Uttar Pradesh #2

[Ouroboros]

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Street portrait, Uttar Pradesh April '23.

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[Marc B-C]

I love these series of Indian portraits, thank you.  I must confess, however, to be amazed that you found all these locals called Steve Walton. 😁🙂

[andybarton]

"Spartacus" jokes are banned here ...

People on the streets of the UK wouldn't sit and have their portrait taken like this, I know that for a fact.

 

[stuny]

Delightful, and I agree with Marc

1 hour ago, andybarton said:

"Spartacus" jokes are banned here ...

People on the streets of the UK wouldn't sit and have their portrait taken like this, I know that for a fact.

 

Andy -

One of the many charming things about India is that Indians may be the most willing people on Earth to be photographed.

[Ouroboros]

11 hours ago, andybarton said:

"Spartacus" jokes are banned here ...

People on the streets of the UK wouldn't sit and have their portrait taken like this, I know that for a fact.

 

You're wrong. 

I have a photographer friend in Lauder who has created a large body of work made over several years based on street portraits in his home town.  Another friend based in Edinburgh owns a long established studio and has a long term ongoing project  making portraits of people emerging from Edinburgh railway station.

I was asked if I would mind being photographed by a bloke with a camera on Westminster Bridge in London a few years ago.  No problems at all, he was confident, engaging and fun to chat with so he got his wish.   The right approach will usually mean  success  regardless of ethnicity.

[Ouroboros]

12 hours ago, Marc B-C said:

I love these series of Indian portraits, thank you.  I must confess, however, to be amazed that you found all these locals called Steve Walton. 😁🙂

He gets around!

[David Cantor]

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15 hours ago, Ouroboros said:

You're wrong. 

I have a photographer friend in Lauder who has created a large body of work made over several years based on street portraits in his home town.  Another friend based in Edinburgh owns a long established studio and has a long term ongoing project  making portraits of people emerging from Edinburgh railway station.

I was asked if I would mind being photographed by a bloke with a camera on Westminster Bridge in London a few years ago.  No problems at all, he was confident, engaging and fun to chat with so he got his wish.   The right approach will usually mean  success  regardless of ethnicity.

I totally agree.  I have taken many hundreds of street portraits in the UK, I think the most I’ve taken of complete strangers in one day is ten, yesterday only three. Young people are increasingly likely to say yes.  When I asked a young woman recently the answer was “Of course, why not?”

[LocalHero1953]

21 minutes ago, David Cantor said:

I totally agree.  I have taken many hundreds of street portraits in the UK, I think the most I’ve taken of complete strangers in one day is ten, yesterday only three. Young people are increasingly likely to say yes.  When I asked a young woman recently the answer was “Of course, why not?”

Agreed - though you have to have the right approach/manner.

[David Cantor]

32 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said:

Agreed - though you have to have the right approach/manner.

That's a given Paul, plus a genuine interest in people. Then there is the motivation for doing what you do, the engagement for me is as important as pressing the shutter. Wonderful things can happen, last year one young Afro-Caribbean women thought that her mother and I were ideally suited and would I like Mum's contact details?

I wonder what Andy's facts that underpin his assertion.

[LocalHero1953]

1 hour ago, David Cantor said:

That's a given Paul, plus a genuine interest in people. Then there is the motivation for doing what you do, the engagement for me is as important as pressing the shutter. Wonderful things can happen, last year one young Afro-Caribbean women thought that her mother and I were ideally suited and would I like Mum's contact details?

I wonder what Andy's facts that underpin his assertion.

Risky business, photography!

I don't try to photograph people on the street as individuals often, but I have never had a refusal when I do. 

I have been asked by others if they could take my photo. Once in Edinburgh when I had my large format camera set up in the Grassmarket, and some tourists decided I was a great subject. The other time was a charming young woman in Arles during the photo festival (when everyone is a photographer anyway). She was doing a project on how people interacted with their phones (mine was in my pocket at the time). I think I was selected as a willing subject who fitted the demographic she was looking for (hunks? old men?). A few days later my face and phone was an exhibit in a festival event.

[Ouroboros]

1 hour ago, David Cantor said:

That's a given Paul, plus a genuine interest in people. Then there is the motivation for doing what you do, the engagement for me is as important as pressing the shutter. Wonderful things can happen, last year one young Afro-Caribbean women thought that her mother and I were ideally suited and would I like Mum's contact details?

I wonder what Andy's facts that underpin his assertion.

Lack of confidence to approach people is quite common for many amateur photographers and can easily translate negatively at first contact.  

[Cobram]

On 5/10/2023 at 10:42 AM, Ouroboros said:

Street portrait, Uttar Pradesh April '23.

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Great composition. Very nice series of portraits. Inspirational. Thank you.

[Ouroboros]

42 minutes ago, Cobram said:

Great composition. Very nice series of portraits. Inspirational. Thank you.

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