'White Bearded Man' - Portraits from India

in streetphotography •  7 years ago 

I spotted this stranger avoiding traffic in the the streets of Delhi. I was half hanging out of the tuk-tuk as we crawled past him, trying to get a snap of this guy. He looked directly into my eyes.


White Bearded Man

The white bearded, Sikh man stood out against the crowds and I can't decide whether he is fully Indian or not?

Until this day, this is my favourite photo I have ever taken. Maybe I could do some wonders to it if I learnt how to edit. 

If anyone has any decent editing tips, please do send them my way! I have no idea where to start besides basic contrast edits on Photoshop and can do with all the help I get!


This is my entry into the #streetphotography and the #portraitphotography contest hosted by @juliank.

CAMERA: Iphone 5
TAKEN: March 2015

Let me know what you think!

Yasmine

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Great shot, Yasmin!
Loved the Heaven effect the most.

Thank you so much! Appreciate the love!

Innocence can be felt on the face of this wonderful creature of the true lord. I am sure he is Sikh. So, you are now in India ? When are you going to visit Lahore?

No this was taken 2 years ago :-) Will be back in India maybe later this year. I'll let you know, bro.

I still love this photo so much! Awesome!!

Love it! Sometimes I find that the most spontaneous moments like these make the best photos (just like when I walked pass that statue by accident in Chicago)!

@liambagnall will have plenty of tips for you but I'm pretty sure there are a bunch of online tutorials you could use. I remember when I was into Photoshop CS2 (when we're still at school) - I used a bunch of tutorials to practice on my shots :-)

Yes actually I would love to get some tips from him! Yeah i'm ok with CS2 but I think there are much better programs to use. The problem with online tutorials is there is so much it's hard to know where to start. There must be someone on steemit who has posted info. I'm on the hunt! I've asked @kieranstone

Haha, he's great and pretty sure will be able to help! And CS2 is very outdated, haha - I used it when I was back at school. Liam uses Lightroom but you need to pay for it :-)

I use CC but it's knowing what to actually do with it. Lightroom I have already I think I bought a package.

Ah sweet then you’re good. Liam could def give you some tips then! :-)

Outstanding photo Yasmine. And it goes to show that you don't need fancy equipment to take a great photo. The framing and timing are perfect. I don't think there's much editing needed to be honest. The story-telling is great and that's all you need.

Cheers.

Wow. Thank you so much! Really appreciate that!! :-)

What do you use to process images? If it's in JPEG then you might be limited. But could still add subtle vignetting or blurring the background slightly.
A slight darkening of the background would be the easiest. Brings more attention to the man
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So quick and easy yet so effective. Thanks Kieran! Yeah someone else just told me JPEG is limited. I need to investigate my other options. Thanks

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Hey are you traveling in India ...

Hey! No i'm not this photo was taken 2 years ago.