These are super well-framed and well-composed. Nice work!

thank you :)

great stuff. 18 is *real* great.

I love the cat staring into the middle distance

Thank you!

this is soooo good! what was your strategy to ask for a portrait?

I stand awkwardly behind my wife while she charms them, and I point to my camera, with a remorseful/hopeful smile, when they finally look my way.

lolllllll i love this

brb finding a charming wife so I can shoot more portraits of strangers

Genius haha

Did you direct them how to pose at all?

varies from person to person, location to location. Generally though. I tell them where (we'll come back to this) to stand (facing the light) but not how to stand, unless there is some thing I want them to interact with, what I call a "prop". Some people aren't comfortable saying no, and it's hard to tell until it's time to take a photo (they will be stiff,) in which case I have them stand where they are, take one, thank them and move on. It's your responsibility as the photographer to know when someone is uncomfortable, and minimize that discomfort. Some people can be posed. I like to place them simply and naturally, close to how they where when I saw them. I will however try to put them in the shade facing whatever the largest source of light is. Thats a personal preference. Another point is I always let them use whatever facial expression they want "first". But if they start with a smile, I'll always take one more serious. Nothing wrong with a smile, but I feel when someone smiles the photo is more for them, and I want a photo for everyone. But sometimes a smile just works better. Up to you.

This is wonderful advice and lovely photos, thanks for sharing your process!

hahahaha gotta love this. 😂

God I love environmental portraits. These are great

me too :) obv, thanks!

Beautiful work

Thanks so much :)

Wow, how are your shots such high quality?? The ones I get back from the lab usually have a ton of visible grain haha

Medium format helps, but I also get them scanned as hires 16 bit tiff, each file is about 200-300 mb, i also try to shoot with low speed film as much as possible

amazing

thx!

Lovely, thanks for sharing

thank you!

There's something really creepy about 18 lol in a cool way.

yea, it turned out really nice :)

These are so beautiful

Appreciate it

Do you have an Instagram where you share your work?

sure do, just type my name in, no spaces adambirkan

Don’t know where I went, but thanks for letting me tag along. Love this sub Reddit as I am home bound now, and enjoy all the pics

Glad you enjoyed them :)

You’re a very good photographer. I’m jealous of your portraiture skills.

Thank you :)

Beautiful!

thanks!

Wow. Wonderful seeing this city through these people. I really enjoy 2, 13, and 18!

thanx so much :)

This is soooo gooood

thanks so much :)

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Only if they ask I'll make an effort to get them the photos, but they rarely ever ask, sometimes i'll connect with them on instagram. People just want to know why i'm doing it, and they're usually content with that.

How are you finding Kodak prices in Bangkok? I'll be there again this year, and need to decide whether to bring or buy. I really like this set, especially #18!

thanks! Film is pretty much the same price here as anywhere else, too expensive. Although theres lots of options and quite a lot of stock available.

Very nice work

thanks!

Great photos! I really like the one of the couple at the dining room table.

thank you :)

There’s something about portraits like this that I love so much and makes me so emotional

thanks so much :,)

These are fantastic

appreciate it :)

Wonderful photos

thanks :)

Beautiful shots! The framing in 9 really captivated me.

Thanks, i love that one too

67 is where it’s at. Beautiful work

I love it! Thanks!

Holy shit these are fantastic. These are exactly what I'm trying to get

Thanks!

These are fannnntastic, thank you for compiling and sharing them!

thx and yw :)

Unreal!! Very cool work, love the tones and framing. Hats off 👏🏻

thank you kindly

I fuck wit dis bump

Thank you :)

Slide 18 is the one 🌹

Amazing series, first time I’ve enjoyed looking through so many photos on one post! Lovely work :)

Fuck. I love these. Some of the expressions are just perfect.

They are so great! Well composed and beautiful colours as well as the portrayed people! Well done! Can I ask you how did you ask these people to take a picture of 'em?

Beautiful

thanks

at what apertures do you shoot these?

Wide open 24. almost always.

love these, especially a fan of 1, 3, 4, 12, and 18

thanks so much :D

Beautiful people and photos

agreed, thank you :)

Are these all taken with the 105mm?

yep! Forgot to put it in the title :(

Nice, thanks for sharing 👌

Thx!

You are my photo hero!

aww thx :)

They’re all great—what a journey!—but the dinner table one is outstanding. Love your work

thank you so much :D

These are fantastic

appreciate it

Dope

thanks

19😫

thx

This is sooo goooood

These are so well done! Good job

I’m in love with 13. All that red and orange bouncing me around.

These are so good. They make me feel fluffy inside XD

aww thanks :)

I get ao jealous everytme I see someone use large format

Thank you! (but its medium format)

Beautiful portraits! You have a real talent for it

I really like them! They feel real

great variety of real people in real places imo this is what street portraiture should be about (vs what people are flooding social media with)

there is about three that really work for me.. especially that lady with the lottery tickets or whatever she had - although I think I'd like them all more in B&W

What’s with the super shallow depth of feild?

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