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02/03/2006 12:13:22 AM |
You might like to see the original original, by Robert Mapplethorpe
//www.designboom.com/history/skull/12.jpg
or search for Mapplethorpe & skull - but don't be surprised if you get a lot of homoerotic nudes and flowers |
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01/02/2005 04:52:22 AM |
*** CRITQUE CLUB RESPONSE ***
As mentioned in my comment earlier, one thing that really distracts me here is the tony catchlight showing in the shadowed eyesocket of the human face. We need it either to not be there, or for there to be more of it so the ghost of an eye is coming up.
I like the composition of this pretty much. The lighting is workmanlike and appropriate to the topic. The higlights on the model's cheek and the skull's occipital arch are a little blocked; it would be nice if there were a trace of detail in these places. We could use a tad more depth-of-field as well.
Referring to JJ's original, this is an interesting and amusing take on it. I like that you haven't just copied his composition, but used it as a springboard to your own, slyly humorous (the skull, after all, is basically a cartoon skull) interpretation. He's (relative to you) an old man, and you're a young man (assuming you're the model); it's fitting that you are a little less somber in your own contemplation of mortality.
Robt.
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12/24/2004 04:34:15 PM |
| While not bearing the seriousness of the original, this image is very well done and the b/w rendering is captivating. The half moon facial expression adds great interest. Bumping up. |
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12/23/2004 08:35:59 PM |
| I need more sharpness to feel good about this. the tiny eyetrap where the shadowed eye should be is distracting as hell... |
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12/23/2004 02:35:46 AM |
| Like the silences in music the black areas are so important. |
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12/21/2004 11:19:27 AM |
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12/20/2004 04:39:57 PM |
| very nice--i thought this one would have been a fun one to do--and you did an awesome job. :) |
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12/20/2004 04:19:03 PM |
| Nice one Joey. You keep surprising me. |
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12/20/2004 02:31:26 PM |
| while I like his lighting and his skull better than yours, this is still an impactful image. Well done! |
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12/20/2004 08:13:32 AM |
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12/20/2004 04:38:28 AM |
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12/20/2004 02:24:10 AM |
| Hehe, nice parody :) Not sure if JJ would appreciate being called old tho, lol |
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