Smile that sells Photo

Photographer’s Note

This beautiful smile certainly helped this girl draw attention to herself and whatever she was selling. She was selling something probably as precious as this beautiful smile of hers - Can you guess what could it be? I'll post the answer tomorrow ! :)

I had no problems spotting this attractive girl in a very busy crowd at a market in Djenna ;). She was by herself looking bored but I've decided to start up a conversation with her with VERY little french that I know. We did not said much but we surely smiled a lot ;).

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marieaude (1196) 2005-05-04 9:22

Great smile of this beautiful young woman, I think maybe she likes you, because really she give you a gift with this smile!!! ;-) very nice. Thank you

dabri (1692) 2005-05-04 9:31

Ciao Krzysztof,
what a nice smile! With perfect teeth!

I try to understand the post processing: scanned print or film, some scratches I see; then a mix of usm and blur or neat image to highlight some particular.
Cheers,
Davide

Paolo (40741) 2005-05-04 9:34

Great story and picture.
the focus is low, but is a colorful image of a wonderful girl.
thanks, ciao

set (260) 2005-05-04 9:36 [Comment]

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zig (2450) 2005-05-04 9:41

Great lovely smile you captured here!! (with her perfect attractive teeth, heeh) Just one thing, a white dot in the up left corner, is it a dust in your lens maybe? I was wiping my monitor untill I came to realise it might be a dust in your camera.

NeleThys (34) 2005-05-04 9:41

Hello, nice picture. Beautiful young woman with a perfect smile. I like the contrast of the red with the other colours. Well done! Nele

AmiBe (6042) 2005-05-04 9:59

I dont't know what she sells but she has a really beautiful smile ! A good selling help !
Good DOF, nice colors...

PS : I think you should learn French, now !

Booz (13878) 2005-05-04 10:21

uwielbiam takie autentyki - bez pozowania, cudny portret
Pozdrawiam
Tomek

entrelec (8342) 2005-05-04 11:02

Always this incredible charm of african women! Well-captured.Were you talking with her while taking the shot?
Joel

nerve (10212) 2005-05-04 12:40

Its a great portrait Krzysztof, a wonderful smile.. This red colour makes the picture as well..
(PS. What is this kind of soft, unsharp looking image, i dont think you are doing this intentionally, right? because you generally like sharp images afaik.. So, its the print i guess,. (or lens and scanning processes altogether?!)
Regards.
Evren

gaby (19793) 2005-05-04 12:50

Hi Krzystof,
very nice girl and very nice portrait - I like these warm colors -
Thanks
Gaby

bullabulla (3488) 2005-05-04 13:55

beautiful portrait it looks a bit like a 50"s add with the blur and her white teeth :)
otherwise she is pretty and you took her very well!!
Laetitia

eleparc (24059) 2005-05-04 16:04

Hi xtof! another splendid face and smile! i am still amazed by the quality of this photo! bravo:-)
Eric

alimo3 (6826) 2005-05-05 7:18

hi Krzysztof,
that's for shure a beautiful smile and model :)
the image is not really sharp but i think this little softness helps for this portrait,and i like very much.
Well done.

Tom

keribar (42760) 2005-05-07 16:03

Hello Krzystof,

Marieaude is probably right, she is smiling because she was happy about the attention you gave her But as a picture I also enjoy it very much: I would certainly put in in my recent India Exhibition if I had taken it.
Also thanks for your comments - Take care - Izzet

kinginexile (2440) 2005-05-07 17:32

Hi, K.

It's a shame it's not sharp enough, because we follow you in everything you say about that moment, having spotted this beautiful smile in the market crowd. On the other hand, its sucess with many members encourages some of us who have a wonderful image but hesitate to post it because the focus erred a bit (here, her bottom left arm).

jdurbas (1757) 2005-05-08 16:22

cześć Krzyśku, ahhh ten uśmiech potrafi powalić :O)

bardzo ładny portret

pozdrawiam
JD

capthaddock (28640) 2005-05-15 17:35

Hi Xtof - another fine portrait, the smile is beautifully captured. The story made me smile, last year I got hit on by a girl at a gas station in Botswana. She kept smiling and giglling and talking to an older woman in the local language, just before I left she said "take me with you". (well.... with such high aids risk I must say, I did NOT take up the offer)

Damberio (241) 2005-05-21 20:29

Beautiful capture and wonderful smile !

Clochette (8076) 2005-05-29 15:27

You found the perfect model ;-) How beautiful she is... This kind of a smile would bring happiness to anybody.. Great portrait !

flydragon (0) 2005-05-30 4:06

hello Krzysztof
a lovely smile and nice portrait
she have a beautifull face
i like the color here
congrat
••simon••

sorry green later

herodotus (175) 2005-06-09 13:28

piekny porteret, pieknej dziewczyny!

puciu (498) 2005-06-21 12:34

Sympatyczna fotografia sympatycznej dziewczyny. Dobrze zrobione.
Robert.

Active (56) 2005-10-24 17:03

Czesc,
fajna fotka, sliczny usmiech dziewczyny. Tylko cos z ostroscia jakby sie zle porobilo. Jednakze fotka przyciaga oko. Ma w sobie to cos: a tym czyms z pewnoscia jest dobry kadr i kolory.
pzdr
Basia

jackpkn (810) 2007-01-23 9:34

Beautiful portrait! Sure she can sell much more smilling that way!

Great work!

Regards,

Jaed.

Theana (623) 2007-01-23 9:55

She certainly has a wonderful smile. I wish that people in Germany also smiled a bit more instead of being grumpy and unhappy. Compared to poor countries like Mali we all certainly live a luxurious live. And still those people look much happier than many Europeans. Thanks for posting this wonderful shot, I hope many will (still) see it and have a happy day when thinking of it.

salvator (18823) 2007-01-24 3:32

Hi Krzysztof,
I do not know what she was selling, but her smile and the photo itself is superb. The colors are vivid and nice, the pov and the composition are outright excellent.
Best regards. Salvator.