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When taking photos of people in a dynamic environment (and here I am talking specifically about Southeast Asia), it is very important to keep one’s photos as simple as possible. Capturing something too messy, unless it is composed in a very smart way, will take the viewer's attention away from the photo’s main subject and the story it tells.
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Vietnam, and more generally Southeast Asia, are full of visual pollution. We are surrounded by plastic bags, motorbikes, flashy karaoke signs and electric wires. As a result, there is often a need for us to hide these distractions in our photos.
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One issue photographers often face in Vietnam is taking pictures of people wearing the traditional nón lá, Vietnam’s signature conical hat. It covers so much of the face that your subject may look underexposed, while the hat itself will be overexposed as it is receiving a lot of light. Here are a few tips if you'd like to snap a nice portrait of your neighbor wearing her nón lá.
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I’ve wanted to write something on this topic for ages. To be honest, this is probably the question that I hear most from my students: how should I approach people to take their photos?