I spent a lot of time waiting and fuming at people who walked into my shots, until I realized that the human element adds another dimension. I draw the line with tacky tourists however. ( And how about those hot pink bags!)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Madame et les portes bleues
I spent a lot of time waiting and fuming at people who walked into my shots, until I realized that the human element adds another dimension. I draw the line with tacky tourists however. ( And how about those hot pink bags!)
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In this situation, I wouldn't be that bothered. It's when they see you're trying to shoot a photo and they walk right in front of you within a foot or two!
I just like this. The huge big BLUE door, and the perfect timing with the woman walking in front, with her colorful bags.....
Le dragon, au dessus de la porte est assez curieux. Cet immeuble abriterait-t-il une société secrète chinoise ?
You're right. It's a balance between no people and just the "right" people.
I agree V. I used to wait until my composition was sans people but that was not always the best approach. A human figure can add interest on so many levels. In this case Madame certainly adds a Je new sais quoi to the image and a decent dose of perspective to show off how enormous those blue doors are. Cheers J.
Rick gets nuts when I wait and wait to get it "pure" but I do agree that adding the right human element really adds interest and elevates the image to a story. She does indeed look quite French and chic!
Paris is a great place for photographing doors!
«Louis» has taken many door shots in Paris - and he understands exactly your frustration with getting just the right set up. In this case, it worked out great - those pink bags are the perfect foil for the blue doors!
"Lady of the Blue Door"... I tried to translate your subject line, before scrolling down to your pic.
Yes! I mostly got it! :-)
And yes, the person does add another element. An interesting element.
Tessa~
Which brings to mind, another topic... That of, do we try to not have "people" in our photos? Or rather, should we try to not?
Of course, in today's world of everyone being able to take a pic of everyone else, with cell phones, I suppose it's a very quaint old fashioned idea.
Tessa~
Alain, peut-être! :)
Tessa, well I guess it all depends on the "human". I find that they add interest and as Joe pointed out, sense of scale in some instances. I'm reading a wonderful photography book right now that talks about the added dimension humans or even animals make in a shot.
In this case, the human element works very well.
It's a beautiful shade of blue, and I love that carving at the top of the door.
She really adds to the photo like she's running from the beast lurking above her!
You capture it all V !
Pamela xo
I like it with her in it too!
Yes! I used to wait for people to walk out of my picture, now I wait for them to walk INTO it. I like this much better than if it were just another sterile architectural view.
You're right about the" human element." Don't know about the bags, but I do like the blue/pink color combo.
A couple of things wrong with these 2 sentences. First, it should read 'people WHO walked into my shots' and second, 'tacky tourists'?, as opposed to what, 'nifty, well-dressed tourists'? Not very nice, V.
Soprano, thank you for pointing out my grammatical error. Sometimes late night blogging I let things slip past and always appreciate the help from readers!!
V
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