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Festivals, parades and ethnic gatherings are great times to photograph people in costume.  You can also see some interesting correctors.  The difficulties are poor quality backgrounds and lighting that may not favor your subject.  But with a little persuasion you can get people to pose for you or move to a different location for a better shot.  After all they are there to show themselves off to the spectators.  You should, if they work with you, sent them a copy of any good photographs taken.This photograph of a Native American young man was aberrantly taken at an Indian gathering. 

The photographer has done a nice job of isolating the background or stripping if out during post processing.  Like most of these events they are held during the middle of the day when the light is not at its best.  But the photographer was able to get good light on the face by having the sun behind the subject.  There is a nice catch light in the boy’s eye. 

The subject’s costume is exotic and colorful but we must look beyond that and evaluate the photograph with the thought “If this boy were not in costume would it be a good photograph?”  It would be nice if we could captured him while performing some action or relating to the photographer in some way.  When taking this sort of photograph there is not much control over the subject’s actions. 

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