystic (!) colors.
TFS
MESUT ILGIM

sebinho342 (18726) 2007-08-29 9:14

Hi Izzet, thisis a beautiful portrait, at 500 ISO and a tripod, no common settings but for sure due to the low light you were supposed to do so ... even if flash option was possible.
I particularly love the big green book that take a large part in this compo and the little girl that we see in background
Excellent

ben4321 (9781) 2007-08-29 10:04

I prefer this to your previous posting, and not just because there's no sloppy PP this time!
I think the off-centre framing works better than the central composition of the other one, and again there is a very strong connection with the eyes.
The background seems a bit overdone - artificially blurred and darkened with a bit of a halo around the girl's headscarf, but the way her colourful clothing stands out from the surrounding darkness does give the shot a strong impact.
I like the inclusion of the other girl in the background, although the way her head appears to be hanging disembodied in mid-air looks a bit strange.
Overall it's very well taken, with good framing and great control of light, but I would have preferred it with less obvious PP on the background.

Cheers,
Ben

fallan (1820) 2007-08-29 11:15

Great portrait. The girl in the upper corner is a very nice addition.

AnimeshRay (8886) 2007-08-29 11:21

A stunning protrait, Izzet! The ethereal face of the other girl through the darkness is just a fantastic counterpoint to this vibrant sharpness of the foreground girl's soulful eyes. A classic, masterly, to say the least.

Iva_R (1276) 2007-08-29 14:31

Bonsoir,
Un très beau portrait, incontestablement.
Par contre, j'ai un souci: je vois des traces noires, du genre des retouches photoshop type 'outil densité+'. Si elle a été retouchée, il s'agirait peut-être de revoir ces zones?
Au plaisir
Iva

worldcitizen (2189) 2007-08-29 16:31

Hello Izzet,
This is a powerful and beautiful portrait. All of the elements blend together so well: the lovely eyes of this girl, her headscarf, and the way she holds the book. The face of the second girl appears like a mirage in the background. Good job with the lighting to produce a mystical photo.

gneufeld (14979) 2007-08-29 18:13

Hi izzet,
I am not into portraits much, but this one really caught my eye. The expression is so natural with warm colors and a sense of peace and calm evident. Great shot and thanks for sharing. Gerald

Cormac (26445) 2007-08-29 20:47

Wow, this is even better than the previous one! I like the intensity of the colour in this, and also I think the composition works better. The arm on the book sweeps right around the frame and leads up the left to the scarf around the head. Great work!

suhan (3552) 2007-08-29 22:39

ilk kız çocuğu belki daha tatlıydı hocam ama kesinlikle bu kareniz fotoğraf estetiğinin doruklarında geziniyor. özellikle küçük kızın yerleşimi ve arka plandaki belli belirsiz siluet karenizi eşsiz kılıyor.
tebrikler
merve-süleyman

dareco (17024) 2007-08-30 0:31

A very nice portrait. Good color and detail. TFS

jmdaoudal (82) 2007-08-30 3:38

C'est encore un beau visage, et un bon portrait.
Le moiré sur le voile gène un peu la perception du coté gauche du visage ( vu d'ici :-) ) mais il y a de magnifiques couleurs et ces grands yeux.
Compliments
Jean Michel

SAGAPO (1736) 2007-08-30 16:04

İzzet hocam merhaba,modelinizin masumiyeti oldukça ilgimi çekti.Yandan gelen ışık kaynağının etkisini görmemek mümkün değil.Arka fondaki kızın varlığı farklı bir etki yaratmış elinize gözünüze sağlık.
Sevgi ve saygılarımla...
Ahmet

delkoo (33888) 2007-08-31 1:01

bonjour izzet
les yeux de cette jeune fille sont captivant, j'aime la façon dont elle tien son livre, religieusement, serré contre son corps, ainsi que l'image furtive dans le fond.

didier
-:))

alimo3 (6826) 2007-08-31 14:17

Hi Izzet,
beautiful portrait with a great attitude of your model and a very effective composition.
but what happened to the dark background ? was it on the original picture ?
Congrat.

Tom

partha (13645) 2007-09-01 2:04

Hi izzet ,
Frankly speaking I like the two portraits so much. The colour is so eye pleasing and the eyes look very much expressive.
Regards.
Partha

sabanuluca (5170) 2007-09-02 0:29

merhaba İzzet bey,
net alan derinliği, renkleri ile örnek bir portre çalışması. tebrik ederim.
selam ve sevgiler
şaban

ninaL (19250) 2007-09-02 7:27

Hi, Izzet, again.

In fact, I was looking for this one :).
I saw it some days again but I was in a hurry and I did not wright my critique...And this a beautiful portrait, like a painting.
Very good composition with a girl in foreground and with minimalistic light. True colors and tones...And all this in the darkness...There is some of classical painting, simply beautiful...A masterpiece of composition, light and colors.
Congratulations.

