When I took this picture, by the way, I was only a few feet away from the subject. My shooting philosophy at festivals is to try to get up close and personal with the subjects. One of my goals is trying to make the photo session a lot of fun for the subjects. For a few hours a day, they can live in a fantasy world. You have the man dressed in the skull costume, and women in gorgeous costumes.
People play roles, and it is one big party.
I shoot a lot of close-ups, and that's really what I try to do. Before I forget, when you go to one of these festivals, don't forget your earplugs, because they play the music so loud that your whole body vibrates, and this music goes on into the night. Be prepared to party. That way, you can do what I do, and that is to try to tell the whole story. You can even save your favorite transcript by emailing it to yourself, and then saving it to your personal computer.