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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Fifteen: Making travel portraits that define personality and character. > Tailor, Moncombu, Kerala, India, 2008
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02-APR-2008

Tailor, Moncombu, Kerala, India, 2008

This tailor is well known in the village of Moncumbu. I later showed this picture to a crewmember on our houseboat, and he told me that it was a very good “likeness.” The entire front of his shop was open to the street, and I stood there for a few minutes watching him work. My guide was with me, and as he was talking to him, I kept shooting. At one point, the tailor looked up from his work, as if he was thinking about something my guide had said. In that instant, I found his character – thoughtful, confident, and secure in his skills.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/40s f/3.2 at 11.9mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time02-Apr-2008 23:26:42
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Aperturef/3.2
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
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Phil Douglis21-Apr-2008 19:37
You certainly did. It is amazing how much environmental portraits can reveal about the character of the subject as well as the nature of its work or life.
monique jansen21-Apr-2008 11:35
I also made a character study of my own tailor, see
http://www.pbase.com/trevvelbug/image/70727465
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