I expect a pretty low score from this as I'm trying to sell the flimsy premise that the dark is the criminals environment. Plus the harsh lighting and poor focus are really distracting. I also think I should have shot from the other side with my face disappearing into darkness rather than becoming more light, doesn't seem natural for the concept.
But I thought it was time I entered something and after taking this it seemed vaguely appropriate.
My aim with this photo is to get some constructive comments and if I'm lucky a brown ribbon.
Natural lighting from my window with a dark blue sheet in the background.
PP in GIMP Opened levels and set the lightest part of the backdrop as the black point to remove creases in the sheet creating a smooth black background.
Used colour balance to correct the skin tone and played with curves and saturation a bit.
Applied Unsharp mask.
Applied De-Speckle
Crop & resize.
saved for web.
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Wow thanks for all the great comments they really mean a lot. As this was my first challenge I had no idea what to expect and I'm more than pleased. 13 votes in the top 3 one of which is a 10 has made my day.
Plus I don't think I've ever seen such a perfect distribution curve in practice.
Sorry, I can't take that guy seriously with that moustache. He has great intensity in his eyes though. (he should at least get some dye to make it match his hair if he has to keep it)
hmmmm, okay. His environment is the night, right? Hence no vissible environment. Although it is not 'wrong' or anything, it is a bit disappointing to have no (vissible) environment in an environmental portrait.
Other than a disdainful evil look, dark shading and a hoody, how does this picture communicate a criminal? He could just be angry or frustrated or generally any other antisocial teen filled with angst. The environment is what is missing here. Imagine this face in an urban environment surrounded by other such faces, then you would have communicated "the criminal element." However, that being said, this shot does have something tantalizing and hypnotic in it.
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