Barber of Johdpur Photo

Photographer’s Note

Continuing with my series of the streets of the blue city I bring you today a barber. This one is not outdoors as in the recently posted Barber at Fatehpur Sikri. Still, the shop is quite narrow and the costumers have to wait outside. I wonder if there are too many distractions in the streets for the working barbers...

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Preetie (431) 2007-09-21 10:10

Hi Ricardo,

A really really nice composition..the two chairs back to back ..expressions..the doors framing..the details..I love it all. I was initially kind of not happy with the guy who has his back to the camera but he gives the kind of a impression of a spectator watching a show and the whole shop is like a play happening...Priceless!!!
Kapil has been convincing me to come with him to Jodhpur(his home town)...I am getting convinced looking at ur images everyday.
Thanks for sharing :)
Preetie

kevinos (6927) 2007-09-21 10:10

A wonderful, frozen moment, Ricardo. The characters have been caught in great natural poses. the straight on composition make it look like a stage set. I love the mood, the atmosphere of an Asian backstreet. There is a lot of lovely detail the plastic shoes, the dated pay-phone, the period chair.I could have wished that the distracting bits of the bycycles were not in the foreground, but well seen and well ccaptured.

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delic (6735) 2007-09-21 10:14

Hi Ricardo,
Hard to keep up with your pace these days :). Excellent street capture and an interesting one, too. A lot of social activity for a barbershop. Seems like the barbers have caught you though. Regards,
Hakan

stego (22500) 2007-09-21 10:22

Olá Ricardo,
Esta cidade aguçou-te a inspiração para este tipo de fotos! Além de todos os detalhes da barbearia e da rua, gosto especialmente dos jogos de olhares. Está muito bem enquadrada e parece-me razoavelmente bem exposta atendendo a que a luz era difícil. O ruído não me incomoda por aí além neste tipo de foto - se se puder evitar, tanto melhor, mas não é por ter ruído que fica menos "valiosa".
Um abraço, José.

mehr (1358) 2007-09-21 10:23

Hi Ricardo,
interesting taken with nice note. The composition and sharpnes are great.
Thanks for sharing.
Bahram

syd1946 (17999) 2007-09-21 10:29

Ola Ricardo,
Another great one!It must be the most "cult" barber shop in the world!
I love the straight to shop point of view,like your is ready to entrance.The people seems not to worry about it.Excellent light conditions,well seen vivid colors for your scenery!

Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

bhardwajkapil78 (486) 2007-09-21 11:00

Hi Ricardo...

Its been about 20 years in that city, and i am really dying to be back there... so that i can click a few pictures of the busy streets of jodhpur ... and comeup with some amazing stuff

like this...

its a special.. i like it.. very much.. so next time you come back in india... i would love to join you for a trip to jodhpur..

for the time being let me convience Gurpreet (Preetie)
Regards

Buin (38574) 2007-09-21 11:40

Hallo Ricardo!
A wonderful photo full of daily life anmd full of colours. I like the many details one can see here... and I must think of an European barber shop ... this one is much more interesting!
Greetings from Germany - and have a nice weekend!
Frank

xramm (745) 2007-09-21 12:24

Hi Ricardo

Very good capture with attractive colors,
TFS

Hakki

xuaxo (5909) 2007-09-21 13:14

Olá Ricardo,
Mais uma espectacular de barbeiros e das ruas da Índia. Isto deve ser a barbearia com mais clientes por metro quadrado. Muito interessante como os barbeiros têm que se desenrascar naquele espaço.
Um abraço,
F

euryan (8355) 2007-09-21 14:43

Olá Ricardo,
I always love barbershop photos. I like how you framed this one. It's funny how three of them all seem to have noticed you taking their picture, or maybe they are looking at something else. The man with the red shirt contrasts nicely with the cooler blue colors all around.
Regards,
Ryan

leonorkuhn (14351) 2007-09-21 16:54

Olá Ricardo,

É interessante observar como qualquer pequeno espaço pode se transformar em um próspero negócio, contando com a boa vontade de ambas as partes. Parece que isto eles tem de sobra. A composição está excelente, captando com detalhes esta curiosa cena da vida diária.

