Ashes and diamonds.

Some models have it in them, some don't.

I'm talking about the ability to communicate to the camera - directly. It is quite fascinating an experience when you come across one. For them just three 'people' exist: they themselves, the camera and sometimes the photographer. Personifying a machine to such levels can deliver some flattering results.

I remember that this teenager too was crazy in her own ways. Wanting to be a post-women one among them. Watch that attitude behind that gaze at the lens.

However, it is quite a task indeed to get such comfort levels from an amatetur. Gradually we learn that there is much more to it than exposure, aparture and shutterspeed while shooting people. Serendipity strikes only when you shift focus on the personality rather than the person.

Engaging the subject in an evocative conversation often helps, only if you don't get carried away.

The ultimate style diva and bollywood actress Rekha ( of Silsila, Ultsav...) gives her best shots while pouting at her own image in a mirror.

 

Check out how hair compliments character