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Sonali Dalal Photography
The composition of your photographs is amazing. They probably weren’t posing but rather just being.
Thanks! True, they had no place to run to!!! i think I should change the title! Thanks for suggesting!!!!
You inspire me to take a different look at the world around me. I need to photograph more….
Thanks. I love to photograph world around me. But question always bother me, am I invading their privacy?
Wise old men
In their crumpled shirts
not a smile on their countenance
watching and wondering
What makes them so special.
Eyeing my camera with trepidation,
I realize,
Sensing wariness I gave them a smile.
Impassive faces tell me thousand stories,
Each line on their faces show rigours of toil
Each crease of cloth conceal a tale to tell
I gently prod them to talk,
Wanting to narrate their stories in shots.
Sensing reluctance to talk,
I decide to walk away.
Photographer in me,rebel in me.
Quickly turning back, I click away.
They remain unmoved as ever.
I got my shot but raised question in my mind
Should I have clicked?
Did I invade privacy they keep?
Eternal question for my ilk.
I applaud you for being so courageous and persistent to get that shot. That is why I’ve always struggled with photography and videography. Invading some one’s presence. That is why I usually shoot inanimate objects and nature. I am somewhat an introvert in this regard. I guess I like creating art within a solitary void. Hence my being drawn to painting and sitting at a computer.
Whenever I shoot humans,I try to establish a connection. They generally know that I am shooting them. Sometime I talk to them when I shoot. I give them enough time to refuse or get up and walk away. Fortunately for photographers in India,people love being photographed. And sometimes you do feel like a Pied Piper ! I love doing candid portraits.
In fact in my case camera has helped me by taking away my shyness. I have become extrovert after I started photography. If I was able to do painting,I may not have touched camera! 😦