Focal lenght 55 mm, natural light. Postwork: automatic levels, infrared B&W(from nyk filter collection) clone a small shadow on the background. framing and reduce.
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Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:
Personal Reaction: You have presented an image that really creates a sense of the person (yourself in this case.) I like the emotional payload! I also like that it is out-of-the-box. I am frankly tired of seeing the same genres over and over … this was refreshingly different.
Composition: Absolutely terrific. I can’t really add anything to the sentiment expressed in the many comments you received.
Technicals: Very good for your purpose. The lighting is exceptional. Focus could be stronger, but if it were, it wouldn’t be as good a photo. I am not wild about the border, but I don’t generally like borders
Conclusions: A fine photo you should be proud of. I can visualize this as a book-jacket photo of an author, or a movie poster photo for a crime or legal drama. I can also visualize it in a gallery as part of a show. It didn’t score particularly well because it wasn’t one of those happy, nice-nice photos or a member of one of the over exposed genres. Screw it, I thought it was well done and I liked it.
As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog.
Gooc?? This is good. I like the contrast and the earthy sense of it. The crop works and closes you in the "window." Reminds me of an old photojournalism image of a hard working editor or writer. I like how your eyes are looking down. Interesting overall texture. Nicely done.
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