Barber Shop Muslim Quarter Jerusalem DSCN1054

I always wanted to shoot barbershops. There always seems to be so much going on there. This image works well because it contains so much information, anchored by the cute boy in the middle. This is almost like a 16th century Dutch Masters painting because it contains so much hidden information, and each time you look at it again, you feel like you're seeing it for the first time.

I disagree with previous post, it's very modern shot - like reflections in Facebook!

Thank you for your input. Appreciated

i've always considered barber shops to be great places for taking photographs... for one they are always well lit obviating the need for flash, for another there are always mirrors offering multiple views, there are lots of shiny things around like the implements of the trade and the liquids and lotions, there are locks of hair lying all around, and of course the people... the one time i tried i was allowed to click once before being stopped... i guess the li'l guy was your 'excuse'

I agree that Barber Shops can make for good B&W photo because of tones and of the things you describe. I've shot here a few times; give them the photos. Can't say I am welcomed by everyone but at least tolerated.

Perfect capture

Gianluigi

Great image, it never occurred to me to take photos in a Barbershop, however this summer when I take my grands I will try with the excuse to photographe them!   Warm regards from Miami.

Couple of things come to mind...first, this is not just one photo but a set of photos where one can look and find many different components that is a subject on its own. Looking at the mirrors, we can see a man's reflection on the extreme left, the clock, the different pictures that adorn the opposite wall and so on. In this sense, therefore, I can identify with the first critique.

The second point is to do with the inclusion of the legs to the left. If I imagine the photo without them (and also perhaps without the bit of the table on the right), I can view this as a photo framing the rest of the components within. However, the legs (and table) open up the photo to me and in a way includes me as a viewer in the photo. The photo thus seems to extend on the side of the viewer and beyond.

Regards.

Thank you for sharing those observations.

Always lovely corners of life by you!