This is a portrait of my 8 year old son, Callum. He likes to have his photograph taken. Just as well really!
For those who care - this image has been softened, I thought that the softness complimented the incredible look on Callum's face i.e. empty but focused, like a TV CASUALTY!
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It's a great shot
Saying it was like thw Arbus shot is going a bit too far!
Okay the angle of the head is the same and it's black and white but that's it.
Still a fine portrait mind.
Pesonally I wouldn't have softened this quite as much... but otherwise this portrait is just completely stunning. I love it. It DEFINITELY deserved a much better score.
I think this shot is awesome, and it deserves a much better place in the challenge. For me its definitely wort a place in the top 10..........................
I like the PP and the crop you gave it carefully, including the black bars, outstanding expression.................
Thanx for sharing.............and keep up the good work.
clearly overprocessed, which does add a kind of...something....but there must be more in there...hmm, not expressing this very well. interesting nonetheless
Alien and strange. I like the deep tones and bizarre softness of this image. You are kind of creating your own rules here, but you play by them very effectively. 9 (whoa-9?)
The toning adds a new dimension that is nice but the model's structure is a bit disturbing to me. He looks very underweight. I was going to give this a 4/5 but writing this comment has allowed me to view it for a few seconds. Just because he is not physically perfect shouldn't make it a bad photo. In fact, the pose is very interesting coupled with the cutoff head. If the purpose of your photo was to make the viewer a bit uneasy then you succeeded. It was the same tact I took on mine. I'm going to consider this decent/good art and score it higher.
Technically, this is not a very good picture, and you are probably aware of it. Chances are you are not going to win a ribbon. Still, I like the atmosphere in the picture. (8)
I like this as much as the one I already commented on that you posted in the forums. Sorry but I really hate it when people post outtakes of something they've got in a challenge. Good luck.
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