New York City Faces
Few portraits of NYC people
Few portraits of NYC people
A year ago I was visiting NYC for a few weeks and I had my camera with me so I couldn't use an opportunity to take few photos of city people...
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I guess that many of you from NYC should or could know this person, but for me personally he is very interesting because of two things:
First. When I came to him and tried to make a small conversation, nothing happened... He showed me no emotions and didn't even responded to any of my questions. He was sitting like this when I took few shots and when I was leaving... I thought 'ookey'...
Second. After spending some time looking at this picture I started to think that every detail in here is made not by an accident and I am talking not about 'life meaning', but I am saying that bottles, flags, plastic bags, etc. were put like this with purpose - to pose for tourists. The only problem is that I didn't left any money for him :)
First. When I came to him and tried to make a small conversation, nothing happened... He showed me no emotions and didn't even responded to any of my questions. He was sitting like this when I took few shots and when I was leaving... I thought 'ookey'...
Second. After spending some time looking at this picture I started to think that every detail in here is made not by an accident and I am talking not about 'life meaning', but I am saying that bottles, flags, plastic bags, etc. were put like this with purpose - to pose for tourists. The only problem is that I didn't left any money for him :)
As I remember everything started from this person: till the moment I met him, I was taking only photos of a New York city.
I saw him in a flee market, running form woman to woman, talking very loudly and giving compliments to all of them.
Then he bought something and stood for a few seconds to have a small chat with his friend - a moment for me to ask for a chance to make his portrait.
Since then, spending time in NYC, meant meeting new people and collecting portraits of them because they are the face of the city.
I saw him in a flee market, running form woman to woman, talking very loudly and giving compliments to all of them.
Then he bought something and stood for a few seconds to have a small chat with his friend - a moment for me to ask for a chance to make his portrait.
Since then, spending time in NYC, meant meeting new people and collecting portraits of them because they are the face of the city.
While I was having a small talk with one lady and asking her if i could make her portrait, this guy came to as(he was a friend of that lady), and asked me to make his picture.
I said that I would love to, he stepped back a little and asked : 'Ok. What do I have to do now?'
I told him to be honest and to be himself.
'Well, than I will show you my middle finger, because it represents my personality' - he said.
'That is so sweet..' - I said and I still don't know why.
I said that I would love to, he stepped back a little and asked : 'Ok. What do I have to do now?'
I told him to be honest and to be himself.
'Well, than I will show you my middle finger, because it represents my personality' - he said.
'That is so sweet..' - I said and I still don't know why.
Well, here I have a small problem - I like this shot but is it because of a woman(which I think is very attractive) or is it just because I find this portrait interesting :)
Anyways, it was one of the hardest shots of New York strangers, because I had not only ask a stranger to pose for me, but that stranger was a beautiful woman.
Thanks God everything went well and at the end I am happy with the result and who cares who is responsible for that: God, who created her, or me who has captured his creation :)
Anyways, it was one of the hardest shots of New York strangers, because I had not only ask a stranger to pose for me, but that stranger was a beautiful woman.
Thanks God everything went well and at the end I am happy with the result and who cares who is responsible for that: God, who created her, or me who has captured his creation :)
Now I know!
I am afraid of good looking people!
Sounds like a joke but it is so and I came up with this thought few minutes ago while I was uploading this photo.
The thing is that I was walking down the Soho in New York and this guy passed me buy. I thought that it would be a good idea to take his photo, bet I couldn't do it until my friend told me that I definitely have to...
And only now I understood that I was confused only because he is good looking guy, and I had the same situation with a beautiful woman(few portraits back)...
Is it because good looking people look more successful what makes you feel less confident about yourself? :)
I am afraid of good looking people!
Sounds like a joke but it is so and I came up with this thought few minutes ago while I was uploading this photo.
The thing is that I was walking down the Soho in New York and this guy passed me buy. I thought that it would be a good idea to take his photo, bet I couldn't do it until my friend told me that I definitely have to...
And only now I understood that I was confused only because he is good looking guy, and I had the same situation with a beautiful woman(few portraits back)...
Is it because good looking people look more successful what makes you feel less confident about yourself? :)
I guess that this is the portrait of a person who managed to keep my attention for the longest time :)
When this lady was passing by my eyes were jumping from detail to detail and even when she was to far to see the things that she had on her I wasn't finished looking and finding something new...
Then I understood that I definitely have to have her portrait in my collection:)
Damn, I miss the city and those people so much...
When this lady was passing by my eyes were jumping from detail to detail and even when she was to far to see the things that she had on her I wasn't finished looking and finding something new...
Then I understood that I definitely have to have her portrait in my collection:)
Damn, I miss the city and those people so much...
Without having any plans and holding camera in my hands, suddenly I felt like I came to a right place an at the right time.
Somewhere in the Soho, by an accident I found an open photographers workshop with a lot of people buzzing around.
I guess he knew what he was doing, because it only took one shot to get what I wanted.
Somewhere in the Soho, by an accident I found an open photographers workshop with a lot of people buzzing around.
Then I saw him I understood that I definitely wanted to have his portrait in my collection.
I guess he knew what he was doing, because it only took one shot to get what I wanted.
I met this person in one of NYC streets sitting close to a road and watching cars passing by.
I thought he is one of those old fashioned mafia guys :) Really...
At least he looks like one and he was very suspicious when I asked him to pose for me for a minute. At first he said 'no' and that was enough for me not to bother him again with the same question because his tone was convincing.
But I had a minute so I sat next to him and I guess that was the most interesting talk with the stranger during the trip to New York.
When I was already walking away, he called me and said: 'Ok, do what you came to do!'
At least he looks like one and he was very suspicious when I asked him to pose for me for a minute. At first he said 'no' and that was enough for me not to bother him again with the same question because his tone was convincing.
But I had a minute so I sat next to him and I guess that was the most interesting talk with the stranger during the trip to New York.
When I was already walking away, he called me and said: 'Ok, do what you came to do!'
The guy was very surprised when I asked him to take a shot, but you should have seen the faces of his friends, when suddenly for no reason one of them became a star:)
And that silence while waiting for a shot...
I waited for a little bit longer because I was amazed how the face of this person changed when I pointed camera at him. Suddenly he got this movie star look... As a result I've got a portrait of a self confident and calm man.
Beautiful.
And that silence while waiting for a shot...
I waited for a little bit longer because I was amazed how the face of this person changed when I pointed camera at him. Suddenly he got this movie star look... As a result I've got a portrait of a self confident and calm man.
Beautiful.
