This is my hilarious boyfriend Brandon
(member: Brandon Gouveia)
I had originally taken some self-portraits for this challenge, making some funny "Bummer" faces, but they weren't so funny. They looked more cute then funny.
So I decided to use him as my subject.
As you can see his facial expression is pretty funny, and gives off a "Bummer" expression.
I HAD to add the "Dude" in there because thats what I hear when I see this shot.
Thanks babe <3 love you
As for editing:
Drastic change in Shadow/&highlights which made this appear so much more crisp and added a nice contrast
then, Levels
Desaturation applied in normal mode
Gradient Map in Grayscale applied in normal mode
Then ran through neat image to soften overall look and fade grain in the wall
-Then unsharpmask to whole image
Resized & saved for web.
Enjoy.
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Funny how many people didn't "get" this -- I thought your friend's expression said it all! And it never occurred to me the tattoo was anything but his tattoo. A different take on the subject, but meets the challenge. Definitely an underrated effort.
I don't quite understand why the name Liberdade in a tattoo is a bummer, is it just meant to be waking up with a weird tattoo that's the bummer? Either way, it's a great, sharp shot and his expression is great. Like the crop also.
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