Hey Mom, Look What I Got Photo

Photographer’s Note

Yesterday, in the forum discussion on taking pictures of people, I mentioned that giving people Polaroid shots of themselves can be a great way of breaking the ice. Here is a little Cambodian girl taking her picture home after a little impromptu photo shoot that we had on the way out to Tonle Sap Lake. (Yes, I know she's probably thinking, "Bad enough I have my wrist in a splint, now that lady taking pictures of my cut off my hand too.")

As I workshop, I've uploaded a shot of my mom in action with the Polaroid with our taxi driver acting as the photographer's assistant.

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clodreno (0) 2005-01-10 11:07

nice compo here.. like it.
happy new year.

ninadev (5225) 2005-01-10 11:49

It defies the rules of composition with the girl having more space behind her than in front of her, but it makes it look different from the usual composition and I don't find it annoying.
But the main interesting aspect of this pic is the circumstances of this shot, showing how you can more easily take pics of people when giving them a polaroid shot.