Best regards again. Grazyna.

photographer123 (5698) 2007-09-03 9:09

hi..
very good shot..very good use of light..composition and placement of both face in the frame are nice...wonderful work...subir

ugur_yilmaz (984) 2007-09-03 10:18

Merhaba Izzet Bey,
Çocuğun bakışları ve kompozüsyon bizim için çok anlamlı ve öğretici; anı yakalamak, aynı kareyi diğer bir nesne ile tamalamak, karedeki gereksiz detayları baskılamak.
Bakın bakarak bile öğreniyoruz. Umarız bizde birşeyler sunar hale geliriz.
Çok selamlar
Ugur

Polonaise (5625) 2007-09-03 11:56

One of the best kid's photos I've been priviledged to see recently on TE...
Period.

Completed work of a man with heart.

Stay that way, Izzet

g.

efi (4296) 2007-09-03 15:04

slmlar izzet bey;
kızın yüzündeki temiz ve meraklı ifade insanı büyülüyor..tfs..

PixelTerror (85994) 2007-09-05 1:06

Salut Izzet,
tres belle celle ci, tout d'abord pour le portrait que tu as capture dans un environnement sombre qui la fait bien ressortir ainsi que son livre et convient bien a l'atmosphere mystique, mais aussi et surtout pour le 2eme visage qui continue la scene dans le lointain, c'est tres bien fait. Je sais que les gens qui font du portrait aiment bien un rendu soft mais moi je l'aurais bien sharpenisee un peu la demoiselle.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

nerve (10210) 2007-09-10 0:55

McCurry'nin afgan kızı hatırlattı bir an bana bu portreniz..arka plandaki diğer portre ise harika tamamlamış usta. elinize sağlık.

Not: Animesh diye yazdığınız ama bana ait fotoğrafa yaptığınız yorum için de sağolun! ;)

selam ve hürmetler.

jafadabret (38849) 2007-09-10 2:57

Izzet, ce portrait me fait penser à ceux de Johannes Vermeer. Lumière très douce, les yeux et jusqu'au deuxième portrait dans le fond tout cela concourt à une image très agréable à regarder. Du très beau travail sur les étoffes et sur le modelé du visage.
Jacques

mikeo (12113) 2007-09-10 13:17

Hello Izzet,

Great portrait of the girl. Great colours and POV.
The Holy Book in the hands of her gives the character to the photo.

Well done!
Greetings
Aga

elihesamian (26091) 2007-09-16 10:41

Dear izzet,
and the second in the serie,...
the expression and the mood of the face is great,this return to your nice freezing that worked in a perfect time,...what serious look ! with all its innocence in it.
the blurred portrait in the background it's amazing element here,seems this one has that element in the background and you can't find this in another of the shots in the serie.
the light and colors are great,I like the kind of the side light in the 4 shots and here works perfectlyy,nicely done Izzet !
Best Regards
M

ozturk53 (105) 2008-08-28 23:28

fotoğraf ile oynanmış gibi geldi bana. eğer orijinalse çok hoş olmuş. ama öndeki kızın etrafında bi ışık haresi var ve sonradan eklenmiş gibi. güzel olmuş.

chicca (356) 2008-08-28 23:58

Hi Izzet,
this is a very beautiful portrait, i like it.

Federica

noborders (14215) 2008-08-29 3:28

Cette photo était en 1ère page de TE ce matin et je vous ai déjà dit que j'admirais beaucoup cette série (vous m'avez expliqué les circonstances quand nous étions près du Tus Gölü !)... je m'aperçois que je n'avais pas encore bien regardé celle-ci - elles ont toutes l'air sages comme des images, la seule chose que je regrette un peu c'est que vous ne les ayez pas regroupées dans un thème car maintenant j'aurais des problèmes à retrouver ses compagnes !
Je compte poster un groupe de ces fillettes que j'ai rencontrées dans l'est de la Turquie mais techniquement, cette photo-ci est vraiment admirable : j'adore cette retenue et ce maintien sérieux,
Avec admiration,
Amitiés,
Cath.

jwi61 (71) 2008-09-06 13:08

So beautiful and natural - good on you

Mistral (13622) 2009-07-02 12:54

Merhaba Izzet bey,
stunning portrait for her pose and natural sight.
Great light management and composition. Simply perfect.
A smile from Italy
Luca
PS: in Mardin at Erdoba Konaklari I saw your work...

Photo Information

Copyright: izzet keribar (keribar) (42652)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-22
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D 200, NIKON 18-200 mm VR
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/15 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): AR's Favorites 101-200, * more favorite photos (III), Aaah! [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-29 7:35
Favorites: 5 [view]