My stepdad, Mike. I told him to quickly dress up in a suit and tie. I picked the tie to get the best contrast. moved some photos off the wall, made a sign and set up my lamp. All in all setup and actual photo took about 5 minutes, editing 20 min. I think it's okay, but not stupendous...
just used basic editing, brightness, contrast, ect.
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Creativity here is insanely awesome. Wish you would have scored better, but I have a feeling that the time for an image like this is coming soon!
You've come so far in photography since you took this shot that I a also willing to wager that a recreation of this shot from you would score much better than this one did.
Hilarious! I think the only thing thats holding you back here is lighting. I would like to see his face better lit. His expression (and the creativity of this shot) are spot on!
Nice composition. Lighting from below is a good choice for this oxymoron, but I think that light on the person would be better, rather than the wall behind the left hand.
Funny. I think I'd like to see the sign a little closer to him and perhaps some more contrast. I guess that might have been hard considering how bright the right side is.
Great concept, but I don't like the implementation. The lower right is completely blown out. Why you had him up against a wall I'm not sure because it's just boring. Maybe that's part of what you're trying to say. 5
Model and lighting convey seriousness very well. He is holding up that goofy sign os very, very seriously. The best photos in this competition, and there are precious few, convey an oxymoron visually, as you do here.
As a picture I think it could use a bit more light on the right side (our left) of his face. But his expression and the sign make me laugh. I gots to give you a high score.
Very cool and very humorous ;-) The left side is a bit dull but it kinda suits the expression on the man's face. Every time I look at it I start to laugh so a bonus point for that.
Man I really like the idea of this and the setup...love his look...wonderful other than the lighting...just a straight forward lighting would have worked for this to take away both the blown highlights at the bottom right and shadow to the left. Again this is a very creative shot and I still give you a 8 for this challenge.
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