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the kid who sells shoes
Posted by Kheoh Yee Wei (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on 2 July 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.
Sriram from Chennai, India
Lovely characteristic composition! Superior work, Kheoh! Awesome : )
2 Jul 2007 6:16am
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
Great composition! Nice colors - the blue is just so vibrant! Cheers...
2 Jul 2007 7:47am
Ling from Malaysia
nice!
I have a question, do you ask them for permission first before taking your picture? I know some people don't like to have their pictures taken. I haven't tried what you did yet. :) as in taking pictures of random people
2 Jul 2007 12:18pm
@Ling: well,i never ask their permission,i approach them and capture,if they don't look happy about that ,it is no big deal,just be yourselves,put down your camera,smile,walk away if you want,but i usually have some chats with them.I got shouted by people in many occasions,oh ya,i even tried to capture people in 7-eleven shops and got chased away by the manager,you know,business thingy... haha... :P
Duncan Galbraith from Kyoto, Japan
Excellent street portrait. Great photo journalism. I love the depth and richness to your processing too. Your processing choices are always spot on and do justice to your work. Fine indeed.
2 Jul 2007 12:41pm
Viewfinder from United States
Nice portrait of a hard-working young man on the job.
2 Jul 2007 2:22pm
Walt from Scarborough, Canada
You wonder about child labour when you see shots like this - is he just doing this to make some money, or to feed his family...
2 Jul 2007 4:59pm
@Walt: He wants to make some money to feed his family.
Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada
looks like he has a lot of selling to do! - nice capture :)
2 Jul 2007 6:44pm
Daniel & Jessica from Melbourne, Australia
Great capture and post processing, buddy! Love the expression of the boy.
3 Jul 2007 12:12am
pieter from Davis, California, United States
he does not look happy.... I hope you bought a pair:)
3 Jul 2007 3:08am
@pieter: haha,well,i didn't buy a pair of those,my foots still prefer on a broken shoes.yeah,one day i will pay him a visit and buy from him!
Peng Wei Seng from Penang, Malaysia
Great..u r life recorder. A very lifestyle pic.
3 Jul 2007 4:00am
Levine from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
To me, the proper way is...or what you can do is, approach them and have a chit chat. Talk about random stuff or ask them questions like how much these shoes are or do they have a size for you. Just something to initiate a conversation. Then ask if it is ok to take a photo of him/the person. If you have a green light from the person, then go ahead, happy shooting but if you get a big NO NO, then just say " Ahhh, okok sorry". I always do that. 95% success. Just to share :)
3 Jul 2007 6:07pm
@Levine: haha,yup,that is pretty much the same for me :D
Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India
get a 70-300mm telephoto lens you can stand across the street and shoot people unaware :) that's how one does candid photography. the other way is to hold the camera at hip height and clicking without the people around knowing. there are a quite a lot of things written on street photography you shud try to read them up...
5 Jul 2007 12:36pm
Sony DSC-W1
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