Beijinhos
Leonor

paura (39608) 2007-09-21 17:16

Ricardo,
Estou aqui pensando com que tamanho de cabelo você fez essa viagem para a Índia. Acho que você passou muito medo de pelarem sua cabeleira. Cá para nós, eu passaria a vida inteira sem cortar os meus cabelos se tivesse que fazê-lo aí. Longe de mim a idéia de desrespeitar esses cidadãos, mas parece filme dos anos 30.

A foto está interessantíssima.

Paulo

siolaw (25882) 2007-09-21 20:49

Ola Ricardo,
A typical Indian barber shop, with man watching adding fun and interest as he seems to be liikong a show! Light is a bit dull, but the scene is interesting... Pity for the bits of cyckes down there but an overall nice picture!
When are you coming to BKK(im still there)
Laurent

keribar (42760) 2007-09-21 22:48

Hola Ricardo,
For me it is the picture of the day. Jodhpur is certainly a place that I shoudl visit again, and your picture is telling me that. The blue city combined with the colors of the people create a symphony of striking colors.

Happy Week-end - a good caress to the cats.

Stepan (27175) 2007-09-22 2:08

So typical, so cool... That's the pleasure of street walking in India. Thanks for reminding that to us, like that.
Stéphane

ribeiroantonio (22056) 2007-09-22 2:11

está linda esta foto da barbearia "central" de Johdpur. Mesmo muito boa. É interessante ver como eles conseguiram colocar três cadeiras de barbeiro lá dentro, sabendo como elas são grandes e mal jeitosas. Só o tipo lá de trás parece estar a olhar para mim. Os outros dois, acho que estão a prestar atenção à história do de vermelho.
Mas, o que eu gosto mesmo, é daquele telefone ali em cima da mesinha do lado esquerdo. Deve ser o que lhe dá mais dinheiro!!!
António

feather (50480) 2007-09-22 2:36

I really like all the interaction you have captured on this one. There are invisible sight lines all over the place. They should have put the curtains down and then it would look like actors on a stage. :D. Like your other recent posts there are lots of wonderful details to see and the quality is excellent. I see the lure of TE is reeling you in again. ;D
Kath

Bluejeans (33391) 2007-09-22 2:38

Oi amigo ,
Incrivel nunca tinha visto nada assim como conseguem cortar o cabelo lá dentro , as cadeiras são fantasticas , não te convidaram a cortar lá o cabelo :), sabes o que está no chão um telefone ou uma maquina registradora , gostei da roda de subir a cadeira ,esta tua foto ficou fantastica !!!
Um abraço amigo
Bom fim de semana

jjcordier (25446) 2007-09-22 5:45

Excellente scène de vie superbement photographiée avec une escellente composition qui donne beaucoup de vie à l'ensemble.
Amicalement
JJ

Benedict (7062) 2007-09-22 14:43

hi ricardo,
i wonder if shaving the whole head is a fad in jodhpur as it is now in the whole world. but seeing these clients, it looks that it isn't. anyway, the capture is clear, colors are brilliant and resolution, sharp. i wonder how this looks like without the bicycle "steering wheel", the one in the center, particularly?
benedict

jasmis (51283) 2007-09-22 15:34

Interesting street life photo in extraordinary frame.
Superb composition.
Regards!

Scharan (13955) 2007-09-22 18:12

Olá Ricardo

Quantos elementos nesta composição...
Uma barbearia muito simples mas tão cheia de detalhes curiosos como os quadros na parede, as cortinas jogadas nas portas e o enfeite na entrada. Boas cores e contrastes.
GA
Vera

coco (28276) 2007-09-22 21:17

Hi Ricardo.

