Corn seller

Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
edited July 3, 2009 in Street and Documentary
One street portrait after long time.

Guy sales corn in streets.
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100mm macro at f2.8 on EOS 400D


Here are images of corn seller waiting for customers under the tree while talking to old man. He is not the same guy but seems to be his brother. Shot today 3rd July

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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2009
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    One street portrait after long time.

    Guy sales corn in streets.
    580051350_Z3LBd-L.jpg

    100mm macro at f2.8 on EOS 400D

    Nice simple portrait, Awais. Now...can you spend a morning, an afternoon, just hanging out, shooting him as he sells corn?
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
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  • sweet carolinesweet caroline Registered Users Posts: 1,589 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2009
    Very nice. I agree that it would be great to also see some shots of him at work.

    Caroline
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2009
    Thanks !

    I will surly do that tomorrowthumb.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 2, 2009
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Thanks !

    I surly do that tomorrowthumb.gif

    Cool shot Awais, and I'll be looking forward to seeing tomorrow's results. thumb.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2009
    Thanks Joel

    I have added today's results in 1st post thumb.gif
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  • FlutistFlutist Registered Users Posts: 704 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2009
    Very nice!!
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 3, 2009
    Amazing! You live in this place? eek7.gif I'd love to know what the corn seller and the old man are talking about. :D

    You should take more street photos. deal.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2009
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    One street portrait after long time.

    Guy sales corn in streets.
    580051350_Z3LBd-L.jpg




    Here are images of corn seller waiting for customers under the tree while talking to old man. He is not the same guy but seems to be his brother. Shot today 3rd July

    580842631_bN8RN-L.jpg

    580842840_q46aA-L.jpg

    580843039_qTT9D-L.jpg

    One of the things that makes the portrait so compelling is missing from these - closeness. If the corn seller will allow it, shadow him. Stay within six, eight feet of him with a wide angle if you have it, or if you don't, back off just far enough to fill the frame tightly with him and his customer. Capture his exchanges with people on an intimate basis. Make us feel what it is to be a corn seller on his route. :D
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2009
    Thanks for CC
    Yes that is my Street. I will try to get closer next time with wide lens. I was using 100mm macro at 2.8 for shallow DOF. I was in rush as i thought if i get closer they will end discussion.

    I have shot some portraits of Old guy will post them later.
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