Haircut day..

Eyesthruthelens · 27th July 2005

Captured this when I was back in my hometown in Malaysia..
Did I manage to capture the atmosphere of old barber shop and the mood of the customer??

zaren · 27th July 2005

i think you have captured the atmosphere of the old barber shop well. for me, the most interesting part of the photo are the expressions of the people in the mirror, so i would explore a tighter crop sans the right hand side, which also adds a touch of the surreal to the pic, as life can only be clearly seen through the mirror.

e.g.

jaix · 27th July 2005

Originally Posted by zaren

i think you have captured the atmosphere of the old barber shop well. for me, the most interesting part of the photo are the expressions of the people in the mirror, so i would explore a tighter crop sans the right hand side, which also adds a touch of the surreal to the pic, as life can only be clearly seen through the mirror.

e.g.

I think that's a good crop!

Makes the picture very interesting.

jhansolo · 27th July 2005

I felt 2 step to the left would be perfect. As for the crop cutting the legs off the chair might be better in drawing the eye to the reflection.

tsjcsl · 27th July 2005

I was viewing this when my son came along and said: "This is a really old baber shop!". Then he added:"Why does the view in the mirror has color and outside has no color?"
Isn;t that what we all aim to do - get an immediate reaction which coincides with what we wanted it to be.
Techinical issues aside, I say this picture is a success.

jhansolo · 28th July 2005

I don't understand why / how your boy's question coincides with the photographer's aim for the shot?

Snowcrash · 28th July 2005

I prefer the image in the mirror to be in Black and White. Should dodge the edge to give it a older look? just sharing

27th July 2005	#1
Eyesthruthelens Deregistered Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sengkang Posts: 1,691	Haircut day.. Captured this when I was back in my hometown in Malaysia.. Did I manage to capture the atmosphere of old barber shop and the mood of the customer??

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zaren Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,713	i think you have captured the atmosphere of the old barber shop well. for me, the most interesting part of the photo are the expressions of the people in the mirror, so i would explore a tighter crop sans the right hand side, which also adds a touch of the surreal to the pic, as life can only be clearly seen through the mirror. e.g.

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jhansolo Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore Posts: 108	I felt 2 step to the left would be perfect. As for the crop cutting the legs off the chair might be better in drawing the eye to the reflection.

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tsjcsl Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Simei Posts: 227	I was viewing this when my son came along and said: "This is a really old baber shop!". Then he added:"Why does the view in the mirror has color and outside has no color?" Isn;t that what we all aim to do - get an immediate reaction which coincides with what we wanted it to be. Techinical issues aside, I say this picture is a success.

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jhansolo Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore Posts: 108	I don't understand why / how your boy's question coincides with the photographer's aim for the shot?

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Snowcrash Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western SG Posts: 1,507	I prefer the image in the mirror to be in Black and White. Should dodge the edge to give it a older look? just sharing