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Savoir-Faire
Savoir-Faire
choltmeier


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: My basement, Minneapolis, MN
Date: Dec 13, 2008
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 19, 2008

 Thanks to Egill Bjarki Jónsson ( egillbjarki)and Lev Tsimring ( LevT) for the inspiration from their wonderful portraits of their fathers. I saw these two photos and had to try something similar.



Meet my father, Jeff Holtmeier. Shot with a speedlight through a shoot-through umbrella right above the camera. My apologies to Jeff for emphasizing every contour and line in his face, but it seemed to bring out the drama and in-your-face closeness of the shot. Post processing was primarily burning to emphasize facial lines and dodging to brighten the eyes. He's actually a very handsome guy as seen in these shots:



It would be a really cool collection if everyone shot a similar image of their fathers.

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Views since voting: 1664
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 168
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AuthorThread
 03/22/2009 12:01:09 AM
This is a great idea Chris...a challenge to shoot our fathers (in the nicest possible way of course)...Great image by the way
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 02/07/2009 06:46:53 PM
hey Chris, just came across this photo! Very nice shot, and indeed would be interesting to have all our dads together :). On the surface, the portraits are very similar, but boy, if you look deep into their eyes, they are so different, and so engaging, each in his own way.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2009 08:21:16 PM
Great detail in the skin. 8 -BB
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 01/07/2009 11:24:14 AM
Great!
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 01/07/2009 09:14:55 AM
Great face.
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 01/06/2009 11:34:49 PM
Very intense portrait, I feel like he is staring directly at me. Great job!
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 01/05/2009 08:27:56 PM
very powerful image. great eyes, they just suck the viewer right in
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 01/05/2009 10:29:40 AM
Excellent and very striking image superbly done and works so well in mono, well done
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 01/04/2009 11:10:03 PM
Wonderful portrait. Great lighting and detail. Among best in show this challenge.
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 01/04/2009 08:36:51 PM
Great detail and model, congrats
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 01/04/2009 04:54:34 PM
Nice closeup and really effective processing.
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 01/04/2009 06:54:31 AM
Very cool portrait. The light line across the top is a minor technical flaw, probably from sharpening after adding the border. But that's very minor. Great job.
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 01/03/2009 11:33:20 PM
very good detail, lighting
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 01/03/2009 05:40:34 AM
Reminds me of James Stewart in 'Vertigo'
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 01/03/2009 02:16:07 AM
Nice in your face shot.
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 01/01/2009 02:21:48 PM
Love teh way this is lit. Great tone. 9
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 01/01/2009 11:20:22 AM
Very nice B&W portrait. The detail is exquisite. 8
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 01/01/2009 08:27:30 AM
Very nice portrait, expression, feel. Slight crib: The light is a bit flat at front (or so it appears to me). 8.
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