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Stalking for portraits (Lesson 1)


Stalking for portraits (Lesson 1)
Photo Information
Copyright: Dennis Bours (Dpbours) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 430 W: 59 N: 398] (2066)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-20
Categories: Nature, Mood, Portrait
Camera: Nikon D200 DSLR, Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED AF-S VR, SanDisk EXTREME III, Hoya 72mm SuperHMC Pro 1 UV
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Singapore
Theme(s): My favorite portraits II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-17 22:50
Viewed: 469
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Still in the Singapore Orchid Gardens, I saw an Indian couple walking in front of me. They looked so happy together and she had a wonderful smile and was dressed in vibrantly blue Indian Kurthi.

I just needed to have a picture of her, so I was strolling a bit behind them in hopes that there would be a photo opportunity popping up.
At one moment, the man turns around and walks towards me. And I was thinking "Hmmm, problems... He might have felt that I was following them...". And he was quite a big guy, so I did start to become slightly worried.
He stops in front of me and says: "Could you take a picture of us?" and he handed me his camera. Phew...

Then I said, "No problems, but I have one request... Can I take a picture of your wife separately, since she has such a beautiful smile and wonderfully vibrant kurthi?".
He was surely proud about his wife and honoured with the request. After the photoshoot we exchanged emails so that I could send him the shots.
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To Janone: Another SingaporeDpbours 1 09-17 21:10
To JohnTulip: It's a Nikon!Dpbours 3 08-18 18:51
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She is lovely - and your photo is magnificent. Beautiful saturation and metering, good depth of field, and the bokeh of the background, even sunlit, works very well here.
Perfect composition, good sharpness, good simple frame.
I love it - congratulations to you and compliments to your subject.
Rew

YES IT IS INDI SMILE,

THANK YOU FOR SHARING,
REGARDS,
YOGESH

Thats the way you handled 100% correctly.
Often I struggle(d) with the same problem.. a smile .. a schoolboy's innocent look ..and it often works.. like you did here!
Little advice: Next time tell the guy he has such an interesting face..could you make a few of him too..

Now here comes the trick.. sneakely turn of the camera ..
dont let him know..click 20 x on a shutdown system( he thinks its working) and mumble ..great great ..WOW a few times..

Ok..After this I am sure he asks you to pick up his wife the next day and make photo's of her all day long.

You're admiration for this FANTASTIC beautifull woman Dennis ??
Oh yes I do share that .. she is a born Princess.
Your POV and colours-sharpness are of a professional !!

Good weekend my friend
John T

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1454 W: 126 N: 2043] (17567)
  • [2007-08-18 8:32]

Hello Dennis, a great portrait yo did there. A beautiful subject, well composed, grest technique and a great smile ! Thanks,

Mario

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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1514 W: 1 N: 131] (11741)
  • [2007-08-19 7:26]

Zacht en vriendelijk gezicht . Een mooi portret

Hello Dennis,

Bad, bad...you were following them to only picture of her!! Teasing you.

Yea, we Indian women are beautiful and lively :-)
Its very natural photo, good smile. TFS

Vandana
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Being paranoic doesn't mean that they are NOT after you !!

Beautiful smile indeed !
greetings,
Joop!

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  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 638 W: 6 N: 428] (2746)
  • [2007-08-19 11:04]

A very natural pose. The DoF is great.
TFS. K2

Hello again!

Missed this beauty. What a charming lady and a adorable story behind this shot ! Her smile says it all. Absolutely great portrait in this batural environment. The light is well used here. Colorful and very pleasing to the eye.

You will cherish this uique moment forever. A simple but true and honest pleasure to all three people involved here.
Bravo!
Robert

Hello Dennis,
This is a very well done portrait of a beautiful lady!
You capture her personal warmth so well, and I'm sure she will be happy with this!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hallo Dennis.
Very nice to read the story. hahaha.
Lovely portrait photo of that Indian lady indeed.
The total colours suits her perfect.
Orchid Gardens, yes a lovely place to walk around.
ps. In the time (1996) I was in Singapore, I only did analoge video. So, no much pitures (my wife brought aa easy photocamera, when she visited me)But I made a very nice montage of the video film, lateron at home.
Groeten van Jan

A beautiful smile!! I like the blue dress, the background, and her very kind eyes.

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