Torment
by kevrobertson

Comment:
I really like this, although I think you may have cropped a little close to Pat's head. Was there any part of his hat showing?

DOF - I like it on the whole, although I'm guessing you shot wide open due to Roy's lighting design - some of the sacking' focus is off.

Contrast - has this been boosted? I wonder whether you could have gone a notch further - I like the burnout on his teeth and his face but IMO possibly a little more?

I really like the conversion to sepia, and I'm left wondering whether some grain would add to this quite gritty image?

Cracking shot!

Fading Into Night
by JunieMoon

Comment:
NIce effect. Might be my monitor but the left pic looks slightly too soft focus.

He was no match for them....
by marklovell

Comment:
Thanks to all for the advice and nice comments. For those that are wondering, the whole picture was made from a box of (ship) matches, some superglue, a lighter and the flashlight on my mobile phone.

I started this at 10pm and submitted the photo at 3am GMT. The model took about 3 hours. The biggest trouble was getting the superglue to attach the matchsticks together!

Oh yeah. And I am SO chuffed with the 21st place! Thanks.




Edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-09-28 18:29:11.

DPC_portrait 9-11-15.jpg
by pixieland

Comment:
Good pose and nice expression , like the catchlights in the eyes.

There is an odd 'halo' particularly evident by the left shoulder, but apparent all the way round the subject, that I find very distracting. I am also not sure if the same halo is affecting the ear, or if that is being affected by DoF.

I am also a little distracted by the bg. I have a good idea it's blinds, but it keeps drawing my eye away from the subject. The composition could also work a little better if it was slightly more off-centre.

The vest is a little unfortunate that it has become burnt out. - It keeps dragging my eye away from his face and saying 'whoa! HIGHlights!' As It's not gonna be a submission, could you photoshop the level of the vest down a bit?

I really like the reflections in the glasses. With the catchlights they make him seem a little less intimidating.
I think I would have prefered to see more of the tattoo on the left arm, although I am not sure whether doing that and getting the head at the same angle to cover the face as well as you have would result in an awkward pose.

All in, I think this is a good shot. It would have probably got a 6 or 7 from me, caused by the bg, that the lighting feels a bit flat (I realise in the circumstances there is probably very little you could do about that), and the composition.

Oh and also, well done. I actually hate doing portraits!





Edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-09-12 04:10:46.

Station 5
by pinbokeshatta

Comment:
Not enough shadow. 5.

Timeless
by Brad

Comment:
Nice vintage shot. 5.

Black and White
by hsteg

Comment:
Interesting shot. 5.

Clash
by Atropos

Comment:
Too busy, noisy and the black surround looks wrong. 3.

One Monday Afternoon
by ergo

Comment:
Too busy. 4.

Wrapped Up
by dw_photo

Comment:
Not sure this works with the high key effect. 8.