Broom Vendor, a photo from Khanh Hoa, South Central Coast

Photographer's Note

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As I continuously admitted, I am a novice to photography, and a kid to a camera. All my "photographic experience" is to press its shutter button. After being given 1,000 of green smiles from your great support, patronage, kindness, encouragement and sharing for my improvement daily. However, I feel still too bad in experience. So, I purposely posted my first try on capturing a portrait no good but meaningful two days ago which I try to made her smile but didn't recheck tecnique data before shut. In Vietnamese, we used to say "tot khoe xau che" (display the goods and hide the bads). Well, I think it is the best tactic to do business. But I am learning! If I don't let you see my weakness, how am I going to improve, or to adjust myself? I am not a professional photographer. I am in my first days at kindergarten!
I have received your great useful comment. I think that your wonderful supports as one of you even prescribed for me "stronger" medicine (in this case, I am a patient), and concluded with big quotation by a legendary war-photographer: "If your photos are not good enough, then you are not close enough."(Robert Capa)

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Taking the advice from all of you, today, I'd like to report to you my first homework. I took this daily life right in front of my home. I photographed this broom vendor just because his gentle smile verifies his happy life and an elevated spirit. Everyday, he walks from morning to evening along the roads of urban and rural with his rusty bicycle loaded of the colorful brooms to save some dollars for his family. Although, his work is hard, I would like to share his proud and fun daily life sending the brooms to clean life.

Please give me your frank critiques. Thanks.

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P/S: Series of my photos for "My Son Cultural World Heritage" will be continued tomorrow. I am sincerely sorry.
Best regards.

Huy

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letuananh, AmiBe, sam224, gaby, Paolo, jhm, singuanti, john_c, jmdaoudal, MarekP, devimeuxbe, capthaddock, KevRyan, ChrisJ ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

Critiques | Translate

PixelTerror (0) 2005-07-20 5:09

Hi Huy,
A colorful and superb view, the abundance of colors, focus, use of DoF, cpmposition and capture of the expression are excellent, a great one !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

letuananh (2543) 2005-07-20 5:13

Chào anh Huy,
Tấm chan dung này rất có hồn. Em rất thích nụ cười của bác này. Tuy nhiên theo em crop chặt thêm tý nữa thì đẹp lắm.
Thân.

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-07-20 5:33

Hi Huy,
Actually a very great photo for a first portrait. I like particularly the prevlence of different colours in the photograph. Perhaps a horizontal orientation would have been prefferable allowing you to capture the the hole shirt of the man.
Regards
Daniel

AmiBe (6042) 2005-07-20 5:42

Hi Huy,
this is a good portrait !
This vendor seems to be very friendly and funny.
I like the big smile and the patriotic hat !
Beautiful colors, too.
The focus point must be on the vendor eyes, here it's on the brushes I think.

gaby (19819) 2005-07-20 6:50

Hi Huy, a very great portrait - congratulations my friend - it's very colorfull -
"Pöur un coup d'essai, c'est un coup de maître"
Amicalement
Gaby

Paolo (41258) 2005-07-20 6:56

Good image Huy!
excellent composition, full of colors and with that wonderful smiling man!
good light too.
thanks, ciao

joseelias (0) 2005-07-20 8:56

After reading your note I would expect a bad photo… But that’s not the case. :-)

In fact it’s quite nice. The happy expression of the man is very well captured, and the control of the exposure very good as we can see a lot of details both in the shadow and light areas. This is particularly good in the man’s face. Besides this, the placement of him in an uncentered position works very well by placing him in a strong position of the frame and at the same time allowing us to observe all the funny brooms he’s selling.

Regarding the frame I would have chosen one with the same size in the sides and top/bottom. The frame as it is creates a sensation of square which drains dynamic out of the image.

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-07-20 12:36

Hi Huy,
nice and colourful shot of this smiling man. Beautiful portrait.
Nino.

jhm (202883) 2005-07-20 13:32

Hi Huy,
Absolutely a colourful picture, excellent sharp and clear, the man demonstrate a lovely smile!
very well seen!
John.

ngythanh (8458) 2005-07-20 17:13

I am wordless in front of this capture.
Looking back to your entire album, I think "portrait photography" may be your right path. Let try some more, combine with "street pictures". Make sure you click at time when the subject's eyes loking straight to your lens plus a soft background...

I wish this picture came from my camera. This is a lesson for me to learn.

Thanks for your great contribution.

Thanh

singuanti (15250) 2005-07-20 23:31

Hello Huy. Congrats on hitting 1000 points! This shot is excellent in every regard. I really like the hint of the mountains in the background. The sharpness is just right and the image quality is outstanding. Very nicely done Huy!

john_c (24666) 2005-07-21 0:34

Hello Huy,
A fine portrait by any standards. Very colourful, crisp and clear. The placement of the man to one side is well done. Perhaps just a little "cluttered" with objects, detracting a little from the man, but that is a minor criticism. Overall, a most successful shot that pleases the eye greatly.
John

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-07-21 2:59

Its agood one anyway whith color and excellent depth, your modele is also very interesting in this situation.
As he framing is free in numeric i suggest you take profit from this facitity in cutting up the red and green "plumeaux" and give the elbow from the subject to be more in thirs. This could have improved the capa words.*But you are zooming already tight and this is a good one.
I like it
Jean Michel

sam224 (6215) 2005-07-21 3:24

What a colourful composition Huy. The sharpness is excellent and the perspective very good indeed. Strong visual impact. Very well done!

ducnc (814) 2005-07-21 3:50

Hi Anh Huy,

Great colour. This is really Excellent dailylife photo.

Tấm chân dung này anh chụp có hồn quá anh ạ. Hẹn gặp anh ngày mai, khi nào anh vào thì alo cho em nhé.

Ducnc

MarekP (4750) 2005-07-21 7:09

Hi Huy,
You did your home work very well. Sharpness is excellent now as well as perfectly controlled DoF (i.e. sharp main subject while the background is still blurred and doesn't disturb). The shot is very colorfull too. Excellent work!

Thanks,
Marek

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-07-21 17:02

Chào BS Huy
Very nice portrait so colorfull and so typical vietnamese.
I like the expression in the face of the man.
It's joyfull and pleasant.
Thanks
Bertrand

kevinos (7517) 2005-07-22 9:01

Nice colourful picture Huy. I guess they sell those brooms all over Asia.

capthaddock (28790) 2005-07-25 9:34

Hi Huy - wonderful and colourful portrait, I really like the use of the flag on the hat, and thanks for the excellent note.

KevRyan (22956) 2005-07-25 14:39

Huy - I think this, along with your humble exposition of what you feel are the reality of your skills hang beautifully together because - in some ways - this breaks all sorts of rules of composition but nevertheless works beautifully - such a good. strong, vibrant, colourful portrait full of the detail of this man's work - great picture! I really like this a lot.

jemaflor (135326) 2005-07-26 7:52

Salut Huy,
Superbe !!! Un cadrage parfait, couleurs éclatantes, composition excellente et une sourire très expressif. Très réussi, bravo !

ChrisJ (159946) 2005-07-27 3:52

Hi Huy

I like the multiple colors of the brooms & the smiling face of the vendor. Excellent sharpness & lighting with a good tonal range. Well done!

colibriav (2208) 2008-12-06 3:38

Hola:
Magnifico el colorido y el encuadre de la fotografía.
La sonrisa del vendedor da mucha alegría a la fotografía.
Un saludo desde España:

Pablo