Good scene in the hairddresser. The people is what makes more interesting this picture.

Well done.

carper (66108) 2007-09-23 0:40

very nice serie Ricardo,
the pov is good and the photo is nice to look at, good quality and fine photojob, good photojob here, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

utkue (3420) 2007-09-23 0:49

Hola Ricardo,
Perfect shot and very impressive composition.
Contrast and colours are wonderfull in this photo.
Congratulations.
Best regards from Ankara and have a nice sunday.
Utku

marietom (32280) 2007-09-23 2:33

Hi Ricardo,

Beau témoignage d'un quotidien loin de chez moi...
Belle image colorée.
Marie

Floydian (30970) 2007-09-23 3:32

Hi Ricardo,
What a place, what a location...jsut perfect. Love those two seats in opposite to each other and the small amount of space they have to work around with. that guy in front (waiting in line?) creates also a nice focal point.
Those curtains over the doors, nice detail, wonder when they use them.
A good photo with lots of interesting details...very good work.
Regards, Henk

Cricri (44068) 2007-09-23 6:47

Hi Ricardo,
Interessant image de ce salon de coiffure, petit avec beaucoup de détails, belle expression des personnes regardent vers le dehors,une différence avec celle dans la rue qui me plaît beaucoup, mais toutes les deux sont de belle image de la vie quotidienne de ce pays
Have a nice sunday for you
cricri

sothy81 (8540) 2007-09-23 8:32

Hi Richardo,

I must say this is something that people learn a lot about the world thru photography. It shows daily life of people from there. A small conner of that place where people come to do haircut. The shop is something that people from the west may find it dirty, but it is actually true from some Asian countries. Technical part of the photo is also nice, especially the symitrical view of the door where you make it the left side is equal to the right side. It does make some graphical view there. Well done. Sothy

axiotea (16355) 2007-09-23 8:42

Olà Ricardo
Funny how the barbers and one of the customer are looking straight at you in that small and typical Indian barber shop. There are many details to see in this daily life scene!
Cheers
Marilyn

Vato_Law (11768) 2007-09-23 12:49

Olá Ricardo,
Mas que barbearia mais louca com as portas bem abertas ao mundo possibilitando assim o mostrat do trabalho dos artistas. Digamos que o palco não é dos mais atraentes e asseados mas isso já outra história. Vejo que tal como cá têm o calendário (ou será poster?) embora o tema não seja bem o mesmo dos barbeiros portugueses:)
Gostei dos pormenores que revelas na foto, como sejam esta cortina apanhanada e presa à porta, as cadeiras de barbeiro (que bem precisam de uma reciclagem), mas tambem das expressões dos presentes quer a olharem para ti como para este homem do lado de fora.
Um abraço (e boa viagem, cheia de fotos, já que não sei se ainda cá voltarei antes da tua partida para férias).
Paulo

Emile (20177) 2007-09-23 12:53

Hola Ricardo.
Very well composed with the two barber seats back to back, looks like they didn't worry about you taking your shot, it seems that they are in a very interesting chat with the man sitting on the bicycle. Very good colors, POV and sharpness.
Well done.
Best regards.

jmcl (14181) 2007-09-23 18:21

Hi Ricardo,

Wonderful scene of daily life.. The colors are wonderful .. the way the shop frames them is stunning.

take care,

John

pboehringer (770) 2007-09-23 20:59

Ricardo,
que imagem belissima da vida diaria na India. Parece ate ser uma janela para o mundo em outro continente e me lembra demais da minha experiencia em um local no Nepal quando eu cortei o meu cabelo em uma loja extremamente semelhante a esta antes de partir para Mount Everest base camp.
Abracos, Peter

bakes888 (18353) 2007-09-24 1:01

Hi Ricardo. Excellent candid photo. You have caught the colour of Indian daily life well. Well composed and timed. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Angshu (34219) 2007-09-24 21:01

