Guatemala is a beautiful place to visit and a better place to photograph. I’m really looking forward to leading a Nature Photography Tour there next year.
Today I’ll talk about people that I had the chance to photograph. The first thing you need to understand that the Guatemala Indians do not like to have their picture taken. Not now, not ever, never! They seem very shy around Anglos. The rest of Guatemalans are very helpful, extremely friendly, and they’ll even pose for you.
Fower Woman Hiding Face
Here is a lady in the market place at Antigua selling flowers. When she saw us walking with cameras she hid her face and kept it hidden until she thought we were no longer looking to get her picture, Wrong! While JL and Jason (see previous article) were talking to another flower vender, I played James Bond and got this shot of her.
I learned the technique from JL. Let the camera hang low on the strap and take a hip shot using your thumb to press the shutter. I took it one step further and put my remote release on the camera and only touched the camera to get it pointing in the right direction. Note, use a wide angle lens so you capture the entire shot.
We went to three different Market Places on the trip spending most of the mornings in each one. I used the James Bond method of photography to capture the photographs.
Well Dressed Man About Town
Sad EyesCarrots Into Shopping Basket
Here is a photograph I took in Antigua of a man living on the street. He said we could take his photograph for a few quetzales. I called it Hard Living.
Hard Living
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