At the street market...

I want to be better at taking photos of people on the street ... sometimes "stolen" images, and sometimes with permission like this one. I can't take credit for the conversation that led to this shot. Sarah started talking with this kiddo and he was so friendly and had such a gorgeous smile that we both asked if we could photograph him. He seemed delighted that we would ask. I think that he would have posed for a dozen more shots if we had wanted. I didn't notice the discolored skin on his arm until looking at the photo later. Anyway, he was a total sweetie. I loved taking this shot!

 

Photographically, do you think that his face is a bit too dark?

From the same street market. (Sarah will tell you the story about this fish market...)

Any comments or ratings are appreciated. Please read my first

comment. :-)

Great natural smile! I like the background here as its puts him into a bit of context.

The background, as Colin says, is important in this shot. Nevertheless, and without losing its presence and its telling us about what it's going on and the place, I would have opened the shutter in order to decreae the DOF and have the backgound merely suggested. Just MHO, Lou Ann

I agree with you about the DOF, Alberto. Sarah was talking with this guy and about to take his photo when I turned from what I was doing and realized that he was going to pose. I didn't even check the settings on my camera ... just shot. I wish that I HAD gotten the shallower DOF ... and that I had taken more than just one frame. Live and learn!! :-)

He looks like a swwet kid, I think the color and light are great... Good job capturing this one... :) Cheers Cole

very nice...congrats.

Great candid shot, Lou Ann. I wish I could take pictures of strangers like Howard Dion does so easily. You seem to be getting the hang of it! Probably the more you do it, the easier it gets.

Nice smile. Very nice.

I love this shot! Lou Ann got the good one! I still need to go down there w/ the photos..... I need to post the photos from the fish store...just for the whole effect...this photo makes me smile!!!!!!!!