One Dollar!

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 3 February 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

I was walking around el Casco Viejo in Panama City, looking at the colonial architecture, it was time for me to return and I passed next to this old man, at first I just looked at him and continued walking but suddenly I thought why don't you try to take a portrait of him, so I went back and told him if it was possible to take a photo, he said to me sure no problem, and just as I was about to shoot he just said, One Dollar!

Casco Viejo, Panama City. February 9th, 2006

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Comments (21)

Francis from Hong Kong

Lovely candid portrait. Great expression on his face.

3 Feb 2007 8:05am

@Francis: Thank you Francis!

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Love his face expression & it all looks very natural!
Good choice for b&w or is it sepia?

3 Feb 2007 9:33am

@Manuela Photography: Thank you Manuela, I made a Duotone post processing for this one!

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

Love your DoF and the capture itself...minimal clutter..total focus on the subject =D It's great!

3 Feb 2007 9:46am

@Wayne: Thank you Wayne, I am glad you liked this portrait!

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

aa why not, one dollar is worth it, he gave you a great portait, well spend!

3 Feb 2007 10:01am

@Dimitrios: Thanks Dimitrios, I also think is a well spent dollar!

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Wonderful candid portrait Alfredo! Great tones! Super expressions on his face!

3 Feb 2007 10:20am

@Jerry: Thank you very much Jerry!

Yvon from Meerkerk, Netherlands

Great portrait, well worth the money.

3 Feb 2007 11:38am

@Yvon: Thanks Yvon, I also think the same!

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

Lovely mate...I hope you gave him a dollar. Or did you do the harry bolt??

3 Feb 2007 3:23pm

@Colour blind: Thanks Colour Blind, I gave the dollar to this person, he was really nice!

Lucca from Cologne, Germany

Wow, this is absolutely fantastic!!! Great portrait from a friendly person with a big smile and bright eyes in his boy face. You did it right to ask HIM! Bring him a printout. :D

3 Feb 2007 5:21pm

@Lucca: Thank you very much Lucca, as soon as I have the chance I will give him a printout!

Marta Pereyra de la Iglesia from Spain

Un gran negociante, si señor! Estupenda foto, desde luego :)

3 Feb 2007 5:29pm

@Marta Pereyra de la Iglesia: Muchas Gracias Marta, te agradezco por los tutoriales que haz preparado, me han sido muy útiles!

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Cool expression, very natural!

3 Feb 2007 6:31pm

@badala: Thank you very much Badala!

Yael Lucas from Oklahoma City, United States

Jajaja yo creo que si el hubiera visto este resultado de la foto, no te hubiera pedido un dolar, quizas unos 10 jajaja.... Los colores que conseguistes con el revelado me gusta mucho...

3 Feb 2007 10:45pm

@Yael Lucas: Posiblemente me cobre más, pero lo vale. Es una gran persona!

Jen from United States

very casual and happy shot...hope you gave him two bucks! : )

4 Feb 2007 12:58am

@Jen: Thank you Jen, I wish I had give him much more, I hope to meet him again someday!

Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada

I go to Panama next Monday and I'm gonna check the "One dollar guy"! Maybe it will be two dollars for me! Very nice portrait!

4 Feb 2007 3:25am

@Martine Lapointe: Thank you very much Martine, I am glad to know that you are going to visit Panama, I hope you like it and also hope that you find this warm old man!

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Oh! Lovely portrait - I would give him $2.00 as well to take his portrait. You've taken this beautifully with nothing to detract from the man!

4 Feb 2007 6:55am

@Anne: Thank you very much Anne, he absolutely deserves much more than one dollar, really nice person, I hope I can meet him again someday!

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Great portrait! I'd say $1 is the going rate :-)

4 Feb 2007 9:07pm

@Damon Schreiber: Thank you Damon!

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Ecellent street portrait. he deserved the dollar!

5 Feb 2007 4:35am

@Duncan Galbraith: Thank you Duncan, definitely it was a well spent dollar!

Visions by Dean Christopher. from Cardiff, United Kingdom

excellent capture...caught his character in this...

6 Feb 2007 9:34pm

@Visions by Dean Christopher.: Thank you very much!

irene from Panama

habla pana
billete pana
sin dollar no hay whooper pana

7 Feb 2007 9:48pm

@irene: El señor fue bien pana, =)!

Ana Teresa from Tokyo, Portugal

Sabes que adoro fotografias de caras do mundo! Adorei! The man's face has that lovely touch of Latin America....I simple love it....un beso

9 Feb 2007 6:40am

@Ana Teresa: Thank you very much Ana, this is one of my favorites!

paperdoll from Panama

deberían ser a peso... oh well, la inflación en los últimos años.
About the pic: nunca pensé que los señores que venden pescado resulten ser objeto de fascinación para el lente de un fotógrafo. Pero te quedó muy cool fred.. tu nos demuestras que algo común y corriente que generalmente pasa desapercibido puede ser interesante también.

28 May 2007 12:33am

@paperdoll: Thank you very much Paperdoll, el señor era un vendedor de guineo, =)