Caricature

As is often found in tourist areas, this lady is the subject of a caricature.

But the artist's effort is matched by the person who put a moustache on the

lady in the poster. As it turned out, both ladies were also seated on a chair,

however improvised. Thank you for your constructive critique on this photo.

What I find interesting here, the lady sitting in the lap of somebody whose face is not seen. Interesting image. 

I think sepia works well, but the lady in the poster is important to the composition as she has been altered as well, much like an alteration of the model's features currently going on. Also the fact that both are seated and facing each other almost like a mirror-image; hence underlining the above viewpoint. Thanks for stopping by.

Best regards Samrat!

PDE

I smiled because in addition to the other 'caricature' feature noted, I saw that you 'filled the frame' with interesting things -- something I espouse as my own main raison d'etre in shooting.

You did so here by utilizing 'threes' as I once noted I had in many of my photos which I assembled in a 'Presentation' -- noting in that Presentation on 'Threes in My Photography' (you can look for it, it's still here, made long ago), that three defines the three corners of a triangle when joined by imaginary lines, and if that joinder is made the resulting geometric figure is one of the most dynamic in the photographer's arsenal.

Subject(s) (they meld into one), artist, and poster model form a neat triangle, for good use not only of interesting figures, but good geometry which tends to bring out the best in composition. 

The adjunct of good geometry with interesting subjects is that extra something - that sine qua non - that helps boost an ordinary photo of people into the more extraordinary, often without people recognizing 'why' it has made that leap and often not noticing that it has made that leap. 

Sometimes the photographer himself/herself does not recognize the connection between the geometry (used by Cartier-Bresson as a substitute word or cognate for 'composition') and the word 'composition' as it is used in the English language, either. 

This photo has excellent composition as well as good (not excellent but good) human interest.  It's the composition which causes it to excel -- in other words, the photographer's treatment in framing it has caused it to rise above, and that is a plume in your cap.

Thus, it would NOT have been so good approach the subjects closer, thus eliminating or even truncating thing the capture thus cropping this photo in any way.

You have your proportions exactly correct in my opinion.  

The margins are exactly right as I view this, or at least as good as you could have got them. 

At some time, with these abilities you have shown to frame and compose, you will come across a fabulous scene, and then you will be able to showcase your newer talents and make a fabulous capture, and it will be mostly a result of your ability to compose PLUS your worn shoe leather.

You continue to grow, and what I think you recently asked me to 'see' is that you are already 'advanced' and that you can 'see' readily.

This photo is a good exhibit of that, most probably taken in the last few days at that, judging by the Polish on the wall. 

Good work. 

Some day you'll find something that's more than just good work and probably create and/or see and capture something stunning.

Again, only the truth.

I just had to open my eyes as I often do not troll the others' galleries or postings, I'm so often busy shooting and posting myself.  It has been fun to see your rapid growth -- it bespeaks great curiosity, great intelligence, plus fine natural ability.

If you keep shooting on a regular basis such work, your work will be seen more frequently by others, I think, and your profile will become more recognizable to the mainstream here.

john

John (Crosley)