When I showed this photo to a photographer friend of mine, he gave me a short lecture about photographic language. He told me that since the man was looking into the enclosed space, it seemed that I considered him to be inferior to me. I knew nothing about semiotics. Nor did I know about the Rule of Gaze, but that was not what he was trying to point out.
I took the picture from the backseat of my mother's car when she stopped to buy some vegetables from a vendor who was usually at the side of the road. I wanted everything to enter the frame and only had one shot. To me, it was more about street photography than portraiture. Maybe it was something in between.
Regardless of all the mistakes the photo might have, I liked it then and still do.
I took this photograph on December 7, 1997. The film I used was T-MAX 400, and the camera was a Ricoh KR-5 Super II. The only details I can provide about the copying are the following: I used glossy paper and made three copies with slight differences in the times of exposure for different areas. In the files I keep at hand, I only found two copies, but I suspect this scan is from the one I liked the most.
actually, I love the scenery and his pose I photographed together with his environment around.
I'm very less in these classic photography rules - not from the back, no lens flares or not people looking on you :-) I love everything that is working for me.
thank you for this post and your beautiful story.
Know the rules, then break them, hehe.
I like this photo a lot. It was a challenge, because I had to do it quickly and there was fog.
Thank you :)
Know the rules, then break them
exactly :-)
I love stories like this! And behind every photograph there is a story to be told! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you!
It's true, there's always a story to tell.
Have you thought about the idea that your subconscious had been speaking through your lens that same moment?
Our subconscious always sneaks into our photos, I think.
I was drawn to his posture and I asked myself what he could be possibly thinking about. That's what I ask myself everytime I look at this picture.
Indeed! Photos that ask questions, tell stories! Keep up the great work!
It's true. Most of what I've done seems devoid of content. I've being trying to emphasize on visual attractive
It's true. Much of what I've done seems devoid of content. I have put too much emphasis on visual attractive, composition. I tend to review my photos and I ask myself what I was intending to capture and say.
That sounds fantastic and looks like a path to developing greater artistic skills!
I hope so!
It sure is!
Rules are for rule-followers
Love the shot.
Thank you so much!
And yes, you're right about the rules.
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