My grandfather from WWII. I'm portraying him, writing to my grandmother.
Simple setup, all ambient light. Desk lamp aimed at a wall, fill by room light.
Converted from RAW. Shadow/Highlight, USM, Hue/Sat, Brightness and Contrast.
Crop, resized.
Post Challenge:
New personal best. I'm quite happy with the results on this...oh so close to 5th place...
This does have some historical significance...I inherited the desk from my grandfather. In it, was some old stamps. I got the photo of him from the WWII registry
He met my grandmother, Joyce, in Elmswell England. The street address is fictional, but the fact he is writing a letter to her is pretty accurate.
I understand the confusion on the photo. My intent was to have my wife reading a letter, but she wasn't up for posing. So, I opted to write the letter with the intent of him sending a photo to my grandmother.
Thanks for all the great comments! This was certainly a fun one to do!
Statistics
Place: 6 out of 159 Avg (all users): 6.6349 Avg (commenters): 7.5000 Avg (participants): 6.3509 Avg (non-participants): 6.7179 Views since voting: 2396 Views during voting: 375 Votes: 252 Comments: 29 Favorites: 0
Very well thought out and executed - one of my favorites of this challenge. And it will be a wonderful keepsake, too. Congrats on the new personal best and the very high placing!
Really nice finish buddy! I thought the set up and execution of the shot was fantastic, the use of duotones worked great, and the props were right on the money.
Nice setup and colouring. A bit of film-grain or noise would actually help this image. I know you can't do it in basic editing, but you should make another edit for your portfolio with a slight grungy texture overlay to give it some real old-photo character.
Great shot! Not only does this show old ways but it evokes emotion around connecting with the soldier. Composition is well laid out to draw the eye to the soldier, along with showing the action of writing the letter. The stamps and key give it a timeless or historical feel. Black and white make it timeless. Desk is a nice dark back drop that looks very "real" to the situation. One of the reasons I like this is because it looks like you captured something real in action, not just a pure setup for this challenge as so many others have done (including myself). The more I look the more I love it! The one thing that might have added is if it were lit by candle light. That would enhance the timeless feel and give it softer light.
I like the sepia tone to this, the only thing bugging me is that the person here is writing a letter to Jayne, but is looking at a photo of a man? It may be that he's sending the photo, but as-is it is odd. Still a high score on my end.
Gorgeous toning that really makes this shot. Everything feels 'wartime' about this shot (as you no doubt intended) with great cues everywhere, from the key, to the stamps, to the photo and even to the handwriting. Technically the DoF, lighting, composition and tones are all perfect for the shot imho. Excellent work.
Fabulous, love the attention to details that you have got here, the stamps, key, even the handwriting. The only thing that botheres me is that he is writing to Joyce and it is clearly a man, so why the picture of the man? 10
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
Photographer found comment helpful.