Ola Ricardo
Well composed street shot. We see this type of barber shops everywhere in India. Back-to-back chairs, three onlookers and one spectator (apart from you) who appears to like the scene. Well done with the framing, with the shop appearing like a stage where the activity is happening. Very good shot indeed my friend.
Regards
Angshu
PS : Countdown for your new SE Asia trip. Lao is a beautiful place, untouched by commercialism, but a victim of a barbaric secret war which took thousands of lives

luisafonso (858) 2007-09-25 0:46

Linda. Este senhor aqui à frente, sentado na bicicleta faz a foto. Porquê? Tem tudo a ver com a sensação de profundidade e diferentes planos na fotografia de rua. Isto é uma coisa que eu tento fazer na paisagem mas que cadas vez mais procuro na rua. Dá um sentido cénico fantástico. De resto, a composição é fabulosa. Teres metido aquela janela dentro da tua própria imagem é demais. Parece mesmo um palco. Até tem as cortinas... A exposição está tão boa que até se vê detalhe nas sombras lá atrás. Muito bem mesmo!

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-09-25 7:41

Hola Ricardo, another very good image of daily life..
really little and full of people this barber shop..
i like a lot to see this type of images...
the boy with the red dresses is eye catching..
ciao!
Valeria

lucasgalodoido (16929) 2007-09-25 16:55

Olá Ricardo!
Muito interessante esse salão, ou barbearia, não sei como chama esse local em Portugal! Como sempre uma foto interessante do dia-a-dia indiano!
Parabéns e Abraço!

berek (29111) 2007-09-28 4:48

Ola Ricardo,
crowded , colourful traditional Berber my friend. I like details and idea. best wishes.
B.Erek

balatrek (7419) 2007-10-05 5:45

Hi Ricardo,

You have captured this moment of a perfect form, very graphical and full of interesting details, I like the composition and the tones of the scene, the expression of the people is very natural and no noticed your shot excepting hairdresser of the right.

Regards
José

zeca (20026) 2007-10-05 20:42

Olá Ricardo!
Este é um tipo de foto que adoro. Mostra aspectos típicos de um povo, de um lugar pitoresco. Os detalhes são muitos, e às vezes divertidos. A rusticidade e a simplicidade aqui são deliciosas. Locais como este são autênticos e mostram a verdadeira cara de um povo. Ótima foto, com bom enquadramento e muita naturalidade nos personagens. Gostei bastante! TFS!
Abraço,
Zeca

noborders (14201) 2007-10-11 7:33

Barbers boutiques are always so interesting to watch - mirrors, decoration and the public too, in Turkey it is the same ; you took this photo so well, with all the details fun to see,
Bravo and have a great travel,
Cath.

bantonbuju (48844) 2007-11-10 23:29

so much to enjoy in this image...obviously different people, at first...but then - so many "ancient" or "strange" details like the wheel on the right chair, like the old fashioned phone, or the curtains, or the flower atop the entrance...
enjoyable work,
tc, j.

nivaldo (13528) 2007-11-16 7:56

Realmente, a Índia deve ser um país muito curioso, Ricardo. Você está vivendo aí ou é a passeio/e/ou/trabalho?
Interessante captura.
Um abraço,
de Recife-Pernambuco,
Nivaldo

Partha_c (1985) 2008-01-09 2:23

Hi Ricardo. Touched upon an old but beautiful documentary shot with lot of details of the barbers in action (not barbaric!). The folded curtains, the towels, the sponge and the onlookers made a total theme. Great. Regards.
Partha

jmdias (20165) 2008-07-30 17:24

ricardo

esta foto me faz lembar daquelas casas de boneca que não tem paredes e a gente pode ver o interior com móveis e personagens. belo flagrante da vida cotidiana deste povo, todos os personagens estão muito bem postos, luz correta para iluminar este pequeno caos

abraços

jorge