This January I had gone out for the kind of street photography that professionals and highly skilled ameatures go out for. But I did with little experience and gadgets. I had chosen Joydev Mela - a huge religious and village fair held at Kenduli - as my assignment. In the midst of lakhs of rural people and pilgrims, I was carrying out my street photography. And believe me, it was a brilliant experience. I realised how hard and enjoying photography is.
Out of the many pictures that I had taken, here is one of a few village children. I like the different expressions. The shyness of one is an interesting element in this picture where the rest of the children are comfortable with my camera.
Taking pictures of the children was a very enjoyable experience. First you need to have the courage to approach them although their parents are present over there. It is very important to make friendship with them and make them feel comfortable with your presence. Communication, as all intellectuals have said, and as Suvro Sir (whom some of you know and many have turned a deaf ear to) repeatedly says, is the key to success in whatever one does. I had built up a friendship with these children and their parents by giving a great smile to them, by taking many pictures of them, and by showing them their pictures. On seeing their pictures they not only felt happy but allowed me to many more pictures. There was joy in the environment and I was enjoying my work more than ever. It is important that you become sensitive to your subject and laugh and cry with them. You are bound to have good pictures. As all mediums of art, photography too is all about your heart and mind. It is all about the world, its people, and you.
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Beautiful. We visited Bhutan two and half years back and were silently followed by some lovely kids till the time we became their friends. Pictures were really beautiful because a child's face is most expressive.
However, why are the pictures unusually red.
Dear Tanmoyda, after your observation, I have processed the picture again to reduce the red tinge. I hope it is al right now.
It's interesting how you have captured the shyness of one of the children. I saw it before I read what you had written. The child in the second photograph has a lovely open expression, which you have captured.
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i love portraits of children. their light just shines.
Yes the new version looks better. It is really nice shot. Have you ever tried to photograph a awe-struck child? I don't know how you shall do it. But it is another beautiful expression.
I am highly impressed by your dedication .. street photography and anything involving people is the hardest for me. u need to have build the rapport with the subjects in addition to ur skills and equipment.. The first one looks to have been processed ?? what equiment du use and what software..photoshop?? I wud like to get some highly critiqued comments from you for my holiday photograps..they were taken on the fly without investing a lot of time on each photo for composition and exposure and whitebalance...
The child in the second photograph has a lovely open expression, which you have captured.
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I loved the expression of the child in the second photo too.
"It is important that you become sensitive to your subject and laugh and cry with them. You are bound to have good pictures."
Really well-said. I totally embrace that statement.
Fantastic photos! I'm hoping to learn a little portrait photography myself.
Excellent capture of the glint in the child's eye. Good tone to the photo as well.
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