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2017 Photography Contest Real Life: People

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Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty

How About That Mohawk?

I just happened to log on to ActiveRain today for the first time in months and the first thing I saw was Dick Greenberg's 2017 Photography Contest post.

Upon reading the post, this picture just popped into my head and I knew this was going to be the photo that I entered.

The Back Story

2017 ActiveRain Photography ContestI lot of people don't know that I am a former licensed hair stylist and salon owner and as such, I figured I'd use my skills and talents for a worthy cause.  I took part in an event last year to provide free haircuts. This guy was not a recipient of the haircuts given on that day, but how ironic that he showed up at the haircuts in the park event with this precision-cut Mohawk.  

Luckily for me, at the time, I never went anywhere without my Nikon D3200 and this was no exception (even though I knew I was going to be busy cutting hair).

This is one of my best street photography shots yet and although I've been saying this for over a year, it WILL eventually find its way contained in a frame and hanging on one of the walls in my house.

Comments (26)

Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Great pic Charita! Not many people can pull off a mohawk, but he's doing a pretty good job of it!

Oct 02, 2017 11:48 AM
Charita Cadenhead

Indeed Donna.

Oct 02, 2017 11:51 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Charita - I really like that photo too - as well as the haircut. Thanks for your contest entry!

Oct 02, 2017 12:33 PM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

On him the Mohawk looks good. On me it could get me arrested or at the very least, laughed out.

Oct 02, 2017 02:35 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Thank you Dick for the contest.

 

He is rocking it.  As for you Joe, I couldn't see you get arrested and with a great barber, you wouldn't be laughed at either.  Mohawks are worn in so many diffent ways.

Oct 02, 2017 05:53 PM
Cheryl Dukes . . . . . Intown Atlanta
Guaranteed Offer for your Home - eXp realty - Atlanta, GA

That Nikon D3200 takes a great photo. I especially like the way the subject stands out with a crisp image, while the unimportant stuff in the background is all a blur.

Oct 02, 2017 06:13 PM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

He definitely wears the haircut well, and looks great on him.

Oct 02, 2017 07:00 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

That haircut looks great on him, and that's a wonderful photo!

Oct 03, 2017 03:51 AM
Brenda J. Andrew
ULTIMA REAL ESTATE - Willis, TX
Professional Realtor in Conroe/Willis, TX

I love it Charita Cadenhead . You taking this pic sounds like something I would do.  What a great picture for the contest.  Good luck!

Oct 03, 2017 04:38 AM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Cheryl I don't always get my depth of fields right on my camera settings.  Sometimes I just have to do with Photoshop afterwards, but if I'm not mistaken, I was able to blur out the background with my camera settings for this one for the crisp image.  Thanks for commenting.

Rebecca he's rocking it like a rock star.

Thanks Kat.  I think the cut is perfect for him.  Not everyone can pull this off.

Thanks Brenda.  I'm not a quick with my iPhone camera as I am with my Nikon.  When I have my camera with me, I'm always sitting on "ready."

 

Oct 03, 2017 05:39 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Worn with confidence! Great shot Charita!

Oct 18, 2017 06:00 AM
Elva Branson-Lee
Solid Source Realty GA - Atlanta, GA
CDPE - Atlanta Real Estate & Short Sale Agent

Nice shot, Charita. Great subject and composition, too. You may be critical of your camera skills, but they look good to me. 

Oct 19, 2017 06:11 AM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Absolutely Sharon.  Not everyone can pull off a look like that.

Thanks, Elva.  I appreciate it. With me, sometimes it's luck and other times it's skill.  But I'll take a good picture anyway I can get it.

Oct 19, 2017 06:25 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Charita, I want to know so much more about this man! How very unique he is. And I like that he's just a bit to the left the way you shot it. 

Oct 22, 2017 07:52 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Thanks, Gayle.  It's funny how some pictures tell a story while other pictures evoke the sense that there is a story to tell.

Oct 23, 2017 06:41 AM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

That's a pretty bold haircut, and a great shot of it!  Good luck in the contest.

Oct 27, 2017 05:12 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Thanks George. Takes a bold person to sport it.

Oct 28, 2017 06:00 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

I love that photo! What a handsome dude and he wears the Mohawk so well!!!

Oct 28, 2017 06:44 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Thanks Elva, Georgie and Patricia. When you have a good subject, the picture almost takes itself.

Oct 30, 2017 03:38 PM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

This guy really looks happy with his haircut too. That is a work of art.

Dec 10, 2017 02:57 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

It really is a work of art Jane.

Dec 10, 2017 03:09 PM